"It is a pleasure working with an individual whose technical ability and knowledge in the area of Human Resource Management is surpassed only by her ability to get the job done. Indra's diverse perspective is a tremendous contribution to the various projects she's worked on."

Shieh-Chi Chen
Director of Organizational Effectiveness
MONY Financial Group

"Global Inclusion Strategies played a key role in assisting our team in creating a vision. Our consultant's excellent training and development skills helped to move the team forward in creating a productive work environment where all employees are valued. She kept the team focused by having clearly defined effective steps to follow. Feedback was greatly encouraged, as well as role-playing. With her own hard-hitting facts and her unique brand of humor, our GIS consultant led our team to a new level of understanding and awareness of the issues that we face in respecting, valuing, and increasing diversity within an organization."

Bessie Cook
Director, EEO
Center for Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

"Global Inclusion Strategies has the unique ability to develop a strategic direction and create appropriate tools and processes to support that direction while maintaining the ability to facilitate implementation and integration into the culture change effort.

Indra's insight, intellect, and tool development skills were key ingredients to creating and implementing a successful employee on-boarding process, diversity council resources, and other tools and workshops."

Edward N. Gadsden
Jr. Group Director
Global Human Resources Planning and Strategy, The Coca-Cola Company

"Global Inclusion Strategies has leveraged our capabilities in the organization development function. Our GIS consultant holds a deep understanding of business issues and how to effectively address them. Once the issues are diagnosed, her creative skills provide the tools necessary to complete the projects at hand."

Craig Harwood
Manager
Talent Development, Minute Maid

"Global Inclusion Strategies consultants bring a wealth of expertise and knowledge to their projects. I know when I request information and advice that it will be current with the best practices, based on sound experience, and amended to the particular culture with which they are working.

Global Inclusion Strategies has helped us in the following ways: they designed measureable goals and time-frames to the basic themes and strategies of our strategic plan; provided action steps and training to launch our internal Diversity Council; designed and co-presented senior level training on the 'Business Case for Diversity' for our specific organization; and provided valuable counsel and 'as-needed' consultation (and alot of laughter) as we proceeded with implementation of an ambitious, system- wide strategy.

GIS consultants are very good listeners, and hear the questions well, so they are able to come up with strategies that can be implemented and that suit the organization at that point in time. 'Diversity' is often perceived as a vague concept; they provide action steps which allow the organization to proceed with change."

Carolyn Maue
Vice President
Workforce Culture, UPMC Health System

"It seems that whenever an organizational issue arises, someone wants to do a survey, but most surveys only tell you what you already know, or they are so general that it's hard to act on the data. In working with GIS, I came to respect the science of cultural assessment work. They create surveys that are highly usable and pinpoint root causes. The analysis is simple and straight forward and the recommendations are actionable. GIS really helps you focus your energy on the areas that will have the biggest impact on the business.

Indra Lahiri is a great listener and coach. I often call her when I have a difficult business decision to make. She takes the time to walk me through the pros and cons, help me see the strategic implications, and give me practical advice to reach my business goals. She has a wonderful ability to keep the big picture in mind while getting in the trenches to help problem solve.

My working relationship with Global Inclusion Strategies is by far the most productive and engaging relationship I have had with a consultant."

Kristi McFarland
Senior Manager
Global Diversity, Gap, Inc.

"Our Global Inclusion Strategies consultant was able, through a series of planning meetings, to lead our diversity group to: work together as a team, teach the group skills they would need to accomplish the goal, lead the group to draft a plan with specific objectives and timelines, guide the group in preparing, delivering, and selling the plan to senior management, and develop growth so that the group can move forward functioning as an independent team. In accomplishing these objectives, our GIS consultant demonstrated the skills to develop a working relationships with the team in such a way that as the team moves forward in accomplishing their goals and gaining their ability to work independently."

Anna B. Nevius Ph.D.
Chief Statistician
Center for Veterinary Medicine, US Food and Drug Administration

"Global Inclusion Strategies has leveraged our capabilities in the organization development function. Our GIS consultant holds a deep understanding of business issues and how to effectively address them. Once the issues are diagnosed, her creative skills provide the tools necessary to complete the projects at hand."

Craig Harwood
Manager
Talent Development, Minute Maid

"Global Inclusion Strategies listened carefully to our business needs, and designed an interactive, application-focused workshop that helped managers and employees respond to our business goals most effectively. Our GIS facilitator was down-to-earth while remaining focused on the goal, providing an engaging and practical learning experience."

Manny Prendes
Senior Human Resources Consultant
Guardian Life Insurance Company

"Global Inclusion Strategies assisted the Shooting Star Casino in developing a new and exciting Employee Handbook. Our consultant demonstrated a unique and remarkable capacity to listen to, process, and respond to the multicultural realities that are all part of the Shooting Star Casino, Hotel, and Event Center. How successful were they? We would use them again in a heart beat!"

Paul Schultz
Human Resources Manager
Shooting Star Casino, Hotel, & Event Center, White Earth Nation

"I felt this (workshop) was done in a constructive, comfortable environment, and it encouraged honest dialogue."

"This workshop helped me understand different forms of (interpersonal interactions) and made me reflect on my own actions."

Workshop Participants
Guardian Life Insurance Company