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Putting People First and Hispanic Heritage Month: Leo Pacheco, Beacon

Leo Pacheco, Branch Manager at Beacon , discusses how Hispanic Heritage Month helps highlight the importance for leaders to put people first all year long — as well as ways companies and leaders can celebrate Hispanic culture at work.

Inclusive Leadership and Hispanic Heritage Month: Peter Muñiz, Home Depot VP, Dep. General Counsel

Peter Muñiz, Home Depot VP, Dep. General Counsel, offers lessons and insights on inclusive leadership, empathy, and how leaders can support employees’ desires to bring their “authentic selves” to work — and why that’s good business. 

Corporate Boards and the DEI Imperative

RW2 Enterprises founder Ron Williams shares lessons on building inclusive corporate boards, including self-advocacy, board oversight vs. management function and shared priorities across a board.

Is It OK for Companies to Capitalize on Heritage Month Celebrations?

The topic has been increasingly in the news. What should companies do? Should capitalism be color/race/orientation blind?

 

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Do Women Need to be Better Salary Negotiators?

Why is it so hard to ask for more money... and what leaders can do to help.

 

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Leading Through Adversity

HumanGood President & CEO John Cochrane shares lessons on the importance of evenly showing empathetic leadership in good times and bad.

How to Reduce Hiring Bias

What does it mean to hire the best person for the job?  10 steps for reducing bias in hiring – and hear insights from Samsung Electronics America.

How to be an Ally When Women’s Credentials are Minimized

How to react, what to say, and when to give grace.

Empathetic Leadership in Action Julian Francis, President and CEO of Beacon Building Products

Today’s episode features a conversation with Julian Francis, President and CEO of Beacon Building Products – the largest publicly traded distributor of roofing materials and complementary building products in the U.S. and Canada. 

A key component of the way Julian advances business success is through empathetic leadership, connecting a human understanding of each employee to the realities of what it takes to succeed in a competitive business environment.

 

We also discuss the specific, tangible ways that Julian brings his leadership philosophy to life: Discover ways to generate actionable opportunities for members of underrepresented groups, how to help employees balance personal and work needs, and learn about their innovative campaign for putting people first.

 

The outstanding conversation is filled with honest insights and useful tips for leaders – and future leaders – at any level.

Do ERGs Help Employees… or Companies

Reports note that 90% of Fortune 500 companies have employee resource groups, or ERGs, that provide important voice to under-represented groups, offer employees the chance to gain empathy and learn about others’ journeys, and create a majority experience for everyone. 

 

But given the reality of work environments where many employees already have too much on their plates, how can leaders make sure ERGs work for everyone and don't simply pile new responsibilities on already overloaded team members?