Caleb and Adriele go through the week’s news including election updates, upcoming Supreme Court hearings, Apple and Google’s potential AI partnership, Walmart’s strategy to teach compassion to store managers, and what it means that offices could soon spy on your stress levels. Then, they go deep on the potential TikTok ban, including why lawmakers seem so eager to pass the ban, what backlash they could incur, and if there is an actual good reason for the legislation. [26:52] Next, they propose rethinking imposter syndrome, including the origins of the concept, how intersectionality calls its value into question, and why this renewed focus on imposter syndrome is relevant to leaders. [48:38] All that, plus a valuable tool on closing the pay gap and Bernie Sanders’ push for a four-day work week.

Discussed today:

TikTok Is Its Own Worst Enemy - The New York Times

Steven Mnuchin putting together investor group to buy TikTok | US news | The Guardian

Should China Own TikTok? - The New York Times

It’s Time to Reconceptualize What “Imposter Syndrome” Means for People of Color | HBR

California Equal Pay Guide - How-to Guide to Equal Pay

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Hosts: Caleb Gardner and Adriele Parker

Producer: Dave Sandell

Caleb and Adriele unpack President Biden’s State of the Union address, Trump’s courting of Elon Musk, and the House Republicans’ effort to ban TikTok. Next, they look at the week in business news including how some major corporations are trying to take down the National Labor Relations Board, some new data on who’s really working from home, and how AI is likely to increase energy usage and accelerate climate misinformation.

Then, a new Gallup poll says that younger workers are checked out in the workplace. Caleb leads a deep dive on why is this happening, and more importantly, how employers can keep Gen Z engaged. [25:08] And Adriele looks at the diversity of the Oscars nine years after the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag, including both where the Academy is getting it right and how they’re still getting it wrong. [39:23]

All that, plus the SAT is fully digital now, and what free tuition will mean for the students at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx.

Discussed today:

The New Challenge of Engaging Workers | Gallup

9 Years after #OscarsSoWhite, here's what diversity looks like at the 2024 Academy Awards | BBC

Representation and Inclusion Standards | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Diversity boost helps drive success in Hollywood | Axis

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Caleb and Adriele take a lap around the week’s biggest stories, including the Supreme Court’s decision on Trump’s ballot eligibility, radio hosts targeting Black voters with faked AI images, Wendy’s surge pricing strategy, the Kellogg’s CEO’s “Let them eat Flakes” moment, and Apple’s huge fine from the EU and what it says that foreign countries are regulating American businesses better than America. Then, they have a wide-ranging conversation about navigating politics in the workplace in 2024 as we lead up to the November election. How should companies prepare to support their employees through a volatile election year? [32:02] And Adriele checks in on the DEI backlash and how it has affected both corporations and individuals working in the DEI space. [58:14] All that, plus how generative AI is transforming healthcare and over-the-counter birth control is about to become widely available.

Wall Street's Diversity Shift: Major Banks Rethink DEI Initiatives Amid Conservative Pushback | BNN

Hosts: Caleb Gardner & Adriele Parker

Producer: Dave Sandell

Caleb and Adriele are joined by John Graham, Jr., humanity practitioner and culture transformation consultant whose work centers on improving the lived experiences of marginalized employee populations. They talk about Black History Month and John’s vision for the state of the Black experience in the workplace. [29:40] Before that, Caleb and Adriele work through several news stories from the week, including the aftermath of the South Carolina Republican primary, the pending Supreme Court decision about social media, Google Gemini’s “diverse” Nazi images, Home Depot being ordered to reinstate an employee who quit over a Black Lives Matter logo, Reddit going public, and whether performance reviews are dying out (and if that’s a good thing). All that, plus startups are trying to solve the loneliness epidemic and Greece legalizes same-sex marriage.

Guest: John Graham, Jr.

Hosts: Caleb Gardner and Adriele Parker

Producer: Dave Sandell

Caleb and Adriele are joined by Pamela Slim, award winning author, and a small business and licensing IP expert who has spent three decades helping people scale their business. They chat about community work that she's doing with BIPOC entrepreneurs and how to be “architect of liberatory change.” [25:41] But first, they dig into the outcome of Trump’s New York civil fraud trial, a new suit brought by New York City against social media giants, including Google, for not protecting children from the harms of their software, and their reactions to the demo of OpenAI’s text-to-video software, Sora. All that, plus Mark Cuban’s online pharmacy is partnering with Bayer to make contraceptive drugs more widely available and Peanuts’ Franklin gets an origin story! [59:26]

