What if the fastest path to belonging in the workplace is replacing certainty with curiosity? In this episode of I Know I Belong When, executive coach and longtime DEI/IDEA leader Nancy J. Di Dia invites us into the moments that shaped her leadership—when she stood up in a global town hall, when clinical trial data met human reality, and when a listening culture turned inclusive culture from aspiration into practice.

A detailed discussion on the role of DEI in the pharmaceutical industry.

Nancy Di Dia, the OG of DE&I, shares her passion for creating an equitable workplace in the pursuit of better health outcomes for patients as well as her personal story that influenced her very successful and purposeful career.

In this interview with Nancy Di Dia, the head of diversity and inclusion in the Americas for a major pharma company, we explore how they address the new normal and prepare for the future.

In this week’s episode, our host, Simone Morris, is joined by the incredible Nancy Di Dia. Nancy is not only a dear friend of Simone’s, but she is also featured in Simone’s book, “The Power of Owning Your Career.”

Listen in as Nancy Di Dia, former Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) of Boehringer Ingelheim, shares several diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) highlights, such as “listening to understand,” “invite others to ‘walk’ with you,” and “it’s OK to ask for help.” As Nancy shares, she wishes she would have taken these and other actions earlier in her career. Lastly, she discusses the importance of the Inclusion Allies Coalition (IAC) as a community to DEI practitioners globally.