In today’s episode, I will sit down with Human Resources Consultant Yvonne E.L. Silver to discuss how to recruit, retain and reward diversity in the corporate suite.

 Yvonne is the Founder of Flourish as well as Women and Wisdom Media. She is a Speaker, Author, Radio Host, and Podcast Host. She is a Certified Executive Coach and Chartered Professional Human Resource Consultant. She leverages over 30 years of experience and eight high growth startups and supporting fortune 500 firms. Drawing on her experience as a Founder, Consultant, and Human Resource Director her overnight bestseller Words Women and Wisdom The Modern Art of Confident Conversation.        

In this episode Dr. Gaye Lang and Yvonne E.L. Silver discuss:

• Rethinking how we put together the corporate suite.
• How and why diversity makes a positive difference in the workplace.
• Where corporate America can go to search for quality African American talent.
• The importance of a diversity initiative within companies and the proper implementation of its procedure. 

Key Takeaways: 

• Remove the names, sex, ethnicity, and college information from the files of employees up for interviews so that you are basing your decision based on experience rather than sex, religion, or race.
• It’s pertinent that the people within leadership positions emphasize a job well done based while explicitly citing results. 
• A client centric mission as a company should be a priority since studies show that the internal staff of the company matches the ethnicity, religion, etc of the company customers. Increase the diversity of your products to increase overall company diversity.

“Hiring managers tend to hire people like them.” - Yvonne E.L. Silver

Connect with Yvonne E.L. Silver:

Website: https://wordswomenandwisdom.com/

Connect with Dr. Gaye Lang:

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KEYWORDS: 

Diversity, inclusion, equity, tolerance, racism, bias, implicit bias, and explicit bias.  

Show notes by Podcastologist: Kristen Braun

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In this episode, Eva Medilek and I will discuss the best practices to achieve cultural diversity in the corporate suite

 Eva is a Certified High-Performance Coach and  Relationship Success Coach. She has coached both men and women, in the areas of personal development, leadership, and mastering habits for success. She specializes in helping driven high achievers have healthier, happier, and more intimate connections in their relationships. She uses her personal experience along with her leadership, relationship, and high-performance training to teach you how to truly have it all.      

In this episode Dr. Gaye Lang and Eva Medilek discuss:

• It’s about more than performance be inclusive about where are you looking for your talent. 
• Emphasizing hiring employees with resilience and perseverance.
• Ideas for corporate America to increase diversity at the C suite level.
• The importance of courage to move a company forward.

Key Takeaways: 

• Everyone in the C suite needs to do work to increase allyship and diversity. 
• Coach and guide others so that they can be better with the inclusion of diversity.  
• Develop human connection by taking the time to learn about the people in your organization so that you can guide and mentor them.
• Find someone with who you can be honest and open to ask questions and find clarification.

“When you a qualified person of color you’re getting an extra layer of genetic, ancestral, intelligence and value that you can’t get in an anglo employee.” - Eva Medilek

Mentioned: 

-Colorizing Restorative Justice https://www.workplacerestorativepracticesinc.com/email/ 

Connect with Eva Medilek:

Website: https://aw12d394.aweb.page/talkwitheva 

               https://www.evamedilek.com/ 

Connect with Dr. Gaye Lang:

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KEYWORDS: 

Diversity, inclusion, equity, tolerance, racism, bias, implicit bias, and explicit bias.  

Show notes by Podcastologist: Kristen Braun

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In the fifth episode, Robert Rico and I will discuss the importance of creating a respectful dialogue about race in America. How can law enforcement play a role in this?

Robert is a lecturer and the University of Texas at San Antonio in the College of Health Community and Policy the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. He also is the Restorative Justice Coordinator in the Office of Inclusive Excellence. Robert served as a police officer for 20 years and is a graduate of the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas Leadership Command College at Sam Houston University. Robert SErved as a member of the Advisory Council of the National Association of Community and REsortative Justice. He is the Founder and Program Coordinator for the Restorative Justice Program of Kendale County.            

In this episode Dr. Gaye Lang and Robert Rico discuss:

• Creating a respectful dialogue around race in America. 
• Making meetings accessible to the audience you are trying to reach. 
• Restrictions of civil service or collective bargaining rights.
• Transparency, honesty, and fairness given to both sides.

Key Takeaways: 

• Creating a safe space and dialogue between communities and law enforcement so that each side can understand the others feelings and understanding of things. 
• Law enforcement making it clear they are there to help the community but they also need the communities help to do that by building relationships, empowerment, and trust. 
• Using “I feel” messages or statements to avoid blaming others and build empathy. 
• Communication and listening skills are vital to be able to build relationships and deescalate hostile situations. 

“We have to build trust in order to have conversations.” - Robert Rico

Connect with Robert Rico:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-rico-98961673/

Connect with Dr. Gaye Lang:

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KEYWORDS: 

Diversity, inclusion, equity, tolerance, racism, bias, implicit bias, and explicit bias.  

