Workplace Weekly E4: Neutrality, Race & Media in Workplace Investigations feat. Christina Ro-Connolly (Part Two)

Right the Ship is a podcast titled after the 2019 congressional hearings “Righting The Ship”, which focuses on the case of Commander Kimberly Young-McLear, a whistleblower in the United States Coast Guard and her pursuit of justice and acknowledgment not only for her own case, but for federal whistleblowers in the United States. This update episode covers Cdr Young-McLears appearence and commentary on Anderson Cooper 360, and fresh reporting from CNN regarding a second report discovered to have been concealed by the United States Coast Guard.Wanna help right the ship? Write to congress or the senate! 1. Download our template by clicking here or visit our website www.handandheart.eu/righttheship.2. find your representatives, and send your email:+ Contact information for congress + contact information for senateBE SURE TO FOLLOW UP!Support Lt Cdr Kimberly Young-McLear and whistleblowers everywhere, by supporting the Right the Ship Campaign: https://www.whistleblowers.org/righttheship/Show Notes & SourcesCNN “Culture of Respect” Reporting, 30.11.2023: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/11/30/politics/coast-guard-culture-of-respect-report-misconduct-invs/index.htmlCNN “Operation Fouled Anchor” reporting, 30.06.2023: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/30/politics/coast-guard-academy-secret-sexual-assault-investigation-invs/index.htmlCNN “Senator demands IG inspection” reporting, 13.07.2023: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/13/politics/coast-guard-sex-assault-investigation-senate-hearing-invs/index.htmlRight The Ship is produced by Kate Bailey and the team at Hand & Heart Media. Any questions, comments or feedback can be directed to [email protected]. Original music by Amandah Wilkinson and Kyle StartUp.

 ❗❗WANT A SPONSORED TICKET TO THE UNITED AGAINST WORKPLACE BULLYING CONFERENCE 2023?❗❗First three listeners to reach out to us via [email protected] with the event name in the subject line will receive a full conference ticket… on Hand & Heart! 👀We are thrilled to have Nicki Eyre, FRSA back on the podcast with some incredible news about her Stop Hurt at Work legislation campaign. Make no mistake, workers in the United Kingdom will see a dramatic increase in their rights and the flow-on changes this will make to citizens lives, is unprecedented and a direct result of Nicki and those she has mobilised and collaborated with to achieve this. Nicki also runs us through the programming for the United Against Workplace Bullying Conference 2023, which, Kate has coined as the “Coachella of Workplace Bullying Conferences”. Day One features speakers covering legislation and regulation: Matthew Taylor (NHS Confederation), Georgina Halford-Hall (Whistleblowers UK), Jen SMith (CIISA), Belle Ikpasaja (Org. Culture Specliaist), Katie Verity Wilson (Call It!), Amanda Parker (Arts & Cultural Specialist), Rachael Maskell (UK MP), Liam Ryan (7BR), Jessica Rowson (Oakwood Solicitors), Shazia Shah (Irwin Mitchell LLP), Naomi Glover (Neuro-Informed), Lucinda Soon (Lawcare Trustee), Alicia Collinson (Thrive Law) and Jemma Tagg (LPMA).Day Two focuses in on Workplace Solutions featuring: Stephen Adams (Inspirational Coaching Limited), Roger Kline OBE, (Middlesex University Business School), Andrea Edmondson (Neuro Smart learning), Dr Adam Harrison (International Leadership Coach), Laura Crawshaw (The Boss Whispering Institute), Dr Frances McGregor Huddersfield University, Naomi Glover (Neuro-Informed), Soraya Shaw (BrainShaw Consultancy), Pat Ferris PhD (Pat Ferris Consultancy), Jennifer Fraser (The Bullied Brain).Buy a ticket to UNITED AGAINST WORKPLACE BULLYING CONFERENCE 2023: https://www.conductchange.co.uk/uawb-conference-2023Read more and support the Conduct Change “Stop Hurt at Work” Legislation: https://www.conductchange.co.uk/stophurtatwork-legislationRead more about the Bullying and Respect at Work Bill, introduced by Rachael Maskell on July 11, 2023: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2023-07-11/debates/7435C28E-7F68-4747-BD9C-EDCA0824B2AD/BullyingAndRespectAtWorkAbout Nicki Eyre, FRSANicki is the Founder and Managing Director of Conduct Change, a consultancy that aims to prevent and resolve workplace bullying. She has a varied career spanning the public, private, and charity sectors, and is a coach, consultant, and trainer with a specialism in workplace bullying. She also leads the Stop Hurt at Work campaign focused on advocacy and awareness-raising about workplace bullying. Nicki has spoken at events both in the UK and nationally and is a Member of the International Association on Workplace Bullying & Harassment and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.Production CreditsWorkplace Worldwide is produced by Kate Bailey and the team Hand & Heart Media. For any enquiries related to this broadcast, please email: [email protected] and don’t forget to follow us on the ‘gram @handandheart.eu.Original music is composed and performed by AMUNDA, and produced by AMUNDA with Kyle Startup (Instagram). You can follow AMUNDA and Kyle Start on Instagram or listen to their music on Spotify, Apple or Soundcloud. If you love AMUNDA’s music, please consider buying it directly from BandCamp. Support indie, always.Our artwork was created by Nix Renton, a fantastic photographer and graphic designer, and you can find them online if you’re in need of either service.→ Links📺 H&H Media Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@handandheart🎧 H&H Media Spotify: https://t.ly/L2fd🍎 H&H Media Apple: https://t.ly/0YxD☁️ Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/Pgqwx⛓️ RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/R08CS80W🌐 Transcripts & H&H Media Website: https://t.ly/Mwjw

