An interview with Atlasian head of diversity and belonging Aubrey Blanch about building an inclusive business. By Stephanie Palmer-Derrien.
The new Atlassian Team Playbook is touted as a “no bullshit guide to unleashing your team’s potential”, allowing businesses to analyse their people data on a team level.
We take a really data-informed social science approach to build what we think of as an equitable and balanced company, Blanche tells StartupSmart.
Atlassian uses a machine learning tool to remove gender-biased and racially biased language from its job ads.
The interview covers following:
- Build an inclusive culture before you need to
- Make an effort
- Watch your language
- Take responsibility
And one we liked: The fact is, you can hire underrepresented folks all you want, but if your culture isn’t supportive, you’re not going to keep them anyway. Nice one!
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