Because Diversity Matters in creating a world that works, we engage people in the exchange of ideas and resources that support diversity and in leading efforts to inspire inclusiveness at work and in the world. http://www.diversitymatters.info/directory.html Out & Equal Workplace Advocates the national organization devoted exclusively to issues of workplace equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, sponsors the annual Workplace Summit, which provides information and resources needed to become an out and equal workplace. On this episode of Diversity Mattersª we bring forward voices and stories of participants and speakers from last yearÕs Summit. Join co-hosts Richard Friend and Judy Seidenstein as they discuss what it means to be out at work, the importance of LGBT inclusive policies and practices, the role of leadership support, and unique issues related to transgender inclusion in the workplace and within the LGBT community. Our guests include Jere Keys, Out & Equal's Associate Director of Communications and Diversity MattersÕ own Lori Fox who is chair of Out & EqualÕs Transgender advisory committee. http://www.diversitymatters.info/podcast.html Hillary Clinton and Barak ObamaÕs close race for the democratic Presidential nomination has inspired a new level of global dialogue about the role of race, gender and generational dynamics in society. On this episode of Diversity Mattersª Professor Kerry Haynie, Co-Director of Duke UniversityÕs Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender; and Diversity MattersÕª own Noelle Richardson, diversity expert and former news anchor with the Canadian Broadcasting Company add their voice to the conversation on how diversity matters in politics today with co-hosts Richard Friend and Judy Seidenstein. http://www.diversitymatters.info/podcast.html While having a serious female contender for President is certainly a sign of changing times, the facts are that women still remain largely underrepresented in the ÒC SuitesÓ and key leadership ranks of todayÕs profit and not for-profit enterprises. For those women leaders who have broken through the glass ceiling, easy access to resources, support and mentors remain an area of challenge and the gender divide remains quite wide. On this episode of Diversity Mattersª, Sheila Robinson, Founder and Publisher of Diversity Woman magazine Ð a new resource for Òwomen who mean businessÓ and Tanya Odom a Global Diversity and Inclusion consultant at the FutureWork Institute and columnist for Diversity Woman Magazine join co-hosts Richard Friend and Judy Seidenstein to discuss the unique interests and concerns of current and aspiring women business leaders across the globe. http://www.diversitymatters.info/podcast.html Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, President Emerita of Bennett College for Women and Spelman College, and Bea Purdue, President of the Johnnetta B. Cole Institute are extraordinary people who believe in taking action to pave the way for the next generation of women leaders. They founded The PowerGirls Network out of their belief in the potential power of a ÒmovementÓ that resides within a global sisterhood of young women who want to be leaders in their schools, communities, workplaces, and ultimately Ð the world. The PowerGirls Network includes, PowerGirls Magazine, an online social network, School and Community Partners, an Annual Global Summit, and the Summer Leadership Institute. On this episode of Diversity Mattersª Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole and Bea Purdue join co-hosts Judy Seidenstein and Richard Friend to discuss awakening, guiding and empowering current and future generations toward becoming positive influencers, thought provokers, and innovators. http://www.diversitymatters.info/podcast.html In his landmark book The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies, Economics Professor Scott Page reveals that progress and innovation may depend less on lone thinkers with enormous IQs than on diverse people working together and capitalizing on their individuality. Using new mathematical models, Page explains why diversity beats out homogeneity, whether youÕre talking about citizens in a democracy, scientists in a laboratory or co-workers on a team. On this episode of Diversity Mattersª Scott Page joins co-hosts Richard Friend and Judy Seidenstein to discuss HOW diversity produces organizational strength and examine implications for businesses, schools and policies such as affirmative action and standardized testing. http://www.diversitymatters.info/podcast.html Most people understand that diversity of thought, background and experience are helpful in solving complex problems, tapping increasingly global markets and developing innovative products and services. While many leaders understand the need to look for ideas and solutions in unconventional places; why are so many resistant to introducing different perspectives? Author, thought leader and entrepreneur Frans Johansson joins Richard and Judy to discuss exactly what you can do to promote innovation through diversity. Author