Description:

In this episode, we have a guest that is truly a definition of mesmerizing, Trudy Bourgeois. Trudy is CEO and founder of The Center for Workforce Excellence. She’s an impactful and highly respected thought leader, author, and expert on helping organizations build diverse cultures and equality in the workplace.

Tim and Trudy talk about equality and inclusion as a true business imperative with accountability, and not just lip service. Trudy shed light on issues that companies need to face and make intentional efforts, especially on investing in defining inclusive leadership behaviors. She also shares the three things that will make or break organizations and what we can do to achieve the change we aim for.

So, come and join Tim and Trudy in this difficult conversation that brings healing and true transformation to your organization and to people’s lives.

Quotes:

“Your culture is born out of what you say you value.” – Trudy Bourgeois

“It’s about all of us winning together, and not leaving anybody to the side.” – Trudy Bourgeois

“It’s going to be generations and generations that are going to pay the price for the good or the bad, that we leave them behind.” – Trudy Bourgeois

Mentions:

https://www.facebook.com/TimShurr

https://mesmerizingleadership.com/

https://powermindsetprogram.com

https://workforceexcellence.com/

Trudy on LinkedIn

Trudy on Twitter

Show Notes:

[00:43] Greetings and introduction of Trudy Bourgeois

[01:28] Equality in the workplace as a true business imperative, and not just lip service

[03:50] Measuring cultural transformation and not steering away from analytics

[05:32] The link between the consumer inside (employees) and the consumer outside (customers)

[07:29] We are right at the beginning of inventing a new way to work

[12:20] The resistance that comes from fear and from passed down learned behavior

[17:31] Silence speaks out

[20:19] Investing in defining inclusive leadership behaviors

[22:08] 3 things that will make or break organizations

[26:24] It’s because of these stereotypes and the stories that people make up

[32:57] People are now more conscious of how you are getting your profits

[34:27] Let’s keep having these difficult conversations that cause healing and change

[37:20] We need for leaders to get intentional and personal to make changes for inclusivity

[41:41] The pain that brings healing

Make Your Day Mesmerizing!