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The people we call #OutLEADERs are intuitive, open, and innovative – and their experiences
have helped them learn how to leverage their identities and make an impact in business.
In this series, we’re honored to share stories and insights from some
of the incredible business leaders we’ve engaged in our work around the world.
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This week’s Leadership Lounge episode will include educators discussing their thoughts and concerns about reopening schools, COVID-19's effect on LGBTQ+ students and educators, and how corporations can show support. #LGBTQ #returnonequality #BackToSchool2020 Register here: outleadership.com/event/week-leadership-ep-7/
Join our member firm Equitable for a special event featuring educators & advocacy leaders who will share their thoughts and concerns about reopening schools for the 2020-2021 academic school year.
Use this link to register.
outleadership.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DvQdqgGZQU2pbRIKvVEwUA
"LGBT people are the canary in the coalmine for a company's culture."
Watch Out Leadership Founder & CEO Todd Sears speaking with Salesforce the full video on salesforce.com/resources/videos/make-change-equality/ Salesforce how we can #MakeChange
Join Out Leadership for an exciting kick-off event of our OutNext Global Summit on Tuesday, August 4th at 11:00 AM ET. Out Leadership's OutNEXT curriculum is built for young leaders, looking to better their skillset in the professional world. OutNext continues to be a groundbreaking and first-of-its-kind talent accelerator program. This opening event is titled "Labeled by others. Defined by you. The Power of Intersectional Leadership" and will focus on intersectional leadership within the workplace. #outnext
Speakers include:
- Allyn L. Shaw - President & CTO, Recycle Track Systems and Founding Partner, Deed
- Marysharon E. Owens, MAPP, PMP - Head of Global Creative Studio, Illumina and Founder, MShare Consulting, LLC
John M Basnage - Managing Director, Full Circle Capital and Founding Partner, Deed
Mark Gilmour - Founder, Rising Brightly and Founding Partner, Deed
Register now at: lnkd.in/eYinBER
We're noticing some great Out Leadership members on this list including Microsoft, LinkedIn, EY! What would you say are the best traits in an admired leadership team?
From Microsoft to PepsiCo, employees say these companies have the best leadership teams
Microsoft, Zoom and Google have the best leadership teams, according to employees surveyed by culture and compensation platform Comparably.The case to legalize same-sex marriage in Japan. Check out this Deep Dive podcast episode (from The Japan Times) featuring Alexander Dmitrenko of Freshfields & LLAN - Lawyers for LGBT and Allies Network -- who recently appeared on an Out Leadership broadcast on LGBT Equality in Asia!
www.japantimes.co.jp/podcast/episode-55-case-legalize-sex-marriage-japan/
Episode 55: The case to legalize same-sex marriage in Japan - The Japan Times
Japan is the only country in the G7 not to offer any form of legal recognition to same-sex couples, despite a 2018 survey showing almost 80 percent of 20 to 59 year olds in Japan are in favor of same-sex marriage.#LGBTProgress in Thailand, to legalize same-sex unions. Asia continues to become more LGBTQ-friendly.
“This is an important step for Thailand in creating equality for everyone and guaranteeing rights for same-sex couples to start a family,” Rachada Dhnadirek, a spokesperson for the Thai government told Out Leadership member firm Bloomberg.
Read more: www.forbes.com/sites/alexandrasternlicht/2020/07/08/thailand-to-become-first-southeast-asian-coun...
Thailand To Become First Southeast Asian Country To Legalize Same-Sex Unions
New bill would allow same-sex couples to jointly adopt children and merge finances.Let’s #TalkAboutBias: A Social Experiment by Out Leadership member firm P&G
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL-ZIkM9hz8&feature=youtu.be
Let’s #TalkAboutBias: A Social Experiment by P&G
CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro 6:13 Lynn & Chozy | Islamophobia in Post 9/11 America 23:48 JC & Garnet | Beyond the Binary: Race and Gender 41:08 Renee & Marlee | Blac...Data shows consumers increasingly prefer supporting companies that are LGBTQ-Friendly. See data from 2019 compared to 2020.
What will 2021 look like?
civicscience.com/consumers-increasingly-supportive-of-pride-month-marketing-from-brands/
CivicScience | Consumers Increasingly Supportive of Pride Month Marketing From Brands
According to the latest year-over-year data from CivicScience, general public opinion about Pride Month marketing appears to have shifted. In a June survey of more than 2,500 Americans (ages 13+), 35% of respondents said they are more likely to support brands that sell LGBTQ-friendly merchandise and...Talking About Race at Work -- the LGBTQ+ community joined forces in a big way with the Black Lives Matter movement during Pride Month, and continue to do so afterwards.
Center for Talent Innovation's Lanaya Irvin, an Out Leadership #outnext alumna, on companies speaking out against racism.
If you're not talking about race, it's time you do.
www.wsj.com/articles/three-questions-with-the-center-for-talent-innovations-lanaya-irvin-on-talki...
Three Questions With the Center for Talent Innovation’s Lanaya Irvin on Talking About Race at Work
The president of the Center for Talent Innovation, a research nonprofit that helps develop more diverse and inclusive workplaces, calls on business leaders to “look inward and diagnose some cultural weaknesses.”
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A month ago, a brutal attack in the Italian city of Pescara left a young gay man needing reconstructive facial surgery. Join me on Friday 31st at 12 pm EDT for an @OutLeadership #GlobalPulse on #Italy with @parksdiversity: https://t.co/aYOKkKyudL
“Change your frustration into creation.” - @Honey_Davenport's Mother
Lessons we can learn from Drag Queens; @Honey_Davenport, @thebritafilter & @HeddaLettucenyc weigh-in.
Made possible in part by @MorganLewisLaw, @PayPal & @GoldmanSachs
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5 Key Takeaways from our gender expansive conversation with Out Leadership member firm @ProcterGamble, plus @Mattel, @phluidproject & journalist-model-advocate @DevinNorelle.
Made possible in part by @CovingtonLLP, @HSBC & @PIMCO
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#gender #LGBTQ