What Majority Men Really Think About DE&I

Belonging Benefits Everyone: Why Male Allyship Is the Key to Workplace Transformation Coqual’s report, “The Majority Rules: How Majority Men Can Create Inclusive Workplaces,” demonstrates that straight, white men in leadership roles have a unique and powerful opportunity to drive these changes. Inclusion isn’t a lofty ideal—it’s a business necessity. Workplaces that foster a culture…

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The Future of DEI & Male Allyship

Closing out 2024 and Looking Ahead to 2025 2024 proved to be another challenging year for advancing women’s leadership and fostering allyship. Amid ongoing attacks on DEI initiatives, McKinsey & Company + Lean In’s latest data painted a clear yet frustrating picture: progress toward workplace equity for women remains at a crawl. As I reflect…

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AI and the Future of Work

How AI can help us to create better and more equitable organizations As a business consultant, I’m embarrassed to say that I truly do not understand how Artificial Intelligence is going to quickly transform our workplace (and my guess is many other leaders do not know either). As someone who focuses on allyship in the…

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It’s Time to Reframe Your DE&I Efforts

Are your company’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion actions working? Ask yourself, are your company’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion actions working? Really working? Have you seen exponential leadership growth for women, people of color and other under-represented groups in your organization? Do you get excited when you compare your numbers from 10 years ago to today?…

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Deconstructing DEI with Lily Zheng

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategist, consultant, and author Lily Zheng reminds us that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are outcomes, not intentions. They return to the podcast to brainstorm how to turn our good intentions into action, impact, and measurable outcomes that benefit everyone, especially marginalized groups disadvantaged and disenfranchised by our current systems. In this…

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Lily Zheng on DEI without the performative fluff

Companies purport to care about DEI, but when it comes to their commitments on racial equity and gender parity, they often come up short. In their new book, “DEI Deconstructed: Your No-Nonsense Guide to Doing the Work and Doing it Right,” Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategist and consultant Lily Zheng claims that organizations have been…

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Minda Harts on the importance of trust

Why return to normal when we can (and should) go for better? Workplace equity consultant and author Minda Harts returns to the podcast to talk about why we can’t rebuild a better workplace if we’re not anchoring everything in trust. And why transparency is a must. Companies and leaders often talk about diversity, equity, and…

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Corporate impact and social change making with Ali Hartman

Did you know that 100% of Fortune 100 companies have public commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and 76% of Fortune 100 companies have climate plans and goals for 2030? These commitments may have been unthinkable several years ago but today they are a reality. Our guest, Ali Hartman, Head of responsible investment at…

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Tamika Curry Smith – the diminishing role of CDOs

In this episode, we pull back the curtain on DEI and delve into the marginalization of the Chief Diversity Officer within many organizations. Tamika Curry Smith returns to Win(e)d Down Wednesday to discuss the paradox many DEI professionals find themselves in today and her insights for taking DEI to the next level organizationally. We’ll also…

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