Good Vibes Leadership with Bernadette Smith

This week our conversation is about same-sex marriage and adoption in Greece, lactation pods, employee stock ownership, and more!

Here are this week's good vibes:

MLB’s First Woman Play-by-Play Announcer

Greece Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage and Adoption

Mamava's Lactation Pods Revolutionize Support for Nursing Parents

Lyft Expands Pilot to Prioritize Safety and Inclusion

RIP Bob Moore

This week's Call to Action:

It’s Lunar New Year, the year of the Dragon! In Chicago, the big parade is today. Learn more about the tradition in this DEI Double Feature with Lisa Ong.

Read the Stories: https://www.theequalityinstitute.com/equality-insights-blog/flow-state

Connect with Michael Neece: https://www.michaelgneece.com/

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Brenda Harrington, PCC (she/her), founder of Adaptive Leadership Strategies LLC, and I recap the latest 5 Things (good vibes in DEI). This week our conversation is about the 49ers Black Excellence Collection, Lyft’s commitment to driver pay, and more!

Here are this week's good vibes:

1. 49ERS Launch Black Excellence Collection
2. Poker Power for Women+
3. Lyft Takes Care of Its Drivers
4. m.m.lafleur Dresses Women Candidates
5. Apple to Achieve Gender Balance on Its Board

This week's Call to Action:

It’s Black History Month! Support small businesses with this list of 21 Businesses Owned by Black Women and Non-Binary Folx. 

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

Connect with Brenda Harrington: https://adaptiveleadershipstrategies.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendaharrington

Brenda's book: Access Denied: Addressing Workplace Disparities and Discrimination: https://access-denied.net/

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Andres Sigcha, Founder & CEO of Tariy.ai recap the latest 5 Things (good vibes in DEI) in just 15 minutes. This week our conversation is about DEI metrics in performance reviews, autism-friendly airports, skills-based hiring, and more! 

Here are this week's good vibes:

1. Hitachi adds DEI metrics to performance reviews
2. JFK and other airports become more autism-friendly
3. Massachusetts moves to skills-based hiring
4. Walmart invests in its managers, again
5. Mark Cuban doubles down on support for DEI

This week's Call to Action:

It’s Black History Month! In the spirit of intersectionality, here’s a list of 12 Black queer books and 21 films to check out.

Read the Stories: https://www.theequalityinstitute.com/equality-insights-blog/flow-state

Connect with Andres Sigcha: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andressigcha and www.Tariy.ai

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Rubén Alejandro Ramírez, Group Head Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Syngenta Group and I will recap the latest 5 Things (good vibes in DEI) in just 15 minutes. This week our conversation is about Apple podcasts becoming more accessible, psychedelics, DEI jobs, and more!

Here are this week's good vibes:

1. JPMorgan fully committed to DEI
2. Billionaire couple gifts $100 million to Spelman College
3. DEI jobs alive and well
4. More employers offering psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy
5. More accessible Apple podcasts

This week's Call to Action:

Ready to do the work? Check out the book Reconstructing DEI: A Practitioner's Workbook by Lily Zheng to get yourself into action!

Read the Stories: https://theequalityinstitute.com/equality-insights-blog/accountability

Connect with Rubén Alejandro Ramírez:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/rubenalejandro/

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Here are this week's good vibes:

1. Walmart to increase pay for store managers
2. Philadelphia becomes first sensory-inclusive city in the U.S.
3. Jerod Mayo hired as New England Patriots coach
4. BIPOC folks win big at Emmy’s
5. 321 Coffee shows an inclusive business model

This week's Call to Action:

Do you crave Girl Scout cookies but struggle to find them for sale where you live? No worries! Check out this list of scouts who happen to be trans girls and will ship cookies wherever you are! The list was curated by Erin Reed.

Read the Stories: https://www.theequalityinstitute.com/equality-insights-blog/companeros

Connect with Jason Benitez:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-benitez-64a269b3/ and https://capitalregionchamber.com/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/

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Here are this week's good vibes:

1. Aviva CEO to sign-off on all “non-diverse hires”
2. Irish dancing community shows trans support
3. Formerly incarcerated people get instant voting access in Michigan
4. Inclusive customer service at Sephora
5. Southwest praised for 'customer of size' policy that gives larger passengers priority

This week's call to action: Read this important article in Forbes by Janice Gassam Asare: Claudine Gay Resigns From Harvard: Why Black Excellence Is Never Enough.

Read the Stories: https://www.theequalityinstitute.com/equality-insights-blog/finding-joy

Connect with Kim Clark: https://www.kimclarkcommunications.com/ and check out her course: https://www.kimclarkcommunications.com/dei-communications-blueprint-with-kim-clark-communications-1

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Here are this week's good vibes:

1. More states strive to make parks, trails accessible
2. Dove and Open Source Afro Hair Library launch Code My Crown
3. Companies leading in disability inclusion outperform peers
4. Companies offer more generous bereavement leave in pandemic’s wake and expand who counts as ‘family’
5. AI is helping new parents apply for paid leave

This week's call to action: Listen to this interview with Better Allies’ Karen Catlin as she talks about inclusive holiday parties. It’s here on the Visible Voices podcast.

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

Connect with Carlos Herrera: https://www.linkedin.com/in/herreracarlos/

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This week's good vibes:

1. Croquet player becomes first out trans woman to win world championship
2. Discord Explicitly Bans Misgendering and Deadnaming on Its Platform
3. Estée Lauder leverages AI and AR to help visually impaired people use cosmetics
4. 'Barbie' Movie Adds Unique Accessibility Option
5. Beck’s New Beer for Older Adults

Call to Action:

What is Trauma Intelligence? Check out LaTonya Wilkins' Leading Below the Surface podcast to learn about the intersection of trauma and DEI. 

LaTonya Wilkins' website: https://changecoaches.io

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Here are the good vibes I found this week:

1. ‘Peppa Pig’ Gets Its First Same-Sex Couple – Two Polar Bear Mommies
2. A Swimming Cap Made for Black Hair Gets Official Approval After Previous Olympic Ban
3. The Hubspot Culture Code: “Better to Try and Sometimes Fail Than to Sit Tight...and Fail for Sure.”
4. U.S. Soccer Players Formally Sign Equal Pay Agreements
5. If Your Family Makes Less Than $100,000 per Year, Princeton Will Cover All Your Tuition

Learn more about John Avila here: https://www.avilacreativeinc.com/

Read the full blog here: https://www.theequalityinstitute.com/equality-insights-blog/5-things-the-sales-team

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Here are this week's good vibes:

1. NYC Worker Protections Grow With Rare Ban on Weight, Height Bias
2. Incarcerated students earn degrees in groundbreaking US university program
3. At Malls Nationwide, Santa Goes Sensory-Friendly
4. Awards show de-genders category in honor of nonbinary icon Janelle Monáe
5. Comcast launches live video ASL interpretation at Philadelphia stores

This week's call to action: Watch this TEDx Talk on Uncovering Talent: The Power of Authenticity by Kenji Yoshino, NYU School of Law.

Download the ARC Method: https://www.theequalityinstitute.com/arc-method-1

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

Connect with Bill Hendrix: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wmhendrix

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