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Inclusion Begins with Me: Conversations That Matter

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Feb 3rd, 2025
During this surge of AI integrating workplaces, understanding what makes us human is imperative. Purpose is a common word used around humanity, but what does it really mean? What does it look like in practice? Our guest, Sudhanshu Palsule, is joining us to talk about how we can live and work with our purpose. Did you k...
Jan 20th, 2025
We don’t shy away from talking about difficult topics, or disagreeing. In fact, it’s good to practice those things! We're going beyond our conversations with our first guest ever Daisy Auger-Dominguez. And also featuring a special mini episode with executive leader, Shane Lloyd about social class and other dimensions o...
Dec 2nd, 2024
Daisy Auger-Dominguez was our first guest on the show, and we’re so happy to have her back! We have a lot of questions as we move forward. How do we combat any frustration or tiredness that we’ve been feeling? What can we do to make sure inclusivity continues to thrive?  Well Daisy made it her mission to provide us wit...
Nov 18th, 2024
This is our 50th episode! And we’re going beyond the conversations with Amy Gallo, Reverend Jim Blake and Reverend Mark Fowler to talk about music, respect, affirmations, and personal values. We’ve come a long way since the beginning of this show, but we always stayed true to believing that conversations matter. In thi...
Nov 4th, 2024
We can learn a lot about how to work better from faith and spirituality.Reverend Jim Blake is CEO of Unity World Headquarters. Unity is part spiritual community, part retreat center, and part publishing house. As a part of the job, Jim is expected to bring religion and spirituality with him everyday, but it wasn’t alwa...
Oct 15th, 2024
There are some parts of our identity that are invisible to the eye, but heavily impact how we show up in the world. Religion isn’t a new topic, but it can sometimes be a sensitive one. -  but this is why our conversations matter. Mark Fowler, CEO of Tanenbaum, is joining us today  with some of the best guidelines on ho...
Sep 30th, 2024
Are you a know-it-all? Is your boss insecure? Do you have a passive aggressive co-worker? If someone at work is difficult, our guest Amy Gallo can help you learn to deal with them. She is the best-selling author of Getting Along, How to Work With Everyone (Even Difficult People) and HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict. ...
Sep 16th, 2024
We hear a lot about what our bodies need, but what do our minds need? Well the doctors are in the house! We are going beyond our conversations with Dr. David Rock, Dr. Alisha Moreland-Capuia and Rajesh Anandan.  We’ll discuss what our brains are doing at work. Don’t worry, we are going to have a few pop culture referen...
Sep 2nd, 2024
Inclusion and neuroscience are inextricably linked. Evolution has made us crave inclusion and the workplace is no exception to that.Dr. David Rock coined the term neuroleadership and founded the Neuroleadership Institute. He's also done years of research on how our brains work and written four books including, Your Bra...
Aug 19th, 2024
We are back with  Dr. Alisha Moreland-Capuia to talk about love, check-ins and workplace mental health best practices. We wanted to bring her back to highlight why mental health conversations need to happen. One of Dr. Alisha’s favorite quotes is by Dr. Maya Angelou, “I’m human, therefore nothing human can be alien to ...
Aug 5th, 2024
Checking in isn’t just for hotels. A simple and meaningful “how are you doing today” can go a long way in the workplace. Imagine how work would feel if we treated one another with the same level of concern, respect and care as we did ourselves and our friends. Dr. Alisha Moreland-Capuia  has made the pledge to be the b...
Jul 16th, 2024
There isn’t only one way to think about DEI. Today’s guest has made it his literal business to encourage more neurodiversity in the workplace. Via Team X, Rajesh Anandan’s mission at Ultranauts is to help other businesses’ decode their workplace chemistry in order to unlock value.  In this episode we discuss what neuro...
Jul 1st, 2024
Leaders need to be led from time to time. Whether it's by a mentor, a coach or their team providing feedback. Having a personal team of advisors is just one bit of advice our leadership arc has covered this season. We go Beyond the Conversations to get insight into why we need more than our own self assessment to impro...
Jun 17th, 2024
Everyone needs a mentor. But being a good mentor and finding a good mentor isn’t easy.Dr. Ruth Gotian is an accomplished author and social scientist. She wrote The Success Factor: Developing the Mindset and Skillset for Peak Business Performance and her second book, The Financial Times Guide to Mentoring was just relea...
Jun 3rd, 2024
How you ever wondered what the secrets are for a winning team? Research shows that diverse teams are often more innovative and better performing than homogenous teams but those studies come with a caveat. Stefanie Johnson is a researcher, speaker, writer and professor at the University of Colorado Boulder. In this epis...
May 20th, 2024
There’s always room for improvement. No matter who you are, your industry, or where you are in your career. Over the past few years the idea of executive coaching has exploded.Coaching experts, Scott Osman and Jacquelyn Lane are the leaders of the 100 Coaches Agency. In the episode, they help us explore what coaching a...
May 6th, 2024
We all have a role to play in creating an inclusive culture. From the most junior person on a team to the most senior person in a company, we can ask questions, make a plan for dealing with non-inclusive behaviors and contribute to DEI initiatives. Sally Helgesen is known as a prolific writer, thinker, and speaker. Her...
Apr 15th, 2024
Today’s guest describes us all as immigrants to the new world of work. With a workforce that spans at least 4 generations, she believes that many of us need to learn a new way of communicating in order to adapt to a hybrid workplace. Erica Dhawan is a speaker, researcher and the author of Digital Body Language: How to ...
Apr 1st, 2024
Who has the power to make a difference? Can anyone be a leader? How do we work together now that the future of work is here?This is Inclusion Begins with Me: Conversations That Matter. I’m your host, Dr. Cindy Pace, Vice President and Global Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer at MetLife.From our communicatio...
Mar 18th, 2024
Imagine a world that celebrates difference, is free from bias, and full of diversity. That’s the world International Women’s Day is trying to build with the themes such as Inspire Inclusion and Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress. All of the guests on our show are helping to push us toward that inspiring world. In thi...
Mar 4th, 2024
March is women’s history month in the U.S and International Women’s Day is coming up.  There is no one better to celebrate with than Irene Natividad. In this episode, Irene busts myths about women at work, gives us a few mini history lessons, and explains why simple economics demands more women in the workforce.You can...
Feb 19th, 2024
What pops into your head when you hear the word negotiation? What if we thought of compassion, empathy, and emotional intelligence? By the end of this episode (or master class if you will) you’ll have a completely new definition of the word negotiation thanks to Hannah Riley Bowles from the Harvard Kennedy School.At Me...
Jan 30th, 2024
What’s preventing you from being inclusive? Is it judgment? Fear? Bias? Do you just not know where to start? That’s okay! Risha Grant’s super power is radical candor so she’s joining today’s show to tell you exactly how to practice self acceptance and have conversations that matter.At Metlife, we are committed to diver...
Jan 15th, 2024
We’re kicking off 2024 with our Inclusion Resolutions! Listeners of the podcast from around the world shared how they’re going to create more inclusive workplaces and have conversations that matter. We’re adding context and advice to these resolutions so that you can set your own. Please share your resolutions with us ...
Dec 18th, 2023
Our past few guests have taught us about creating positive work places. In this episode Dr. Cindy Pace goes Beyond the Conversations and shares her personal steps for making your workplace great.At Metlife, we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and we believe making a difference in the lives of our custom...
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