Get comfortable with being difficult

Lisa Annese is "always up against it". That's what it takes,
fighting for change across Australian workplaces. As Chief
Executive Officer of the Diversity Council Australia, which
supports Australia's biggest employers in doing better on
diversity and inclusion, she's learnt to be comfortable in being
difficult -- always pushing employers and everyone to work harder
on inclusion.


She's launched a number of key campaigns, including 2020's
 #IStandForRespect campaign, signed by over 220
CEO’s who have pledged to take a stand against gendered
harassment and violence and stamp out sexual harassment in their
workplaces.


Her work comes from a place of passion. As she tells Shirley
Chowdhary she's long been obsessed with fairness as well as
diversity and gender eqaulity.


And she's constantly agitating for change, which makes her such a
strong leader for sharing just how to "get comfortable with being
difficult" .


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excellent support of Salesforce. It's produced by Agenda Media,
the publisher of Women's Agenda and mixed by our producer Allison
Ho.


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