of the international best seller The Medici Effect, Frans Johansson explains what goat milk and spiders, office buildings and termites, and clean water and playground laughter have to do with diversity and innovation. http://www.diversitymatters.info/podcast.html Diversity across generations impacts everyone. For the first time in our history, four very different generations are being asked to perform and achieve together in the workplace. Each generation comes to work with their own definitions of what it means to be a good manager and their own expectations around how they should be supervised. Our frustrations can be equally intense as we try to please four generations of customers, each one with their own set of values and ideas about products and services. Being able to tap into generational differences and capitalize on the strengths and potential of every generation has never been more criticalÉ especially as we focus on the future. On this episode of Diversity Mattersª Baby Boomer Lynne Lancaster and Generation Xer David Stillman, generational experts and co-authors of the lively and entertaining best seller When Generations Collide. Who They Are. Why the Clash. How to Solve the Generational Puzzle at Work discuss how to understand the generations in todayÕs workplace and marketplace. http://www.diversitymatters.info/podcast.html Just as business entrepreneurs use cutting-edge innovation to create new products or services, social entrepreneurs innovate to solve social needs. On this episode of Diversity Mattersª we give voice to the stories of women who have survived oppression and genocide to become social entrepreneurs. Join co-hosts Richard Friend and Judy Seidenstein as they talk with Gretchen Steidle Wallace, who for many years was a successful international investment banker in San Francisco and now invests in social entrepreneurship with genocide survivors in Darfur, and Uganda. Co-author/producer of the book and documentary The Devil Came on Horseback, Gretchen Wallace is also founder of Global Grassroots, an organization which supports the relief of poor, distressed and underprivileged women worldwide through social entrepreneurship, inspiring countless others to act in the name of equality and human rights and ultimately uniting women globally. http://www.diversitymatters.info/podcast.html What would you do if you could ask any question you ever wanted about a group of people but were afraid to ask? What if the question was perceived as offensive, stupid or politically incorrect? Would you ask it? In order to promote inclusion and build bridges of understanding, we must be able to engage in courageous conversations that challenge untested assumptions. On this episode of Diversity Mattersª Kevin Moore, author of Did You Ever Wonder Why Black People Do the Things They Do? Joins Richard Friend and Judy Seidenstein to discuss challenges and opportunities of interracial dialogue. Kevin is a Chief Information Officer with the Federal Government, a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, a graduate from West Point and President of Knowledge Driven and Moore. http://www.diversitymatters.info/podcast.html While society is still largely segregated, the workplace is more than ever the site where people from different ethnic, religious, and racial backgrounds meet and forge serviceable and sometimes lasting bonds. Unlike voluntary associations formed in communities, religious settings and social groups, the workplace is where people are most likely to form connections across differences. New York University Professor of Law Cynthia Estlund and author of Working Together: How Workplace Bonds Strengthen A Diverse Democracy, joins co-hosts Richard Friend and Judy Seidenstein to discuss her notion that the involuntary nature of workplace interactions plays a crucial part in realizing the good that can come out of diversity. She believes it may be in those places where we are forced to get along and get things done together, and not where we choose to do so, that we have the best collective chance to advance inclusion. In linking workplace bonds and connectedness beyond work, Professor Estlund offers strategies to address the most profound challenges facing American society. http://www.diversitymatters.info/podcast.html Every year thousands of workers experience unfair failure-to-hire, denial of promotion, hostile workplaces, and even unfair termination simply because they don't meet someone else's idea of what is a "real man" or a "real woman." The Gender Public Advocacy Coalition (GenderPAC) works to ensure that classrooms, communities and workplaces are safe for everyone Ð whether or not they fit expectations for masculinity or femininity. On this episode of Diversity Matterª, co-hosts Judy Seidenstein and Richard Friend explore efforts to promote inclusion and understanding about gender and gender expression with GenderPACÕs Gina Reiss, Managing Director; Brittney Hoffman, Campus Director; Khaleaph Luis, Community Partners Director; and Adrian Shanker of Muhlenberg College. http://www.diversitymatters.info/podcast.html