On the last episode of Workplace Weekly, we introduced the story of Kimberly Nguyen. Kimberly's tweet about discovering her job being advertised with a higher salary range than her current pay sparked a conversation on pay transparency, and a little media shitstorm. She didn't expect the tweet to go viral, but it did, so here we are - and this is part two of our conversation. Kimberly’s story and capacity to articulate the core systemic issues of the matter speak directly to the frustration many contractors/employees face when it comes the lack of fair compensation and the runaround that often comes with having such matters addresses. Kimberly and Kate discuss the cultural impact of this in the workplace, but also, the status quo of employment across the board. Brief digressions include the WGA and SAG-AFTA strikes, and how we can make the word “union” not sound so dirty to companies. Kimberly's advocacy for herself and others was a lightening rod for an issue that ferments under the surface of society every day.More about KimberlyKIMBERLY NGUYỄN, a Vietnamese-American poet and author of "ghosts in the stalks" and "Here I Am Burn Me," resides in New York City, originally hailing from Omaha, Nebraska. A graduate of Vassar College, she holds degrees in English and Russian Studies, with a study abroad experience at the University of Exeter in the UK. Kimberly has fast accrued accolades including the Beatrice Daw Brown Prize, two Best of the Net nominations, finalist positions for Kundiman's 2021 Mentorship Lab and the Asian American Writer's Workshop 2022 Margins Fellowship. Kimberly served as a 2021 Emerging Voices Fellow at PEN America and currently holds the position of 2022-2023 Poetry Coalition Fellow. Kimberly’s work is available to purchase via her website, and you can follow Kimberly on Instagram and Twitter to keep up with the Poet Laureate of Pay Transparency.Production CreditsWorkplace Worldwide is produced by Kate Bailey and the team Hand & Heart Media. For any enquiries related to this broadcast, please email: [email protected] and don’t forget to follow us on the ‘gram @handandheart.eu.Original music is composed and performed by AMUNDA, and produced by AMUNDA with Kyle Startup (Instagram). You can follow AMUNDA and Kyle Start on Instagram or listen to their music on Spotify, Apple or Soundcloud. If you love AMUNDA’s music, please consider buying it directly from BandCamp. Support indie, always.Our artwork was created by Nix Renton, a fantastic photographer and graphic designer, and you can find them online if you’re in need of either service.→ Links📺 H&H Media Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@handandheart🎧 H&H Media Spotify: https://t.ly/L2fd🍎 H&H Media Apple: https://t.ly/0YxD☁️ Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/Pgqwx⛓️ RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/R08CS80W🌐 Transcripts & H&H Media Website: https://t.ly/Mwjw