Guest: Pamela Slim

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Producer: Dave Sandell

Caleb and Adriele break down the boring-til-it-wasn’t Super Bowl including a rash of ho-hum ads, a puzzling decision from Uber Eats, and, most importantly, Beyoncé. They look at a wild week in politics, including a decision in Trump’s immunity case, Republicans justifying his remarks threatening to incite Russia to attack America’s NATO allies, and a Special Counsel statement with which Biden took serious exception. And they unpack new data from Edelman, including why people now dislike innovation. Then, Caleb leads a deep dive on the feasibility and ramifications of Meta’s choice to silence political content on Threads and Instagram. [29:11] And Adriele takes a hard look at data that says three-quarters of employers are not regularly checking on staff morale. [46:51] All that, plus Australia gives workers the ‘right to disconnect’ after hours, and the Super Bowl stadium was the first to be powered by 100% renewable energy.

Hosts: Caleb Gardner & Adriele Parker

Producer: Dave Sandell

Threads/Insta/Meta silencing political content (Thread)

Three quarters of employers do not regularly check on staff morale

MHR Global study

Caleb and Adriele look at this week’s big stories, including Nikki Haley continuing a seemingly doomed campaign, and news that hundreds of thousands of new jobs are being created — while mass layoffs continue. Also, grocery store inflation is stubbornly not coming down. Plus, who is to blame for Target selling factually incorrect merchandise featuring Civil Rights icons? Next, Adriele goes deep on a question submitted to The New York Times about how to approach interview questions about DEI when you’re a member of a marginalized community. [26:40] And Caleb unpacks Walmart offering company stock options to store managers in light of being historically known as a company that takes advantage of low-wage workers. [38:56] All that, plus the U.S. is investing hundreds of millions in industrial decarbonization projects, and women made history at the Grammys.

Discussed today:

Walmart Offers Store Managers Company Stock to Make Them Feel Like ‘Owners’ | The New York Times

What’s My D.E.I. Training? My Own Life. | The New York Times

85% of workers fear being laid off

Caleb and Adriele go through the week’s news including Nikki Haley’s ongoing campaign and the $83.3 million decision against Trump. They also look at evidence that consumer spending is fueling better than expected economic growth before jumping into Taylor Swift deepfakes and the FTC launching inquiries into AI deals by tech giants, plus a Cloudflare controversy involving the CEO’s response to a recorded firing.

Next, they go deep on a study that says young workers see what life looks like for their managers and are saying, “No, thanks.” Is this a short term or long term issue? What is it about being a manager that is so unattractive to young people? [29:31] And they consider the cost to companies who have traditionally been politically neutral remaining silent on sociopolitical issues in an election year. [44:03] All that plus local governments are erasing medical debts, and Amazon is starting to reject police requests for security videos from its Ring doorbells.

Discussed today:

Young Workers Don't Want to Become Managers — and This Study Uncovers the Reason Why. | Entrepreneur

The Cost of Silence: The Impact of Corporate Neutrality on Sociopolitical Issues | DEI in 5

Caleb and Adriele go through the week in politics, and discuss the real possibility of a second Trump administration. They also discuss the state of the economy, including the stock market’s all-time high and a study that showed half of recent U.S. inflation being due to high corporate profits. Stanley Cups are also mentioned, begrudgingly. Next, they unpack the ongoing layoffs at Google, WayFair, the L.A. Times, and eBay, innovation units at Google and Walmart shutting down, troubles at Boeing, and Ford’s recall of two million SUVs.

Then, Caleb leads a deep dive on the effects of AI on politics and the information ecosystem that will influence the presidential campaigns. [27:51]

Finally, Adriele lays out the state of the DEI industry at the start of 2024 including how companies can protect their DEI teams from the anti-DEI crusade. [40:44]

All that plus U.S. climate pollution fell in 2023 and the gender pay gap has narrowed to the smallest on record!

Discussed today:

To celebrate our upcoming 50th episode, we chose our three favorite deep dives from our first year. First up from episode 31 in September, why “feedback” has become so scary, and why “feedforward” is a counterproductive term. [1:03] Next, from episode 14 in May, what it means to create psychological safety in your workplace—especially for Black women, many of whom are bringing workplace trauma with them from prior jobs. [21:50] And finally from episode 42 in December, a deep dive on how economic inequality and unhappiness are intertwined. [40:33] We'll be back next week with a brand new episode. Thank you to everyone who has supported, subscribed to, and shared our show this year!

Hosts: Caleb Gardner & Adriele Parker

Producer: Dave Sandell

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