Call In

Do Today’s Leaders Have the Right Skills to Lead Today?

A lot has changed since yesterday’s business school. Many leaders have spent careers learning how to navigate the traditional issues like supply chain disruptions or labor disputes or marketing challenges. Do they now have a new one: How to navigate today's cancel culture?

Are Today’s Women Managers Burning Out?

McKinsey and LeanIn.org’s ‘Women in the Workplace’ report sounded the alarm: What can and should business leaders -- women and men -- do about it?

Does McDonald’s CEO Deserve a Break Today?

What’s the difference between being “woke” and being “responsible”?

Can Cultural Holidays Be Celebrated at Work?

From National Hispanic Heritage Month to Indigenous People’s Day to the Christmas holidays and beyond, can leaders celebrate some cultures in the office yet not celebrate all cultures?

Is There a Jon Gruden Hiding in Your Organization?

Following the discovery of Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden's homophobic, racist and misogynistic emails, Chris Riback & Dr. Alexandria White explore: What does one coach’s email trail have to do with inclusive leadership? How can leaders build internal cultures that protect against this happening in their organizations?

Should Employers Remember If the Internet Never Forgets

How should employers react when something embarrassing or offensive that an employee said, did, or posted – even years ago – resurfaces? Where is the line between past mistakes and current accountability?

Can Men Still Be Mentors To Women?

Chris Riback & Dr. Alexandria White discuss: Why men should continue to serve as mentors to women today — and what A.C.T.I.O.N. all parties can take to make it work.

Managing Bias in the New Hybrid Workplace

Chris Riback & Dr. Alexandria White discuss: How should leaders navigate the new hybrid workplace -- from determining whether and when to bring employees back to the office to employee concerns that "out of sight" means "out of mind" and even to new harassment or discrimination concerns?

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Trailer: Welcome to Call In

Great business leaders know: As much as any other part of the equation, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core to generating strong performance.

And while the terms diversity, equity and inclusion are not new, the movement – across society, institutions, and businesses – gained extraordinary momentum this year. 

But what, exactly, does diversity, equity, and inclusion – often called D.E.I. – actually look like? What tangible steps can business leaders take to integrate the principles not as one-off projects, but rather on going standard operating procedures?

It’s called “inclusive leadership” – the ability to bring individuals, teams, and communities together in constructive ways that not only don’t betray the bottom line, but in today’s consumer-aware purchasing environment, builds a company’s financial standings. 

Given today’s cancel culture, the ability to confidently exercise inclusive leadership is imperative.

That’s why for business leaders, the question becomes not why it’s necessary, but rather how should “inclusive leadership” be demonstrated? What are the best ways to navigate the social issues that are necessarily a part of today’s business landscape? 

Call In is our effort to help – CEOs, business leaders, managers, and even employees and communities. Our series of conversations will explore these socials topics with the business leader as our central focus – helping these leaders navigate today’s cancel culture. 

Each episode will start with a current news item. We’ll unpack the key social issues, potential business impacts, and – importantly – how leaders might navigate these issues within their own organizations and communities. We’ll help determine how these leaders can “call in, not cancel” their stakeholders to create a shared path forward.

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