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Michelle Silverthorn

Today's guest is Michelle Silverthorn, speaker and author of Authenic Diversity. Teresa McQueen talks with Michelle about addressing microaggressions in the workplace.

"From a person's perspective, are they allowed to succeed and belong here?"

"You set the culture that says, 'no, we don't do that here, we don't say that here, those aren't actions that we perform here' "

- Michelle Silverthorn

 

Workplace Perspective is a regular podcast series for employers and employees focusing on education, training, and the law to help organizations of all sizes develop and maintain successful employer / employee relationships.

 

Thank You To:

Michelle Silverthorn

Click here to access Michelle's book Authentic Diversity

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Paul Roberts

(Engineer/Associate Producer Extraordinaire!)

 

Melissa DeLacey

(Associate Producer Extraordinaire!)

 

Stephen Vercelloni

(Composer Extraordinaire! Today’s episode features the song Grifter)

 

James Bohannan & The Knave At Knight

(DJs & “Radio Angels” Extraordinaire!)

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Relationship Pain. Ever been excommunicated? I mean, kicked out of a church kind of excommunicated? Sounds like we are talking about the Middle Ages, doesn’t it? Does that really happen anymore? I mean, there are churches for every species of thought under heaven. One church I visited had a blessing Sunday for pets. Choose your sexual preference, a god off the menu, liturgical stripe you prefer, and you can find a church that fits. Why would anyone get excommunicated when one can just walk down the street to open arms of people equally indignant at the idea, to begin with?

It doesn’t take a whole lot of self-reflection to realize we excommunicate people from our lives all the time. The word comes from the Latin “excommunicare,” which means to put outside of the community. We can put it more simply by staying in English and just looking at ex and communication. I bet you have a bunch of people in your life who would fit into that category: “I am not going to communicate with you anymore.” You have done something so offensive, so repulsive, so defiling to my standards, I no longer will have you in my life.

This gets particularly difficult when it happens in the most intimate relationships, particularly the family. 

When I was a young pastor, already starting my second church, and had a second child on the way, I had a very unique friend. In his beginning years of fatherhood, he happened to be a nuclear power engineer and personified what any pastor would like to have in the church. He was the greeter from heaven, making everyone who dared walk through the doors feel special, and welcomed. Come back again, and he would remember your name, ask about your week and point you to the coffee before the service.

When the lights went off at church, we would find our way to his small starter home, where the ping pong table was my immediate destination. Laughter began, and extended volleys were interspersed with deep theological questions and a passion for unbelievers throughout the world. In so many ways, everything just seemed perfect. Let’s see…

Welcome, Brian Holian to Church Hurts And.

Sowing and reaping is not just a thing; It's a natural law. During this episode of Closing The Wealth Gap, we'll explore the meaning and the origins of this powerful law. Once again Tyrone French and Paul Roberts will uncover a hidden truth, that can equate to living a life of prosperity or poverty. Tyrone will explain that it's actually just a choice. For more information get Tyrone's free wealth coaching app: www.closingthewealthgapapp.com or visit: www.closingthewealthgap.coach. You may also call Tyrone at: (562) 498-4316.     

Robert White is a Speaker, Author, Leadership Trainer and Executive Coach who specializes in integrating a heart centered, result-oriented and transformational leadership approach to being effective.

Robert’s culture change work has been praised by corporations like JPMorganChase, Progressive Insurance, Duke Energy and The American Cancer Society.

Additionally top business experts and authors Ken Blanchard, Jimmy Calano, Kathy Gardarian, and Robert Wright, plus thousands of training and coaching clients, have endorsed his professional skills.

Today you’ll find him speaking at conferences, hosting masterminds, mentoring today’s emerging business leaders and teaching everything he knows about fostering entrepreneurial success and building an entrepreneurial mindset in established, growth-oriented companies.

