34. Our Leadership Accelerator Program

Join our conversation with Joelle Martinez who is the CEO of the Latino Leadership Institute. With nearly 78% of new workers in this decade being Latino, Latinos are the backbone of our talent pipeline. Hear insights into this important demographic group and ways to ensure that Latino leaders reach their full potential.

The Leadership Accelerator Program is our new action-focused learning series that moves leaders from diversity, equity and inclusion awareness to action and accountability for their organizations. Here, Michael Welp and senior consultant and program co-creator Anakha Coman discuss how it restores and invigorates organizational faith, pride and momentum surrounding DEI efforts.

"If you don't feel safe, you aren't safe." Lorraine Martin, CEO of the National Safety Council, Nicole Piggott, President and Co-Founder of Synclusiv, and Wayne Pignolet, VP of Operations at WMFDP | FDP Global, discuss the interdependence between inclusion and safety and how a safety culture is also an inclusive culture.

A lively, cross-generation conversation with FDP Global | WMFDP consultants about work and life from the boomer, gen x and millennial perspectives. Tune in to Maria Martinez, Mei Reitz, Noah Prince and host Michael Welp as they explore our generational differences and perspectives.

Rianna Moore, a human-and-organization development consultant and coach who's been practicing social change for 35 years, discusses her research, model and book on racial awareness, activism and equity.

A sense of belonging in the workplace is key to employee and organizational success. In this podcast, Julia Taylor Kennedy, Executive Vice President and Lead Researcher at Coqual, and Michael Collins, WMFDP | FDP Global consultant discuss the findings of Coqual's report on The Power of Belonging.

Disability and ableism are elements of DEI that often live in the shadows of other workplace inclusion initiatives. Today’s podcast guests Karen LaVeck, Keith Blocker and Mark Havens provide wisdom from a wide range of experiences in DEI and disability work.

What does it mean to lead with heart in the DEI space? Senior leaders Jillian Moffat and Kerry Hunnius from McCain Foods share how what started as a DEI leadership project turned into a transformative personal journey towards building greater inclusion in both their workplaces and communities.

Mental health is an essential, yet often ignored, part of building inclusive and equitable workplaces. Esteemed HR professionals Susan Schmitt Winchester, Suni Lobo and Jonathan TranPham share compelling insight into these essential intersections.

Nga Vương-Sandoval is a proud Việtnamese refugee, a TEDx Presenter, and the Refugee Congress Delegate in her home state of Colorado. Fiona Swee-Lin Price, based in Australia, is author of Success with Asian Names and the Director of Globalise Consulting. In this episode, Nga and Fiona discuss how the correct pronunciation of names creates a greater sense of belonging and honors personal identities.