Good Vibes Leadership with Bernadette Smith

Here are this week's good vibes:

1. Title IX Protections More Inclusive
2. Potawatomi Nation Reclaims Ancestral Land
3. John Lewis Partnership Publishes Interview Questions Online
4. United Methodist Church Lifts LGBTQ Bans
5. Opting Out of Mother’s Day
6. This week's Call to Action:

Speaking of belonging, my friend Rhodes Perry, author of Imagine Belonging, is hosting The Belonging Circle: A Gathering for Inclusive Leaders, Visionaries, and Changemakers on June 6. Learn more and register here.

Read the Stories: https://www.theequalityinstitute.com/equality-insights-blog/5-things-the-belonging-buzzword

Connect with Karmen Smith: https://www.karmenmichael.com/

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Here are this week's good vibes:

PBS Kids Adds ASL to Six Shows

Delta Continues to Invest in Employees

Korean Company Uses Korean Names

Retail/Grocery Employees to Have More Protections

Dell Sees ERG Success

This week's Call to Action: Join my next DEI Double Feature: The Belonging Buzzword. I’m hosting it with Michelle Silverthorn on May 8 and you can join right here! 

Read the Stories: https://www.theequalityinstitute.com/equality-insights-blog/5-things-unique-wisdom 

Connect with Joel Davis Brown: https://joeldavisbrown.com/

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Here are this week's good vibes:

1. Singapore Enshrines Flexible Work in Law
2. Allstate Managers Get Connections Budget
3. Ashley for State Rep!
4. NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Sets Records
5. Wisconsin Includes Asian American History

This week's Call to Action:

Read this article in HBR by Lily Zheng: What Needs to Change About DEI — and What Doesn’t.

Read the Stories: https://www.theequalityinstitute.com/equality-insights-blog/5-things-i-lied

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Here are this week's good vibes:

1. USCIS Now Offers Gender X
2. Shift from Autism Awareness to Acceptance
3. First Arab Woman Graduates from NASA 
4. Innovative Trans Employment Project
5. First Watch Employees Get Caregiver Benefits

This week's Call to Action:

Book recommendation time! Check out The Boldly Inclusive Leader by my friend Minette Norman. There are some great stories in this book that illustrate principles of inclusive leadership. Minette has seen A LOT!

Read the Stories: https://www.theequalityinstitute.com/equality-insights-blog/5-things-gratitude

Connect with Anne Bonney: www.yourchangespeaker.com/

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Here are this week's good vibes:

1. LGBTQ+ Inclusive Curriculum in Washington
2. Big ROI on Child Care Benefits
3. “Hop” Showcases Authentic Disability Representation
4. Federal Forms to be Updated for Better Representation
5. Yurok Becomes First Tribal Nation to Co-manage Land

This week's Call to Action:

March 31 is Transgender Day of Visibility. My good friend Rhodes Perry created a checklist on how to show up for your TGX (transgender and gender expansive) colleagues. It’s a great personal and professional resource. 

Read the stores:

https://www.theequalityinstitute.com/equality-insights-blog/5-things-good-trouble

Connect with Julie Pham: https://curiositybased.com/

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Here are this week's good vibes:

1. Women’s Hockey Continues to Set Records
2. Malcolm X Gets His Recognition in Nebraska
3. Four-Day Workweeks in France and Germany
4. To Increase Diversity, Hire Differently
5. Stolen Artifacts Returned to Japan

This week's Call to Action:

If you like 5 Things, then check out “5 Ally Actions”, Karen Catlin’s weekly newsletter that’s been around for 6 years! Subscribe here to get “5 everyday actions to create a more inclusive workplace.”

Read the Stories: https://www.theequalityinstitute.com/equality-insights-blog/5-things-watched

Connect with Naeema Arrastia on LinkedIn and visit Red Rabbit. 

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Here are this week's good vibes:

1. Racial Diversity Leaders to Higher Box Office ROI
2. Tyson to Hire 42,000 Migrants
3. Walmart Teaches Compassion
4. Inclusive Bridal Dresses
5. It’s OK to Say Gay

This week's Call to Action:

It’s Women’s History Month! Learn about some amazing women by exploring the inductees of the National Women’s Hall of Fame. The 2024 class has its first trans woman, Sandy Stone. 

Read the Stories: https://www.theequalityinstitute.com/equality-insights-blog/5-things-code-switching

Connect with Latia Vaughan: https://www.latiavaughan.com

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Here are this week's good vibes:

1. The North Face Incentivizes Customers to Learn About Race
2. Land O’ Lakes Makes Life Easier for Caregivers
3. Norway's Sovereign Wealth Fund Requires Gender Diversity
4. Cole Brauer Sails Around the World
5. The Philadelphia Eagles Partner with Popcorn for The People

This week's Call to Action:

It’s Ramadan! I found this article by Sharanika Akter, A Ramadan Guide for Your Workplace, helpful, and full of great tips for everyone. 

Read the Stories: https://www.theequalityinstitute.com/equality-insights-blog/5-things-doubling-down

Connect with Bryan Samuel and www.findingmyself.org

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Here are this week's good vibes:

Walmart Creates a Pipeline for AI Talent

Charlotte Tilbury Promotes Women in Motorsports

New Jersey to Recognize LGBTQ+ Businesses

Unilever Hires People With Disabilities Behind the Camera

Historic Donation to Albert Einstein College of Medicine

This week's Call to Action:

Learn about Nex Benedict, the non-binary teen in Oklahoma who was bullied and beaten by classmates and later died. Oklahoma legislators are currently considering 54 anti-LGBTQ bills. It’s a really tough time to be a young trans person. 

Read the Stories: https://www.theequalityinstitute.com/equality-insights-blog/5-things-outside-of-hr

Connect with Lisa Mulligan: https://www.thecultureministry.com/

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Catharine Montgomery, the founder and CEO of the social-impact-focused communications agency, Better Together and I recap the latest 5 Things (good vibes in DEI) in just 15 minutes. 

Here are this week's good vibes:

1. Big Bonuses for Delta Employees
2. Starbucks Re-Designs Store for Inclusion
3. Breaking Barriers in Whiskey
4. Churches Teach Black History in Florida
5. Four-Day Workweek Sticks

This week's Call to Action:

If you have Paramount+ streaming, check out the TV show Bet on Black. It’s like Shark Tank but for Black entrepreneurs. Target is a big sponsor and one of their employees was a judge. The company that makes our client gifts competed in the most recent season…no major spoilers but they did quite well. 

Read the Stories: https://www.theequalityinstitute.com/equality-insights-blog/5-things-comms

Connect with Catharine Montgomery: https://thebettertogether.agency/

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