More about KimberlyKIMBERLY NGUYỄN, a Vietnamese-American poet and author of "ghosts in the stalks" and "Here I Am Burn Me," resides in New York City, originally hailing from Omaha, Nebraska. A graduate of Vassar College, she holds degrees in English and Russian Studies, with a study abroad experience at the University of Exeter in the UK. Kimberly has fast accrued accolades including the Beatrice Daw Brown Prize, two Best of the Net nominations, finalist positions for Kundiman's 2021 Mentorship Lab and the Asian American Writer's Workshop 2022 Margins Fellowship. Kimberly served as a 2021 Emerging Voices Fellow at PEN America and currently holds the position of 2022-2023 Poetry Coalition Fellow. Kimberly’s work is available to purchase via her website, and you can follow Kimberly on Instagram and Twitter to keep up with the Poet Laureate of Pay Transparency.Production CreditsWorkplace Worldwide is produced by Kate Bailey and the team Hand & Heart Media. For any enquiries related to this broadcast, please email: [email protected] and don’t forget to follow us on the ‘gram @handandheart.eu.Original music is composed and performed by AMUNDA, and produced by AMUNDA with Kyle Startup (Instagram). You can follow AMUNDA and Kyle Start on Instagram or listen to their music on Spotify, Apple or Soundcloud. If you love AMUNDA’s music, please consider buying it directly from BandCamp. Support indie, always.Our artwork was created by Nix Renton, a fantastic photographer and graphic designer, and you can find them online if you’re in need of either service.→ Links📺 H&H Media Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@handandheart🎧 H&H Media Spotify: https://t.ly/L2fd🍎 H&H Media Apple: https://t.ly/0YxD☁️ Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/Pgqwx⛓️ RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/R08CS80W🌐 Transcripts & H&H Media Website: https://t.ly/Mwjw

Learn More About Wilma:Wilma De Soto is a retired ESL teacher from the School District of Philadelphia. Wilma has been on the Board of Directors of The Badass Teachers Association (BATs) since 2017 and a member of BATs Quality of Work Life Team - read more about BATs and their mission. Wilma holds degrees from Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music and La Salle University. She co-authored two national research surveys in conjunction with BATs and the AFT on Workplace Conditions for Teachers and Teacher Job Stress. In 2015, she presented survey data to the Secretary of the Department of Education in Washington, D.C. and has presented at several conferences on Quality of Work Life for Teachers. Wilma also currently serves as the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) on the board for the National Workplace Bullying Coalition (NWBC), an organisation dedicated to eliminating bullying from the American workplace through education, conversation, and legislation. Read more about NWBC, and be sure to follow them on Instagram and Twitter, to support their important work.Production CreditsWorkplace Worldwide is produced by Kate Bailey and the team Hand & Heart Media. For any enquiries related to this broadcast, please email: [email protected] and don’t forget to follow us on the ‘gram @handandheart.eu.Original music is composed and performed by AMUNDA, and produced by AMUNDA with Kyle Startup (Instagram). You can follow AMUNDA and Kyle Start on Instagram or listen to their music on Spotify, Apple or Soundcloud. If you love AMUNDA’s music, please consider buying it directly from BandCamp. Support indie, always.Our artwork was created by Nix Renton, a fantastic photographer and graphic designer, and you can find them online if you’re in need of either service.→ Links📺 H&H Media Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@handandheart🎧 H&H Media Spotify: https://t.ly/L2fd🍎 H&H Media Apple: https://t.ly/0YxD☁️ Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/Pgqwx⛓️ RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/R08CS80W🌐 Transcripts & H&H Media Website: https://t.ly/Mwjw

