In this podcast you will hear from Travelers and Augsburg University about the benefits of Employer Pipeline Programs. These two partner organizations will take you through the history and structure of Travelers premiere employer pipeline program, Travelers EDGE. Learn how EDGE is transformational in the lives of its participants and why more employer pipeline programs like this are needed in our society. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fwi/support ..read more

Equitable Dinners at Work are custom programs supporting your workplace commitment to advancing equity and belonging through meaningful opportunities for empathy, understanding, and a safe space to practice talking about race and other difficult topics. Based on Out of Hand Theater’s model of Art + Information + Conversation = Culture Shift ©, Equitable Dinners at Work is our solution to a common problem of embedding diversity, equity and inclusion principles in daily organizational practice and gives you skills to enact it in your context. You will leave this session with: 1) Increased unders ..read more

There is a compelling body of data that shows how limited access to reproductive health services will harm America's workforce and negatively impact US companies. Limits on reproductive health access also disproportionately harms marginalized communities and is therefore a worker equity issue. Join us for a deep-dive workshop on how employers can best protect the reproductive health access of their workforce with seven key benefits. Using Gender IDEAL's Pro Repro Playbook, we'll dig into the why and how to provide these benefits, reviewing a cost/benefit calculator, the process for adding ben ..read more

Are your Employee Resource Groups losing steam? Research shows mentoring is a proven solution for the advancement and retention of top talent. Many organizations do not have enough mentors to meet the requests. More hybrid and remote work environments make it more difficult for employees to find mentors and find the time to connect. Join us to learn how group mentoring circles can allow you to scale your mentoring efforts, maximize your reach, excite your mentors, ignite peer mentoring, and save your mentors time. Learning Outcomes: Understand how group mentoring can be easily scaled within a ..read more

In this podcast this human will share his story as an openly transgender man who came out at 15—one of the first to do so in his entire town. Despite being a rapidly-growing group of over 3 million individuals, trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming people are often left out of DEI efforts and conversations. After reviewing what it means to be transgender and all of the language that comes up in these conversations, we'll discuss issues facing the transgender community in the workforce and the world at large, why it matters to be proactive about your company, and what your organization can ..read more

In this podcast you’ll learn about the United States’ diverse histories and how they impact work culture while expanding perspective regarding whose history is relevant/important. Learning Outcomes: Understanding the impact sharing diverse histories has on work couture. Identify goals, develop strategies and determine further actions for personal growth. Expand perspective regarding who’s history is relevant/important.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fwi/support ..read more

Learning Outcomes  - New data from WorkStep about the #1 reason for supply chain worker turnover. - Companies awareness of the issues. - What companies can do to overcome the workforce shortage. Description  New research from WorkStep – a hiring and retention platform for supply chain – found that 77% of frontline employees are considering new roles in the next three months. Historic employee turnover continues to plague businesses operating in the supply chain. WorkStep’s looks at the top factors contributing to employee dissatisfaction, as well as other key themes: The Great Resig ..read more

Learning Outcomes  1. Taking steps to increase 4 core feelings (at work, home, school or community) to eliminate shame and increase healthy belonging and significance. 2. Steps to redirect power struggles (one of 5 patterns) when people believe "might makes right" and "win/lose" is how life works. 3. Forgiving self by knowing 4 steps of change: Unconsciously unhelpful, CONSCIOUSLY UNHELPFUL (get kind), consciously helpful, unconsciously helpful. Description  Challenged by poor behavior in others? Tired of harshness AND permissiveness in reaction to it? What do you do, think, and say ..read more

Learning Outcomes  - The earlier the knowledge the better the outcome - Become more selfless than selfish - It's never to late Description  Inspiring The future Leaders with Guest Joseph Ballard jr & Jacory Whitley aka YB-CEO Ceo of Millionaire Status Records and One Sound North Nonprofit and Manager of One Sound Studio North, for a fascinating conversation about leadership, reaching back for the youth, company culture, the business landscape in Memphis TN and Minneapolis MN. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fwi/support ..read more

Learning outcomes •Identify key concepts to keep in mind when communicating across differences •Acquire effective strategies that will help take the adversity out of diversity dialogues •Develop an action plan for improving your effectiveness around diversity and building more inclusive work environments Description  Nowadays, organizations are actively seeking to diversify their workforce, not only because of the impact of demographic changes but also because of the proven benefits diversity brings. Unfortunately, as our workplaces diversify, so does our level of discomfort in working ac ..read more