Nikita Mitchell (Haas, ‘15) has spent her professional career thinking about the role companies and leaders play in creating responsible and equitable companies and communities. In this episode, Mitchell spoke about the intersection of business and society, how companies are doing well (and poorly) with their responses to social issues, and the responsibility that MBA students have in addressing these issues, both at their school and in their future. Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify today.
Show Notes
- 5:50 – Nikita shares why she went to business school
- 8:30 – Nikita talks about the role that MBA students and alum should play in creating a more just and equal society
- 11:25 – Nikita talks about Above The Bottom Line
- 21:41 – Nikita talks about the importance of showing up as your full self
- 23:37 – Nikita talks about some of the good and bad responses from companies to police brutality and racial injustice
- 30:35 – Nikita talks about some of the problematic ways companies make bad statements
- 33:30 – Al talks about the strengths as well as limitations of Employee Resource Groups in dealing with racial
- 35:00 – Nikita talks about the implications on company culture
- 36:38 – Nikita talks about Ben and Jerry’s, and why they have been different than most companies
- 39:15 – Nikita shares her perspective of what MBA students should do in business school to learn how to create a diverse and inclusive culture at school and in the working world
- 42:30 – Nikita provides a framework for how to evaluate companies to select based their culture, and CSR actions, based on your own priorities
- 49:30 – Nikita provides advice on how to evaluate a potential manager or leader
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