Good Vibes Leadership with Bernadette Smith
Episodes
Sponsors with Dina Proto
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This Week's Good Vibes:Revised Blood Donation Policies for Gay and Bisexual Men in the US: A Step ForwardRoom & Board's Innovative Approach: An Indoor...
Building Trust with Tom Geraghty
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here Are This Week's Good Vibes:Selma Blair and Isaac Mizrahi Debut Accessible Fashion Collection: 'A Real Dream Come True'Job Market Transparency Soa...
Authenticity with Charlene Wheeless
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This Week’s Good Vibes:Walmart Scraps Degree Requirements for Some Corporate JobsLincoln Park Zoo Announces First-Ever Zoo-Based Memory Enrichment P...
Hard Choices with Christian Harris
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This Week’s Good Vibes:TD Bank Offering Doula Reimbursement BenefitVirgin Voyages Brings Fun AccessibilityNew York Adds Lunar New Year as Public Sch...
Who Asks Who with Rhodes Perry
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here Are This Week's Good Vibes:City of Boston Announces Gender Equity Updates to Marriage LicensesBank of America to Raise Minimum Wage to $23 an Hou...
Stay Relevant with Jackie Ferguson
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This Week’s Good Vibes:Some U.S. Airports Strive to Make Flying More Inclusive for Those With DementiaMeet The Entrepreneur With A Plan To Create On...
Evolving Roles with Karen Wilkins-Mickey
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here Are This Week's Good Vibes:Lego Is Launching Its Braille Bricks in English and French for the General PublicNebraska Cornhuskers Volleyball Break...
Least Interesting with Jennifer Brown
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here Are This Week's Good Vibes:The Trans Handy Ma’amInclusive Tours at the Peggy Guggenheim CollectionHiring Refugees Is Good for People, Good for ...
The Paradox with Karen Catlin
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here Are This Week's Good Vibes:1st Stadium Built for Professional Women’s Sports Team Going Up in Kansas City“Illustrate Change,” an Initiative...
Another Perspective with Dr. Paul David Spradley
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here Are This Week's Good Vibes:46 Million Americans Struggle With Substance-Use Disorder and Hypertherm Associates Is Paving the Way for “Recover-F...
Yes, And with Celia Daniels
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here Are This Week's Good Vibes:Desantis Controversial Policies Spark Florida Convention Cancellations as Tourism Shows Signs of SlowingPie Shop on Ch...
Guiding Principles with Sheri Crosby Wheeler
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here Are This Week's Good Vibes:How DEI Led to a New Barbie and Outdoor Apparel for Every BodyThese Companies Are So Serious About Keeping Older Emplo...
Low Key with Allie Temkin
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Good Vibes:Cordillera Chocolates Launches New Sustainability Initiative for Female Cocoa Farmers in ColombiaMajority of Birmingham Logistics Company’...
Affirmative Action with Anthony Papini
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here Are This Week's Good Vibes:Duke University Offering Free Tuition For North And South Carolina Families Earning Below $150,000Estonia Becomes Firs...
Rest with Theresa Fletcher-Brown
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here Are This Week's Good Vibes:UMB Honors Service Dogs with ‘Dogtorate’ DegreesIllinois Becomes the First State in the U.S. To Ban Book BansChara...
Guy with Erma Ishara
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This Week's Good Vibes:Walmart’s Live Better U Program Turns 5, Expands to CanadaAnnual Grace Hopper Celebration Conference to Leave Orlando Due to ...
Pride & Joy with Nancy Harris
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This Week’s Good Vibes:The National Park Service (NPS) is working to incorporate more Black history into its storytelling about America. This includ...
Praise with Jessica Bantom
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This Week's Good Vibes:Apple Created Its New Voice Feature For—and With—People With ALSAutodesk Renames Its “Diversity and Inclusion” Team to ...
Ageist with Dr. Therese (Waltz) Canares
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This Week's Good Vibes:‘Sesame Street’ Introduces TJ, the Show’s First Filipino American MuppetFDA Paves Way for More Gay and Bisexual Men to Do...
Connection First With Dr. Jen O’Ryan
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This Week's Good Vibes:To Celebrate Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, Mattel Is Introducing a Doll Based on Hollywood Pioneer Anna May WongBen & ...
Visibility with Dr. Joel A. Davis Brown
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This Week's Good Vibes:The Owners of Butter & Gave Their Employees Stock OptionsBarbie Doll With Down’s Syndrome Launched by MattelLinkedin’s New ...
Micro Inclusion with John Estrada
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This Week's Good Vibes:A Navy Ship Named for a Confederate Victory Now Honors a Black Union HeroAlaska Airlines’ First Class Gets Upgrade With Black...
Not Yet with Jesse Gutierrez
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week I was in a series of meetings with a client, leading them through our Inclusive 360 assessment process. Our assessment is extremely granular...
Checking The Box with Dr. Steve Yacovelli
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This Week's Good Vibes:Transgender Woman Inducted Into The National Women's Hall of FameMarch Madness Finals Ratings Set A Record High For WomenHistor...
DEI Stand Up with David Morse
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Good Vibes, in honor of yesterday's Transgender Day of Visibility, I’d like to introduce you to some amazing transgender business own...
Your Lane with Lisa Koenecke
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here are the good vibes I found this week:Maryland Just Made It Easier for Its Residents to Access Gender-Affirming CareWetzel’s Pretzels Is Giving ...
The Irish with Maui Jones
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here are the good vibes I found this week:Critical Care Physician Creates Curly Hair Kits for PatientsAllstate Is Listening to EmployeesWalmart Has De...
