Ep 132. Christie Smith and Kenji Yoshino: Covering Your Identity at Work

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Christie Smith, Ph.D., is Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion at
Apple. Previously she was Managing Principal for Deloitte Consulting’s West
Division. She has decades of experience building and leading high
performing teams. Kenji Yoshino, a Rhodes Scholar, is the Chief Justice
Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at New York University School
of Law and the Director of the Center for Diversity Inclusion and
Belonging. He was formerly the Guido Calabresi Professor of Law at Yale Law
School. He’s written several groundbreaking books, including Covering: The
Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights. This episode begins with Stew and
Christie discussing some common struggles experienced by LGBT individuals
in the workplace. Christie explains how she dealt with these issues in the
beginning of her career by hiding who she was. Kenji joins the conversation
to talk about the research on covering — disguising aspects of one’s true
identity in order to fit in at work — and how this is not only applicable
to the LGBT community…[Click for more]

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Ep 131. Scott Behson: Working Dads Survival Guide

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Scott Behson is a professor of management at Fairleigh Dickinson University
where he specializes in family issues. He is author of The Working Dad’s
Survival Guide: How to Succeed at Work and at Home.   Stew and Scott
discuss the stigmas, the work and life conflicts, and the unique challenges
fathers face in the workplace… [Click for more]

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Ep 130. John Baldoni: Grace

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John Baldoni is an internationally recognized leadership educator,
executive coach, and author of 14 books including GRACE: A Leader’s Guide
to a Better Us; Lead with Purpose, Lead Your Boss; and The Leader’s Pocket
Guide. Stew and John discuss Grace, which focuses on how and why it’s
essential for leaders — for all of us — to pay attention to common
courtesy, comity, and civility in building connections in all parts of
life…[Click for more]

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Ep 130. John Baldoni: Grace

by Work and Life in S5

John Baldoni is an internationally recognized leadership educator,
executive coach, and author of 14 books including GRACE: A Leader’s Guide
to a Better Us; Lead with Purpose, Lead Your Boss; and The Leader’s Pocket
Guide. Stew and John discuss Grace, which focuses on how and why it’s
essential for leaders — for all of us — to pay attention to common
courtesy, comity, and civility in building connections in all parts of
life…[Click for more]

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Ep 129. Jamie Ladge and Danna Greenberg: Maternal Optimism

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Jamie Ladge and Danna Greenberg are co-authors of Maternal Optimism:
Forging Positive Paths through Work and Motherhood. Ladge is a Professor of
Management and Organizational Development at Northeastern University.
Greenberg is a Professor of Organizational Behavior at Babson College. She
studies work/life transitions. Stew talks with them about their findings,
including the ways in which the transition to motherhood (and fatherhood)
can, despite popular notions, have a salutary effect on your work life…[
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