We’re back, legends! Workplace Worldwide is our refreshed format of Workplace Weekly — bringing you deep dives, news and interviews from workplaces and workers rights efforts, globally. On this episode we bring you Part One of our interview with Wilma De Soto, who discusses her perspectives and experiences on diversity, equity and inclusion as an advocate and activist, and the impacts of systemic failings of DE&I initiatives over decades — particularly on Black people in the United States. The conversation is robust and direct, and something we think any person interested in race, discrimination and our working lives, should hear.Learn More About Wilma:Wilma De Soto is a retired ESL teacher from the School District of Philadelphia. Wilma has been on the Board of Directors of The Badass Teachers Association (BATs) since 2017 and a member of BATs Quality of Work Life Team - read more about BATs and their mission. Wilma holds degrees from Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music and La Salle University. She co-authored two national research surveys in conjunction with BATs and the AFT on Workplace Conditions for Teachers and Teacher Job Stress. In 2015, she presented survey data to the Secretary of the Department of Education in Washington, D.C. and has presented at several conferences on Quality of Work Life for Teachers. Wilma also currently serves as the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) on the board for the National Workplace Bullying Coalition (NWBC), an organisation dedicated to eliminating bullying from the American workplace through education, conversation, and legislation. Read more about NWBC, and be sure to follow them on Instagram and Twitter, to support their important work.Production CreditsWorkplace Worldwide is produced by Kate Bailey and the team Hand & Heart Media. For any enquiries related to this broadcast, please email: [email protected] and don’t forget to follow us on the ‘gram @handandheart.eu.Original music is composed and performed by AMUNDA, and produced by AMUNDA with Kyle Startup (Instagram). You can follow AMUNDA and Kyle Start on Instagram or listen to their music on Spotify, Apple or Soundcloud. If you love AMUNDA’s music, please consider buying it directly from BandCamp. Support indie, always.Our artwork was created by Nix Renton, a fantastic photographer and graphic designer, and you can find them online if you’re in need of either service.→ Links📺 H&H Media Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@handandheart🎧 H&H Media Spotify: https://t.ly/L2fd🍎 H&H Media Apple: https://t.ly/0YxD☁️ Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/Pgqwx⛓️ RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/R08CS80W🌐 Transcripts & H&H Media Website: https://t.ly/Mwjw

Support Lt Cdr Kimberly Young-McLear and whistleblowers everywhere, by supporting the Right the Ship Campaign: https://www.whistleblowers.org/righttheship/Right the Ship is a podcast titled after a campaign of the same name, which focuses on the case of Lieutenant Commander Kimberly Young-McLear, a whistleblower in the United States Coast Guard and her pursuit of justice and acknowledgment not only for her own case, but for federal whistleblowers in the United States. Support the Right The Ship campaign, now: https://www.whistleblowers.org/righttheship/

Workplace Weekly is back in session! Kicking off, reflect briefly on a recent controversy in Denmark's labor landscape. We discuss the accusations against a prominent union boss who is facing allegations of inappropriate conduct and the potential (lack of) ramifications for the union and the broader labor movement in Denmark, exploring the challenges of maintaining integrity and trust within organisational leadership. Fanny and Kate dive into the NLRB's recent decision that upholds employees' rights to discuss their former employers regardless of receiving severance. We got our H&H Legal Eagle to Mansplain the decision too, in case you want to know more. We explore the potential impact of this decision on the future of employee rights and workplace transparency. Next on the agenda, the hosts turn their attention to a highly anticipated moment: Howard Schultz facing Congress to answer questions about Starbucks and its alleged union-busting tactics. We play yet another round of "Who Wants To Be...," pitting companies against an AI to determine who can demonstrate allyship most effectively.Production CreditsWorkplace Weekly was produced by Kate Bailey (H&H Instagram / H&H Twitter) and Fanny Wandel (Twitter) for Hand & Heart Media, the publishing arm of Hand & Heart GmbH. You can follow Hand & Heart on Instagram via @handandheart.eu or Twitter via @h_and_hmediaFor any enquiries related to this broadcast, please email: [email protected]. Our music was composed and performed by AMUNDA, and produced by AMUNDA with Kyle Startup (Instagram). AMUNDA also edits our videos for this podcast. You can follow AMUNDA on Instagram or listen to their music on Spotify, Apple or Soundcloud. If you love AMUNDA’s music, please consider buying it directly from BandCamp. Support indie, always.Our artwork was created by Nix Renton, a fantastic photographer and graphic designer, and you can find them online if you’re in need of either service.You can always find Workplace Weekly on Apple, Spotify, Youtube, Soundcloud and basically wherever you get your podcasts. For those wanting an RSS feed, you can find that here.

