Category: Articles
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Podcast Hosts: How to Expand Your Reach [219 words]
After more than 40 podcast appearances, I’ve learned a simple trick for hosts to grow their audiences. (I don’t host yet, but when I do, this will be top of mind!) If you host an interview podcast, put your guest’s name in the episode title. Why? Fans of your guest can easily find the episode…
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Status Quo: How Male Allies Can Effect Change
I happened to be visiting a city recently where I had family and a couple of meetings. Between engagements, I stopped for some lunch and sat outside to enjoy the beautiful weather. While I was sitting on a bench in a surprisingly not-so-clean park, a gust of wind lifted up my napkin. As it danced…
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Welcoming LGBTQ+ Employees: 6 Strategies [364 words]
Why Should Companies Show They Value LGBTQ+ Employees? Employers know that employees need to bring their full selves to work if they are to contribute at the highest levels. At the same time, research tells us that half of LGBTQ employees are still in the closet at work. (Source: Human Rights Campaign). Many companies have created Resource…
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To Be or Not To Be: Out at Work [321 words]
Many LGBTQ+ employees struggle with whether or not to be out at work. Being out is never a one-time event, but an endless process of social calculation and self-disclosure. On the other hand, staying closeted is exhausting and, for many people, feels dishonest. Clearly, there are no easy answers. If you’re wrestling with this decision,…
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Coming Out as Bisexual in the Insurance Industry [792 words]
In February 2018, I committed to out myself to over 50,000 people, almost entirely at once, as part of an education initiative at a Fortune 100 insurance company. In truth, I had made my decision nearly a year prior and was just waiting to be asked! I don’t go out of my way to hide…
