244: How to Create an Inclusive Work Environment

244: How to Create an Inclusive Work Environment

244: How to Create an Inclusive Work Environment

If you were dealing with personal challenges, such as a special needs child or being caretaker of an aging parent, would you feel comfortable sharing them with your boss? Andrea Grant had both situations, and her answer was a resounding NO. In this conversation, you’ll find out why and how her life experiences led to the work she’s doing today.

Andrea leads the growth and expansion efforts for the Human Capital division of FutureSense. She partners with organizations to design and execute critical business and HR programs that identify and leverage talent within underrepresented groups.

Andrea is also a devoted special needs parent and was the caregiver to her disabled veteran father. Giving back to others is at the core of her being.

You’ll discover:

  • Why Andrea didn’t share with anyone in her workplace the personal challenges she was going through
  • What leaders can do to encourage someone to open up about difficult situations they may be dealing with in their personal lives
  • 5 areas that FutureSense’s Inclusion Services can add value to clients
  • Specific, practical actions organizations can take to implement DEIB practices
  • The practical reasons why organizations should care about DEIB

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236: Overcoming Obstacles for Black Women’s Advancement to the C-suite

236: Overcoming Obstacles for Black Women’s Advancement to the C-suite

236: Overcoming Obstacles for Black Women’s Advancement to the C-suite

Black women are under-represented in the C-suite. That’s a reality that Dr. Mechelle Roberthon has seen first-hand, and she’s on a mission to turn that around. This is a must-listen interview if your organization is committed to ensuring diversity at all levels, including top executive positions.

Michelle shares important insights from her dissertation research and describes specific actions organizations can take to ensure opportunities for diverse representation at top leadership levels. Mentorship and Sponsorship are key elements of this process.

Mechelle is a Certified Professional in Talent Development. Her background includes training delivery, performance improvement, and managing learning programs. She received her Doctor of Education degree from Baylor University and holds a Master of Science in Education with a specialization in Training and Performance Improvement.

Mechelle is an experienced career and professional development instructor. She’s taught over 500 corporate courses and receives consistently high evaluations. Her dynamic teaching style has become a favorite amongst learners. You’ll understand why when you listen to our conversation!

You’ll discover:

  • The event that inspired Mechelle to choose her dissertation topic
  • What she learned from interviewing Black women already in, or aspiring to, positions in the C-suite
  • 4 specific actions you can take to ensure opportunities for diverse representation at top leadership levels
  • What organizations do wrong when someone leaves voluntarily
  • What effective Offboarding looks like

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215: A Model of Servant Leadership at Slack

215: A Model of Servant Leadership at Slack

215: A Model of Servant Leadership at Slack

In a challenging sales environment, it can be tough for leaders to stay positive—and to keep their team members seeing possibilities, too. Reggie Marable has learned how to do both in his role at Slack, where he heads a national sales organization. You’ll love Reggie’s enthusiasm for his work as well as his commitment to his ongoing growth. He’s a walking encyclopedia of inspiring quotes, and you’ll want to capture them for future reference!

Reggie is the Head of Sales, Communications, Media and Technology for Slack, which is now owned by Salesforce. Reggie has responsibility for generating growth in Salesforce’s largest accounts in North America. He’s also the author of The Blue Print: The Keys to making BIG Money in Professional Sales to help salespeople shorten their learning curve and save them from struggling like he did in his early years.

You’ll discover:

  • How Reggie chooses to view past rejections and failures
  • What Reggie does to maintain a positive attitude every day
  • The skills he practices to continue his own growth
  • Why diversity of backgrounds is essential for achieving the best results as a team
  • Favorite quotes that inspire and guide Reggie daily

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116: Creating Civility and Respect at Work

116: Creating Civility and Respect at Work

What if there were a way to create a workplace (and world!) where people genuinely respect those who aren’t like them? That’s the focus of Robin Rosenberg’s work. As CEO and Founder of Live in Their World, Robin combines her expertise as a clinical psychologist with her passion for using Virtual Reality for good. Join our conversation to learn about the programs she’s created to help all employees of a company become more sensitive to bias and its effects…and develop more respectful and productive ways to interact with each other.

Robin is board certified in clinical psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Psychology. She has taught psychology classes at Harvard University and Lesley University and has written psychology textbooks. She’s also had psychotherapy and coaching practices in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City.

You’ll discover:

  • How Robin defines civility in the workplace
  • Why she prefers the sequence of Equity, Inclusion and Diversity (EID) instead of DEI.
  • The impact on workplace behavior when someone is able to experience virtually what another person goes through when being disrespected
  • The challenges of remote and hybrid work environments…and how to overcome them

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096: How to Build a Diverse and Inclusive Culture

096: How to Build a Diverse and Inclusive Culture

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are hot topics these days, and rightly so. Do you know all the facets involved in addressing each of these in the workplace? If not, catch this important interview with my guest, Sarah Tabet. She shares behaviors we might unconsciously engaged in that could be perceived as a micro-aggression by the other person.

Sarah is Global Human Resources Director at Schneider Electric in Dubai and a business partner to senior leaders in the area of Diversity and Inclusion. Sarah has more than a decade of multi-national experience in the human resources field. She’s passionate about D&I and has even written a book to raise awareness and introduce strategies: Inclusion Starts with U: A Call to Spread a Culture of Inclusion to All Diversities.

You’ll discover:

  • Events that created Sarah’s passion for these topics
  • The distinction between Diversity and Inclusion
  • Negative consequences for not addressing their importance and relevance at work
  • The three elements that are essential for building a diverse, inclusive culture
  • Factors that influence compensation and opportunities for advancement for women

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