Welcome to another episode of "Workplace Weekly" with your hosts, Fanny and Kate. It’s your usual rollercoaster of overconfident commentary about workplace issues, and a shitpost of a good time. We're excited to announce our upcoming podcast, "Right the Ship," where we'll be diving into the story of a federal whistleblower. We're also introducing a new game show segment called "Who Wants to Be A Forgiven," where we'll be guessing which apology statement was made by a real CEO and which was generated by AI. It's sure to be a hit!We get down and dirty with parasocial relationships and the pressure they put on public figures. We're looking at you, Pedro Pascal. But it's not just celebrities who face this issue - it's a problem in the workplace too. Objectification and harassment are serious issues that need to be addressed. Finally, our Workplace Savage discusses imposter syndrome and how it's connected to political and power dynamics in the workplace.******************************************************************************************************************************************************************Production CreditsWorkplace Weekly****************************************************************************************************************************************************************** was produced by Kate Bailey (H&H Instagram / H&H Twitter) and Fanny Wandel (Twitter) for Hand & Heart Media, the publishing arm of Hand & Heart GmbH. You can follow Hand & Heart on Instagram via @handandheart.eu or Twitter via @h_and_hmediaFor any enquiries related to this broadcast, please email: [email protected]. Our music was composed and performed by AMUNDA, and produced by AMUNDA with Kyle Startup (Instagram). AMUNDA also edits our videos for this podcast. You can follow AMUNDA on Instagram or listen to their music on Spotify, Apple or Soundcloud. If you love AMUNDA’s music, please consider buying it directly from BandCamp. Support indie, always.Our artwork was created by Nix Renton, a fantastic photographer and graphic designer, and you can find them online if you’re in need of either service.You can always find Workplace Weekly on Apple, Spotify, Youtube, Soundcloud and basically wherever you get your podcasts. For those wanting an RSS feed, you can find that here.

DescriptionFor Episode Four of Workplace Weekly, Kate Bailey and Fanny Wandel, bring you Part Two of our interview with Christina Ro-Connolly (whom, we shamelessly stan). Tina addresses some of the disadvantages of allegations regarding workplaves being made publicly and put thrust under a media spotlight. We discuss being committed to the neutral rule, and how Tina & OIG Law incorporates that into practice while also seeking to build healthier relationships with clients and helping them to move forward past the conflict. We asked about materials Tina & OIG have developed around the role race can play in investigations, really shining an exemplary light on OIG efforts to put DE&I into all element of practice for workplace investigators and attorneys. Tina addresses the “window dressing” element clients can sometimes want, and how to navigate this, while still putting values first.Christina (Tina) Ro-Connelly is a Partner with Oppenheimer Investigations Group LLP (follow OIG on Instagram!). She has over a decade of labor and employment law experience.CreditsWorkplace Weekly was produced by Kate Bailey (H&H Instagram / H&H Twitter) and Fanny Wandel (Twitter) for Hand & Heart Media, the publishing arm of Hand & Heart GmbH. You can follow Hand & Heart on Instagram via @handandheart.eu or Twitter via @h_and_hmediaFor any enquiries related to this broadcast, please email: [email protected]. Our music was composed and performed by AMUNDA, and produced by AMUNDA with Kyle Startup (Instagram). You can follow AMUNDA on Instagram or listen to their music on Spotify, Apple or Soundcloud. If you love AMUNDA’s music, please consider buying it directly from BandCamp. Support indie, always.Our artwork was created by Nix Renton, a fantastic photographer and graphic designer, and you can find them online if you’re in need of either service.You can always find Workplace Weekly on Apple, Spotify, Youtube, Soundcloud and basically wherever you get your podcasts. For those wanting an RSS feed, you can find that here.