For more information about Robert White go to: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-white-188b401ba/

https://www.facebook.com/robert.white1

Victor Bornstein is the CEO and Co-founder of Justpoint, an artificial intelligence company making it possible for people to understand the merit of their medical malpractice claim and find the right experts for their case. Victor saw the opportunity to redesign this industry after experiencing it from both sides: as a child when his mother suffered a life-threatening medical mistake, and from the perspective of hospital systems. He has served as an Assistant Professor at Mount Sinai’s Icahn School of Medicine, an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Texas Medical Center Accelerator, and a Fellow at the healthcare venture capital firm Digitalis Ventures.  For more information on Justpoint go to https://justpoint.com 

In part one of a two-part series,  Adam Norwitt discusses his journey to become President and CEO at Amphenol Corporation.  Adam discusses his childhood experience in boarding school, then formal education in law, and finally pivoting to business, which proved to be life-changing.  Adam was given the opportunity for an internship at Amphenol, which  he describes 22 years later as "love at first sight."  Adam advanced beyond his humble beginnings and took every open door, even when he didn't feel qualified, to emerge as President and CEO of Amphenol.  His humble leadership and implementation of an "Intrapreneurship" mentality throughout the company has proven to separate Amphenol from the pack to remain one of the leading manufacturers in the electronics industry. Support the show (http://www.womeninelectronics.com)

Show Notes  The episode today is certainly the most philosophical shows we have ever done. As you will quickly discover, Terry Hershey and I do what I am fond of saying: “we go down deep, and stay down long.”  Here’s the question: Do you believe something because, it is True, or is something True because you believe it?  Is truth a matter of choice? Is there substance to the thought that… truth is simply a matter of whatever one chooses to believe? That is the question Terry and I ponder over the next hour. We had great fun and I hope you find your own truth in this conversation. Visit Terry at www.terryhershey.com . For more with Charlie Hedges please visit www.thenextchapter.life

Radio Show Surprise Ending. When I was growing up, professional athletes were a little less “professional” than today. T.V. cameras and interviews after the game often included “Hi Mom!” and thanks to their parents for getting them to such a success point. Back then, I found it a bit annoying, where now I miss the innocence and authenticity of it all.

Having done this show for the past year, I have been surprised by how many of our guests end up talking about their parents when we got into the deeper life issues. My mother died shortly after I turned three. My father died when I was only 22, and I’ve felt handicapped in life. I couldn’t take my wife-to-be to meet my Dad and it would have shown her a lot about me. I loved my Dad, but his failings and flaws impacted me for years into the future. In fact, they still do.

When a new baby comes into the world, it is common for the adoring family and close friends to make comments about how they have physical attributes of the mother or father. I find it ridiculous, impossible to discern, and as reliable as your daily horoscope. But as life goes on, often the genetic and character traits passed from parent to child are undeniable. Parents teach us what we should be like and model for us how to navigate this world with varying degrees of success.

So what do you do when that thing called a “nuclear family” betrays you, dies, gives you up for adoption, turns to booze, or just flakes in the myriad of other ways possible? What is it like to live life trying to fill out a form that asks for your father’s name, and you don’t know the answer? We’ve all seen the T.V. shows of adopted children becoming adults and going in search of their “biological” parents. They are gut-wrenching or emit heartwarming conclusions much rarer than the editing room floor would tell.

Where would one go to find such stories? Certainly, Jails and Prisons would be a place to start. The reality is one wouldn’t need to go to such lengths. Just listen when people around you begin talking about their own families. Strange and unique combinations of people, betrayal, and heartbreak lurk beneath the surface.

Today we have your local small business banker in Orange County. Need a business loan? He’s your man. He’s a great father to two handsome teenage boys. Active in his church. Let’s open the phone lines and ask him about family.

Welcome, Tim Dyson to Church Hurts And.

There's a cause and effect relationship between struggling military veterans and financial literacy. In this episode of Closing The Wealth Gap: we'll explore some of the problems that veterans are facing financially, and offer some solutions towards making things better for our honored hero's. Listen to Christopher L Penton, Force Master Chief Petty Officer, USN - Retired, along with Tyrone French and Paul Roberts shed some light on this important issue. For more information download our free wealth coaching app: www.closingthewealthgapapp.com or text: TYRONE  to: 36260. For wealth coaching visit: www.closingthewealthgap.coach today.   

There's a cause and effect relationship between struggling military veterans and financial literacy. In this episode of Closing The Wealth Gap, we'll explore some of the problems that veterans face financially, and offer some solutions towards making things better for our honored hero's. Listens to Force Master Chief Petty Officer, Christopher L. Penton, USN-Retired, along with Tyrone French and Paul Roberts shed some light on this important issue. For more information download Tyrone's free wealth coaching app visit: www.closingthewealthgapapp.com or text: TYRONE to: 36260 today. For wealth coaching visit: www.closingthewealthgap.coach