Guillaume Turmel: What Genuine Workplace Inclusion Feels Like Beyond Policies & Programs | MOVE Like This

About this episode

Guillaume Turmel discusses the complexities of genuine workplace inclusion beyond policies and programs.

"Inclusion often depends on whether people are willing to communicate, listen, and repair misunderstandings when they happen.” MOVE Like This With Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk For CPA Trendlines Research In this episode of the MOVE Like This podcast, Bonnie Ruszczyk sits down with Guillaume Turmel, a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne whose research focuses on how people experience genuine inclusion in the workplace. Drawing from his own experiences working internationally, helping launch an LGBTQ+ employee resource group, and observing the disconnect between strong DEI programs and employees still feeling “slightly off,” Guillaume explores why inclusion is far more personal and complex than most organizations assume. MORE MOVE Like This | MORE CPA Trendlines Streaming Network | JOIN MOVE 2026 One of the most compelling parts of the conversation centers around Guillaume’s comparison of inclusion to “love languages.” He explains that organizations often focus heavily on the actions they believe create inclusion, such as policies, programs, or leadership behaviors, without spending enough time understanding how those efforts are actually experienced by employees.

People in this episode

Host: Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk

Guest: Guillaume Turmel

Topics covered

• workplace inclusion
• communication
• DEI programs
• employee experience
• organizational behavior

Keywords

• inclusion
• workplace
• communication
• DEI
• employee experience
• LGBTQ+
• organizational behavior

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Melbourne, LGBTQ+ employee resource group, CPA Trendlines

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