Show notes by Podcastologist: Kristen Braun

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In the fourth episode, I will sit down with Environmental Health and Safety Engineer, John Mack Jr. to discuss the Black Lives Matter protests and workplace diversity.  Are companies changing their policies and support in the workplace? 

 John is the Environmental Health and Safety Engineer at Intel Corporation in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and Southeastern Oklahoma State Univerity with a Masters Degree in Science and Occupational Safety and Health. He establishes a safe work environment by performing risk assessments for new equipment materials and managing site-safety progr4ams and conducting mandatory compliance audits. 

In this episode Dr. Gaye Lang and John Mack discuss:

• Communication and continued education within the workplace.
• Companies that promote based on skill.
• Management that seeks you out for your expertise.
• Knowing when to move on from a toxic work environment.

Key Takeaways: 

• Make an effort to build a 1 on 1 relationship with your coworkers. 
• Search for companies who are willing to invest in their employees as well as their interactions and relationships.
• Quality companies have diverse groups within the company to support and build respect for those diverse groups.

“Don’t waste your life you have to move forward to do what’s best for you and your family.” - John Mack

Connect with John Mack:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-mack-msosh-gsp-72a582101/

Connect with Dr. Gaye Lang:

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KEYWORDS: 

Diversity, inclusion, equity, tolerance, racism, bias, implicit bias, and explicit bias.  

Show notes by Podcastologist: Kristen Braun

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Quincy Dunlap is President and CEO of the Austin Area Urban League. Quincy has spent the last 20 plus years working tirelessly for the advancement of underserved, underrepresented, and under resourced communities. His professional time in the movement began in 2010 at the New York Urban League where he served as the Director of College Access. He served as Manager for The Education and Youth Development Division with The National Urban League where his primary responsibility was administrative and programmatic oversight of The National Urban League signature program Project Ready. For the last three years, he has served as the Vice President of The Board of Directors for The National Urban League Federal Credit Union. One of his major accomplishments is becoming a graduate of The National Urban League Duke Universities Corporate Education Emerging Leaders Program.         

In this episode Dr. Gaye Lang and Quincy Dunlap discuss:

• What role bureaucracy plays in protest causation. 
• Inducing change through protest.
• Recognizing suppression occurs through a variety of means.
• Ethics in information distribution and consumption.

Key Takeaways: 

• Recognize the power construct and motivation behind bureaucracy. 
• Don’t get so comfortable in privilege that you forget what it’s like to be an underprivileged person in our society.
• Society needs to hold people accountable for their immorality. 
• Be engaged and aware so that you can make an educated decision about a situation. 

“Complacency is detrimental.” - Quincy Dunlap

Connect with Quincy Dunlap:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/quincy-dunlap8a8a1960/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/quetothepoint?lang=en

Austin Area Urban League: https://aaul.org/

Connect with Gaye Lang:

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KEYWORDS:

Diversity, inclusion, equity, tolerance, racism, bias, implicit bias, and explicit bias.

Show notes by Podcastologist: Kristen Braun

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Dr. Michael Hirsch is a Professor of Sociology and Dean of The College of Arts and Science at Houston Tillotson University in Houston. His research has been published in such journals as Applied Social Science, Social Behavior and Personality, Healthy Perspectives, and Parentology. He is a member of the American Sociological Association and the Association of Applied Clinical Sociology. Dr. Hirsch teaches Criminology, Environmental Sociology, Social Science Research Methods, Social Theory, and Sociology of Sports.     

In this episode Dr. Gaye Lang and Dr. Michael Hirsch discuss:

• Protests throughout American history.
• The roles of racial inequality and police brutality in protest. 
• The visual account of protest inducing incidents.
• Enacting change by joining together for the greater good.

Key Takeaways: 

• The discernment of people protesting in the covid era.
• Younger generations will replace the older generations that cause and retain racial divides.
• Broaden and embrace education as the most resistance comes from knowing the least about the subject.   
• Partake in restorative practices and healing circles, create a safe space for you and others to speak their truth without being judged.

“We disarm our fear by believing that if something bad has happened to somebody it must be because they provoked it.” - Dr. Michael Hirsch

Connect with Dr. Michael Hirsch:

Website: https://htu.edu/faculty-directory/dr-michael-hirsch

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-hirsch-a35a337/

Connect with Dr. Gaye Lang:

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KEYWORDS:

Diversity, inclusion, equity, tolerance, racism, bias, implicit bias, and explicit bias.

Show notes by Podcastologist: Kristen Braun

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Welcome to the Workplace Diversity Podcast: D.I.E.T. Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, Tolerance.

For those of you who don’t know me: my name is Dr. Gaye Lang, and I am the president and founder of Workplace Restorative Practices. I have more than forty years of experience in training and leadership development, and now, I am using those insights to educate, empower, and inspire business leaders. I hope that this podcast will give you a solid understanding of the role that diversity plays in our society, and how you can create a positive and more inclusive environment in your workplace.

Don’t forget to subscribe to the show, so that you don’t miss a single episode; and please leave a rating and review. I would greatly appreciate it.

Follow our show on Facebook and check out our Website for more details and to engage with our podcast community. You can also follow Dr. Lang on LinkedIn.