The Power of Language in DEI with Beth Livingston
b'Beth A. Livingston is a professor, consultant, author, and speaker focused on human resources, gender & diversity, and the management of work & family\\u2014all in the service of the employee experience. She\\u2019s also a colleague of mine at the University of Iowa\\u2019s Tippie College of Business and co-author of the new book Shared Sisterhood. We discussed all of this and more, this week on the On Brand podcast.\\n\\nAbout Beth A. Livingston\\nDr. Beth Livingston is the Ralph L. Sheets Associate Professor of Industrial Relations at the University of Iowa\\u2019s Tippie College of Business. She\\u2019s also an internal advisor with the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest, a NIOSH Center of Excellence, and the faculty director of the Dore-Tippie Women\'s Leadership program.\\nAfter receiving her Ph.D. from the University of Florida, and her MBA from the University of Kentucky, she began her career at Cornell University in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations before moving to the Midwest. She studies and teaches human resource management, gender & diversity, and the management of work and family in the service of employee well-being.\\nHer research has been highlighted in the New York Times, NPR, and the Harvard Business Review, and she has been published in multiple top academic journals. Dr. Livingston has also done executive education, speaking engagements, and consulting for companies and non-profits such as Accenture, John Deere, Yves Saint Laurent Beauty, HNI/Allsteel, and Hollaback! (now Right to Be) and is the co-author of the book Shared Sisterhood, published by Harvard Business Review Press.\\nEpisode Highlights\\n\\u201cEverything you know\\u2014about marketing, managing, leading\\u2014has changed.\\u201d It\\u2019s been a busy two years for Beth Livingston, who studies remote work and DEI issues in the workplace. \\u201cPeople and organizations are ready to learn more about this."\\nThinking and doing. With big issues like gender and race, action both thinking and action are critical in driving change. \\u201cWe talk a lot about doing in the book,\\u201d Beth notes. \\u201cThere are thinking, feeling, and doing questions at the end of each chapter.\\u201d\\nWhat\\u2019s one thing you can do right now on these big issues of gender and race? I thought I\\u2019d asked Beth a hardball question but she knocked it out of the park with not one but two things you can do. \\u201cThe lowest hanging fruit is looking at where you get your news and who you follow on social media. The second thing you can do is look around at work.\\u201d\\nWhat brand has made Beth smile recently?\\xa0After a recent trip to New York, Beth and her daughter shared several smiles over the Playbill brand as they saw four Broadway shows.\\nTo learn more, check out Beth\\u2019s website and connect with her on LinkedIn.\\nAs We Wrap \\u2026\\n\\n\\nListen and subscribe\\xa0at\\xa0Apple Podcasts,\\xa0Spotify,\\xa0Amazon/Audible,\\xa0Google Play,\\xa0Stitcher,\\xa0TuneIn,\\xa0iHeart,\\xa0YouTube, and\\xa0RSS.\\n\\n\\nRate and review the show\\u2014If you like what you\\u2019re hearing, be sure to head over to\\xa0Apple Podcasts\\xa0and click the 5-star button to rate the show. And, if you have a few extra seconds, write a couple of sentences and submit a review to help others find the show.\\n\\n\\nDid you hear something you liked on this episode or another?\\xa0Do you have a question you\\u2019d like our guests to answer? Let me know on Twitter using the hashtag #OnBrandPodcast and you may just hear your thoughts here on the show.\\n\\n\\nOn Brand is a part of the\\xa0Marketing Podcast Network.\\n\\n\\nUntil next week, I\\u2019ll see you on the Internet!\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'