Check out our conversation with the incredible speaker, author, and facilitator, Minal Bopaiah! In this episode, Minal and Maria dive deep into the value of centering DEI work around equity and what that means in action. Minal’s stories bring to life the importance of challenging systems that uphold inequality, exclusion, and oppression. She offers practical […]
Today we sat down with Dr. Rehman Abdulrehman to discuss bias and the psychological elements of our biased behaviors. Check out Rehman at https://leadwithdiversity.com/podcast and his new Bias Tool Kit: https://leadwithdiversity.com/bob/ Watch Rehman’s TedX Talk at: https://tedxwinnipeg.ca/speaker/rehman-abdulrehman/
Our guest this week, Omar L. Harris, has important insights to share in the intersection of servant leadership and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Omar is founder of Intent Consulting. His work focuses on leadership and Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion or J.E.DI. for short. He is the author of “The Servant Leader’s Manifesto” published in […]
In this episode, Maria interviews Dan Egol, co-founder and Executive Director of the Inclusion NextWork, a global network of emerging leaders passionate about innovating the ways we build relationships, organizations, and communities so that everyone can thrive. This episode explores the importance of fostering Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Social Justice (IDEAS) to drive true […]
Yesterday’s verdict in the case of Derrick Chauvin brought a moment of release and relief for people committed to racial justice and equity. But the work is far from over. People in our country, in our communities, are pleading for us to treat them as human beings. Where to begin? It starts with acknowledgement. Acknowledge […]
It’s Equal Pay Day. This date symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year. Yesterday, I had the honor of serving on a panel with an incredible group of women. Tina Tchen, President and CEO of Time’s Up, Fatima Goss Graves, President & CEO of […]
My guest, Pranam Lipinski, has co-founded several innovative organizations whose missions are to serve diverse groups. He is the co-founder of Work with Gen Z, an organization devoted to educating employers on practices for creating effective work environments for the next generation of workers. He also co-founded Door of Clubs, an online platform that connects […]
This week’s episode focuses on creating equitable and inclusive spaces in both our organizations and communities for people with disabilities. I was honored to be joined by two leaders and advocates in this work, Holly Carmichael and Michael Murray, of GT Independence, a family-owned national financial management services company that helps more than 25,000 individuals […]
I often hear people use the term “toxic” to refer to their workplace culture. I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Chris Armstrong and Vince Brantley, the co-founders of Veritas Culture, a consulting group specializing in organizational culture change. Chris and Vince argued that, very rarely is an entire organization toxic. According to […]