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One amazing thing about media careers these days: If you are lucky (and great at what you do), embrace innovation and change, and work in a forward thinking company, you can sometimes design your own job. This is just what Lisa Gibbs did when she became The Associated Press' first VP of Philanthropic Development. For the Better Leaders Lab podcast, I talked to Lisa about how to pitch new initiatives to your superiors, why we are entering an age of collaboration in leadership, how AI is changing the workplace and how to work as an entrepreneur in a legacy organization. #leadership #podcast #media

Episode 6 of The Organisational Inclusionist is available to listen to now. 😊 This episode is a little bit different to what you're used to from us. In this episode of the Organisational Inclusionist, we get up close and personal with Grace Mosuro.   Grace provides the origin story for the podcast and Aquaintz Consulting, sharing her story and what inspired her to become The Organisational Inclusionist.   https://lnkd.in/erRKNnsn   #theorganisationalinclusionist #inclusion #equalitydiversityandinclusion #diversitypodcast #inclusionpodcast

Here is a glimpse of all the HEROES OF INCLUSION we met so far on our new podcast series: https://lnkd.in/dm6WaRDR Have you caught up with us yet? If not, here is why you should: ✨💫It's one of the most riveting podcast series of this year. Captures personal narratives of HEROES whose work is striving to create more INCLUSION in our society. ✨💫13 episodes released till date, each covering the story of a remarkable hero working relentlessly to drive INCLUSION in our society. ✨💫You would not want to miss two immensely inspiring episodes that release each weekend. ✨💫If you are someone looking to MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE in our society, follow the CALL TO ACTIONS mentioned in the video descriptions of each YouTube story. ✨💫Subscribe to our YouTube channel to catch all the premieres and updates: https://lnkd.in/dfcwp9m7 ✨💫We believe : EACH ONE OF US CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO ANOTHER'S LIFE. FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, CHANGE HAS TO BEGIN WITHIN US FIRST. #HeroesofInclusion #InclusionMatters #AwarenessMatters #CSRsupport #WeAreStrongerTogether #podcast

Leaders-Who-Love-Lead-with-Love-Series: Now is always the time to have a difficult conversation. Prolonging the pain extends the difficulty not diminish it. Change begins with acknowledging the need to address what's impacting and possibly impeding the growth of your organization. The conversation is the start. Microaggression, a challenging and difficult issue to broach is uncomfortable at best but absolutely necessary to discuss in order to move the needle toward creating healthy thriving workplace cultures. We started the conversation in February ( https://lnkd.in/eNHPcYVv ). Live 4 Change, LLC offers training programs on topics such as corporate culture change, inclusion, diversity, & more. Let's connect @ https://lnkd.in/exQNkKM. Please like, share, & turn on your notifications to be alerted when episodes are published, enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://lnkd.in/eCZsr3EB #microaggressions #mentalhealthwellness #psychologicalsafety #workplaceculture #leadwithlove #live4changellc

With me or Against me? If there is a default mindset so far in the 21st C that seems to be it. But is it effective? Is aiming for total change more effective or morally superior to gradual change and tolerance? When is all or nothing the right decision? And at what price? What is diversity after all? #leadership #ESG #society #politics #diversity #perspective #life?

I was listening to the #coachingforleaders podcast and this particular episode 651 blew my mind. Firstly Kirstin Fergusons body of work was fantastic, there’s a lot of other things to pick. My key take aways are below: 1. Memory is different than perception. A study by Adrian De Groot shows that chess grandmasters reply more on the former for reading things quickly 2. Perception is an ongoing process vs something any of us arrive at 3. A study of medical residents shows four ways we tend to approach situations; stalled, fixated, adaptive, or vagabonds. Vagabonds in particular look at a wide range of possibilities, but don’t fully explore or rule out paths forward 4. Zoom out to seek broad input. That’s especially important when the stakes are high. Also important is to get perspective outside of your industry. Reading books from different disciplines is one starting point 5. Leaders need to recognize that people in the room are reading you as well. There’s an element of partnership that shakes how the room moves forward. Thanks Dave Stachowiak for this wonderful conversation. I’m always looking forward to more. Excellent (free) Resource https://lnkd.in/gdYzSvwE Pick her book at https://lnkd.in/gR7kQy2h #leadershipdevelopment #growthmindset #selfawareness #lifelonglearning LinkedIn LinkedIn for Creators Listen to the complete episode on the link below https://lnkd.in/gStYZ-Re

Juneteenth is Monday. What is Juneteenth? Why does it matter today? How should we celebrate? I'm glad you asked. As one of my non-work activities, I produce a podcast called Inscribing Inclusion. My most recent episode, Juneteenth 2023, is a quick listen - https://lnkd.in/gywdaGic If you want more, there's an earlier episode (2021) from my Lessons of Liberation series https://lnkd.in/gx_i_MbR

This book explores the inherent rascism in the use of the word ally by ‘white’ (seeming) individuals when discussing the construct of race. There’s a great discussion with the author on Blindboys podcast from 2021: https://lnkd.in/eBkU7CUi https://lnkd.in/e3bQdxVQ