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ARTICLE WORTH READING! On Pink News, “How Mentoring Can Help LGBTQ People In The Workplace.” Navigating a career and climbing the professional ladder is a daunting experience, even more so for the LGBTQ+ community. From deciding when the timing is right to come out at work to encountering imposter syndrome more frequently, the LGBTQ+ experience at work can benefit from extra support. This is where mentoring comes in. Having a mentor can help anyone, no matter where they are in their career journey, to gain insights and perspectives that can’t be taught on the job or even in university. https://lnkd.in/e2jUsBcB . #lgbtqa #diversity #inclusion #thegayleadershipdude #leadership

ARTICLE WORTH READING! On Pink News, “How Mentoring Can Help LGBTQ People In The Workplace.” Navigating a career and climbing the professional ladder is a daunting experience, even more so for the LGBTQ+ community. From deciding when the timing is right to come out at work to encountering imposter syndrome more frequently, the LGBTQ+ experience at work can benefit from extra support. This is where mentoring comes in. Having a mentor can help anyone, no matter where they are in their career journey, to gain insights and perspectives that can’t be taught on the job or even in university. https://lnkd.in/ejGXt79r . #lgbtqa #diversity #inclusion #thegayleadershipdude #leadership

ARTICLE WORTH READING! On Harvard University Department of Continuing Education, “LGBTQ+ Leadership: How to Honor Your Identity in the Workplace” This article sheds light on a 2021 McKinsey study that shows LGBTQ+ employees often lack role models who share their identity. It provides valuable insights into why LGBTQ+ Leadership Matters and how LGBTQ+ Leadership Benefits Everyone. It highlights the importance of taking the initiative as a leader to foster a more welcoming space for both yourself and your colleagues that can ultimately lead to positive results. It’s part of a lot of great (but sometimes disappointing) research on LGBTQ+ experiences in the workplace that I’m happy to share. https://lnkd.in/gpmhzUnB #lgbtqa #diversity #inclusion #thegayleadershipdude #leadership

ARTICLE WORTH READING! On Harvard University Department of Continuing Education, “LGBTQ+ Leadership: How to Honor Your Identity in the Workplace” This article sheds light on a 2021 McKinsey study that shows LGBTQ+ employees often lack role models who share their identity. It provides valuable insights into why LGBTQ+ Leadership Matters and how LGBTQ+ Leadership Benefits Everyone. It highlights the importance of taking the initiative as a leader to foster a more welcoming space for both yourself and your colleagues that can ultimately lead to positive results. It’s part of a lot of great (but sometimes disappointing) research on LGBTQ+ experiences in the workplace that I’m happy to share. https://lnkd.in/gHtkYMmN #lgbtqa #diversity #inclusion #thegayleadershipdude #leadership

In support of LGBTQ+ History Month, I wrote a blog about my journey as an LGBTQ+ Ally Wrexham University Here are some snippets below.... Remember we all have a role to play in making and supporting change. "As an Ally, together we can create a more inclusive and accepting workplace and society for everyone. It’s important that people around me feel safe to be their authentic selves, in a place where they spend a considerable amount of time, work...... Being able to actively contribute to a world where everyone can live free from discrimination, is something I have tried to embrace in both my personal and professional life. It’s a fulfilling and enriching journey to be an Ally, one where I am constantly learning, educating myself to understanding and showing empathy and advocating where I can..... Remember, being an Ally is a continuous journey, it’s not a one-time commitment. It’s a journey of self-discovery. I recognise I make mistakes, but I want to learn from them and evolve. I acknowledge I will not get it right all the time but acknowledging that is such an important part of being an Ally. Embrace being an Ally, it’s enriching!" Wrexham University #lgbtqhistorymonth #lgbtqia🌈 #LGBTplusHM #lgbtplushistory #UnderTheScope #educateOUTprejudice #lgbtplushistorymonth2024 #equality #diversity #inclusion #people #culture #awareness

Aspiring and current teachers, leaders, school psychologists, and other school personnel should consider enrolling in this fantastic course on how to build LGBTQ+ affirming schools!

Fancy joining our #WhoAmI Leadership Programme for LGBTQ+ Change-Makers? 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ We still have a few spaces available! Each bespoke workshop takes a group of participants through a unique process of deeper self-enquiry; exploring identity and authenticity through a sequence of experiential workshops. With greater clarity of 'self', we become more intuitive with our decisions, and more intentional with how we show up to influence and support others as leaders and change-makers. Studies show that this work is most impactful with groups of individuals who have had similar or shared experiences. For this reason we have created three bespoke programmes, dates and teams, each dedicated to specific identity groups within the community: GBTQ, LBTQ and TQ+. Click here to find out more and reserve your space now: https://lnkd.in/eS2juuw You can also find case studies of Leaders who have participated in our ‘Who am I?’ programme before here: https://lnkd.in/eyAGPeZU #QueerLeadership #SelfCare #Reflection

Crowley's business resource group, Stronger Together, has shared this course as a way to support leadership development. So I thought I would share it with my network, too. It's called: “Understanding and Supporting LGBTQ+ Employees” by Rhodes Perry! Check it out: https://lnkd.in/eErdmjSC #lgbtq #allyship.

What sets these folks apart from other fabulous options? Me. Let me clarify! Many speakers end up in a large agency because they connect with other large agencies and share talent. But they don't know the talent beyond what they see in the media or what the one pager says about them to help them book more and more. Unlike many speaker agencies, I personally handpicked and KNOW each speaker WELL. For example, I followed two of our James Beard award winners online LONG before they ever had a book. I was talking with them about booking them LONG before the James Beard Foundation had caught wind of them. I reached out to each of them when they were still fine tuning their crafts/niche. I've known them for years now...not as someone to 'pitch' but as deeply talents humans - who also have something profound to talk about. I care about each of my speakers in this same way - as colleagues, friends, people with rich and complex lives. I have had meals with them. Long conversations about family stuff - the good and the bad. I've driven hours and hours to hang with them because I want to KNOW them beyond the pitch to prospects/clients. I have a deep relationship with the individuals on my roster and I'm really proud of that. This PRIDE month, I'm so grateful to KNOW these three speaker options well. I hope to share them with you and your teams! Read more about Jen, Michael, and Jeffrey here - https://lnkd.in/enajeq52 PS - tell me what makes your work unique - what do you do/how do you approach it that makes you different than others in the same "industry"? #speakers #DEI #DEIB #lgbtq #LGBTQIA #lgbtq+ #keynote #PRIDEMONTH #HumanResources #diversity #equity #inclusion

Thank you @diversitycommmedia for including me in this important conversation about reconsidering executive presence and LGBTQ+ leaders. "The truth is, LGBTQ+ professionals probably won’t see themselves in the old professional development books about “executive presence.” I sure didn’t. But today, things are looking a lot brighter. There are LGBTQ+ leaders blazing trails as role models for the generations now entering the workforce. What I and many others used to expect from the “executive” is changing, and we get to be a part of that change." ➡ What do you think leaders can do to reconsider executive presence to be more inclusive? Check out the rest of the article and comment below: #diversity #executiveleadership #executivepresence #leadershipmindset #success #pride #lgbtq #marginalized Magazine.https://https://lnkd.in/gPmdVwGK