The Blind Guy with John Samuel
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here are the good vibes I found this week:New Lego Sets Feature Characters With A Range Of DisabilitiesMinnesota Governor Signs Order Protecting Acces...
And Other S#*T with Veronica S. Smith
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here are the good vibes I found this week:Rei Co-op Asks Suppliers to up their Inclusivity GameMajor Companies Are Using AI to Avoid Bias and Cliches ...
Square Holes with Rhonda Payne
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here are the good vibes I found this week:The South Korean high court ruled that same-sex couples in the country are entitled to the same national hea...
5 Things In 15 Minutes / Trust
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week I attended the 2023 Edelman Trust Barometer Executive Insights event. The Trust Barometer is an annual global trust and credibility study th...
5 Things In 15 Minutes / Always Intersectional
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week I spoke with a few clients to discuss the workshop series for 2023. What impressed me most was the care to ensure a variety of diverse ident...
5 Things In 15 Minutes / Always Assuming
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I originally started this newsletter with a story about a mistaken assumption I made but my editor told me, “It comes across to me like you are down...
5 Things In 15 Minutes / The Tech
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this week I was at the law firm Jenner & Block for an event. As I was attaching my lavalier mic, the tech said, referring to me, “she’s a ...
5 Things in 15 Minutes / Always Empathy
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week I delivered a keynote and I had a question from a manager who was struggling with an employee who was disrupting the team with negativity an...
5 Things in 15 Minutes / 5 Ways
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy new year! I hope this year is a wonderful one for you, personally and professionally. As always, I’m optimistic that we’re all on the right ...
5 Things in 15 Minutes / The Year in Good Vibes
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week I received a message from a former client: "Yippee for our marriages being codified into law!"Some of you may know that I spent years as a w...
5 Things in 15 Minutes / Not DEI
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I had a conversation this week with a very kind senior DEI leader who wanted to help me help the company. They gave me some words to say that they tho...
5 Things in 15 Minutes / Going First
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Recently, I’ve been thinking about the topic of vulnerability. We’ve been told that vulnerability in teams and in groups can unlock greatness. Tha...
5 Things in 15 Minutes / Remembrance
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today our Senior Consultant Patti Flynn is joining me as a guest writer. This week was (and still is through today) Trans Awareness Week. This week c...
5 Things in 15 Minutes / 360
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A new study from Boston College and the Society of Human Resources Management tells us that 65% of organizations believe DEI is important, yet 63% giv...
5 Things in 15 Minutes / The DEI PSA
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When I’m prepping for a keynote, I love to spend time talking to the client about their DEI goals and current state. Between all these conversations...
5 Things in 15 Minutes / Justice Sotomayor
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week my partner and I went to seeU.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor talk in Chicago. She answered most of her questions while walking thr...
5 Things in 15 Minutes / Comparisonitis
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I spent three days (and joyful evenings) with other thought leaders, each working to bring our new keynotes to life with the brilliant team...
5 Things in 15 Minutes / National Hispanic Heritage Month
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are in National Hispanic Heritage Month and I’d like to recommend some Latine folks for you to follow and/or hire all year long. Ingrid Harb is m...
5 Things in 15 Minutes / Recovery
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There was a recurring theme this week in my conversations with clients: how to recover after you’ve been called out or accidentally offended someone...
5 Things in 15 Minutes / No Matter Why
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re a long-time reader of 5 Things, you may have noticed that it doesn’t matter to me why an organization decides to “do the right thing”...
5 Things in 15 Minutes / The Sales Team
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week I met with a client to prepare for an upcoming keynote. We were discussing some of the company’s DEI challenges, and I heard the familiar ...
5 Things in 15 Minutes / High Potentials
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week I facilitated a conversation with a client about my book Inclusive 360. In the conversation, I was struck by how often my conversations arou...
5 Things in 15 Minutes / Everybody In
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week the U.S. Congress passed a significant and transformative climate bill that President Biden is expected to sign. Among many other things, th...
5 Things in 15 Minutes / Trade-Offs
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week I was reminded that every story is nuanced – sometimes, I miss the [whole/complete] picture when researching the stories. In the last 5 Th...
5 Things in 15 Minutes / Humility
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week I had some important conversations with my team about the future of our little company, where we’re going, and what we have to do to get t...
5 Things in 15 Minutes / Mic Drop
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week my partner said something incredibly wise to me when we were talking about the kids’ rules. She said, “what I’ve come to realize is th...
5 Things in 15 Minutes / Obsessed
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we launched a really cool DEI web app (and the feedback has been 🔥). Creating the Inclusive 360 Assessment and Roadmap has been my obsess...
5 Things in 15 Minutes / Unplugged
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week I spent time in California whitewater rafting and hiking with an old friend. There was no cell service while we were on the overnight raftin...
5 Things in 15 Minutes / Triggered
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I spent two days this week on a retreat with my mastermind group. We’re a bunch of varied founders who come together to learn and support each other...
5 Things in 15 Minutes / Still Learning
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week I had a bunch of planning meetings in anticipation of upcoming keynotes. About 80% of the time, the client advises: “As a heads up, our e...
5 Things in 15 Minutes / Pride Paradox
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Pride! I’m going to be honest here…to me, life as a gay person in America right now feels like whiplash. On one hand, we’re seeing rainbow...
5 Things In 15 Minutes Trailer
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I discovered that there were a lot of really inspirational actions being taken to create a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive world, but typical...