The Insider Outsider Podcast

15. Two White Male Police Leaders Reflect on Their Learning and How to Lead Change in Law Enforcement Today

Mike Reese was Portland Police Chief when he attended his White Men's Caucus with the Portland Mayor and his police commanders. He is now the Sheriff of Multnomah County. Paul Schnell attended his caucus as an officer in St. Paul Police. He has since served as Police Chief for two twin cities suburbs and is currently Commissioner of Corrections for the State of Minnesota.

14. What Majority Men Really Think About D&I

Julia Taylor Kennedy from the Center for Talent and Innovation talks with Michael about the recent research report which reveals new insights for engaging majority men in D&I

13. White, Male Executives Exploring Gender and Race - 20 Years Later

Twenty years ago, three white male leaders from Georgia Power and Southern Company went to a 3.5-day learning intensive to dive into what it means to be male and what it means to be white. Listen to Frank McClosky, Pete Ivey and Ronnie Noble describe their experience of their White Men’s Caucus and other WMFDP learning experiences decades ago and how it impacted their careers as leaders and personal growth as men of the Baby Boomer generation, as told to WMFDP co-founders Bill Proudman a…

12. Being Black in Corporate America

In 2019, the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI) released their landmark study Being Black in Corporate America: An Intersectional Exploration, awakening corporate America to the challenges faced by Black professionals. In this episode, we discuss the report findings with CTI Executive Vice President Julia Taylor Kennedy and WMFDP | FDPGlobal Senior Consultant and diversity and inclusion professional Janese Murray.

11. White Women's Work on Race

Moe Carrick and Anakha Coman are two white women facilitators at WMFDP, as well as authors and owners of their own consulting firms. In this episode, Moe and Anakha discuss what’s unique about white women’s DEI journeys--what it’s been like for them personally and what tends to come up for white women around race as Moe and Anakha work to inspire white women to be allies and advocates for inclusion and justice.

10. Noah Prince’s Journey as a White Male Advocate for Diversity and Equity

Noah Prince is a Gen-X white male living in a biracial family with his wife and step-daughter; he’s also a senior consultant at WMFDP. Noah speaks about his life during the racial justice protests nationally and internationally. He shares why he has not been sleeping these past few days and why he has hope. With over 15 years of experience as a leader in equity, inclusion and leadership development, Noah has worked across a wide variety of industries.

9. Mindfulness: An Asset in Today's World

Michael talks with Anakha Coman about her experience teaching mindfulness to business leaders and the difference it makes in their effectiveness. Anakha speaks to how mindfulness is a core requirement in diversity and inclusion efforts, vital for establishing effective partnerships across difference. Anakha and Michael discuss what it looks like to be fully present with oneself and others in these turbulent times. Learn more about Anakha at http://awakeatworkinstitute.com

8. Reflections on 14 Years of Partnering for Change at Lockheed Martin, with Rainia Washington, VP & CDO

Michael begins the story of WMFDP’s partnership journey with Lockheed Martin and Rainia Washington, Lockheed Martin’s VP and Chief Diversity Officer, expands on the 14-year partnership. Rainia shares both early and more recent history and talks about the unique impact the partnership has had on Lockheed Martin’s culture. Rainia tells of observable shifts in leaders, as well as measuring the positive outcomes.

7. Why We Focus on White Men (in the US)

Accelerating inclusion and diversity efforts forward depends on engaging white men. WMFDP senior consultants Janese Murray and Jim Morris join CEO and co-founder Bill Proudman to discuss why white men are critical to D&I—AND why it seems paradoxically confusing for us to focus on engaging them.

6. Leading Edges of Virtual Learning in Diversity and Inclusive Leadership

Colin Cohen, Chief Revenue Officer at PMG Learning and Mark Williams, WMFDP consultant discuss what the state of the art is in virtual learning and how might it be applied to the topics of diversity and inclusive leadership. Colin helped Mark design some of his digital platform, which is now used by WMFDP as an online follow up to labs and summits called Inclusion Insights. This free ranging conversation shares tips in designing and building virtual learning quickly as well as effectively…