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When asked for further details on her goals with NEC , Georgette shared the following :

• The work that I ’ m doing at NEC is in service of a cultural transfor- mation that in part will enable our business transformation plan .

• The Diversity work involves part- nering with internal and exter- nal stakeholders to bring to life the company ' s DEI goals .

• The goals involve initiatives that I usually describe using the iceberg analogy .

• There is a bit of work ( iceberg ) above the water that is visible to employees , executives , and external stakeholders and then there is a huge body of work ( iceberg ) that exists underneath the surface .

• The below-the-surface work is where the real transformation happens . I have to balance the two to ensure we are demonstrat- ing progress s and building trust with all appropriate stakeholders .

• A recent training I provided in Ar- lington , VA , was an opportunity to bring the NEC National Security Systems ( NSS ) team together for the first time in a session where we focused on building connec- tions , exploring NEC ’ s Diversity goals and progress thus far , and built some awareness around Unconscious

Bias , specifically Affinity bias and how we can mit- igate our own biases .

• Connectedness – Part of my area of responsibility is culture and part of building culture is creat- ing authentic human connec- tion . The session with the NSS team created space for the team to spend time together IRL “ in real life ” and learn more about who their colleagues were aside from their job titles . It was also an opportunity for me to meet NEC / NSS employees because I , too am new to the company , so I take every opportunity available to

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