Culture Coach with Nikki Lerner

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A podcast with Culture Coach, Nikki Lerner, helping you engage in a proactive movement towards unity and understanding as it relates to culture and come-from. For your life, your business, your non-profit, and your community.

Nikki Lerner


    • May 12, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
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    Latest episodes from Culture Coach with Nikki Lerner

    What's Wrong With Your Voice

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 13:43


    Want to leverage the sound of your voice to get your most important message out to those you work with?  Shoot me a message at nikkilerner.com/contactme and let's work together. 

    Why I Stopped Facilitating Cultural Listening Sessions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 29:19


    Today on the podcast, I tell you why I don't facilitate listening sessions at companies anymore.  I share with you the biggest problems I see with the way these are carried out and what you can do to not make these mistakes as a leader. Work with me this year as your coach.  Go to nikkilerner.com/contactme and send me an email so that we can begin to talk about your leadership development. 

    We Didn't Let That Stop Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 27:07


    Today on the podcast, I share some insights I have had over the last couple of months with the new change in political leadership in the US.  So many people had reached out to see what I was thinking, I decided to share it on the podcast today. Connect with me at nikkilerner.com and culturecoachinglab.com 

    Workplace Survival Techniques of African American Leaders

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 17:14


    This episode is fresh off of a robust conversation that we held in The Culture Coaching Lab today.  This idea of "survival techniques" came up and I wanted to share it with YOU in case you weren't there.  Shoot me a message at nikkilerner.com/contact - that email goes directly to me. Wanna see my face?  Check out the podcast on YouTube at youtube.com/@NikkiLerner  Get Certified in Multicultural Leadership and Cultural Advising at culturecoachinglab.com.  

    Client Story: Double Down on Diversity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 6:02


    Today, I want to tell you about an encounter I had with one of my clients, recently, and how they rose to the occasion when it comes to their commitment to cultural diversity work in their company.  Wanna see my face?  Check out this video at nikkilerner.com/coaching   Get Certified in Multicultural Leadership and Cultural Advising at culturecoachinglab.com. 

    Performance Tool: Make An Apology

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 3:45


    This is the one part of the process that seems to be missing from keeping people accountable.  An Apology.  It doesn't matter if it happened 3 weeks ago.  You can still say... "I'm sorry".  We are doubling down on the performance tools from these episodes.  Here is a podcast short from How to Navigate Grace and Accountability. Wanna see my face?  Check out this video at nikkilerner.com/coaching   Get Certified in Multicultural Leadership and Cultural Advising at culturecoachinglab.com.  

    Pro Tip: Consider Impact

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 4:08


    We are doubling down on the performance tools from these episodes.  Here is another podcast short from How to Navigate Grace and Accountability going one more layer deep. Wanna see my face?  Check out this video at nikkilerner.com/coaching   Get Certified in Multicultural Leadership and Cultural Advising at culturecoachinglab.com.  

    Pro Tip: Be Specific

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 6:38


    We are doubling down on the performance tools from these episodes.  Here is a podcast short from How to Navigate Grace and Accountability. Wanna see my face?  Check out the video at nikkilerner.com/coaching   Get Certified in Multicultural Leadership and Cultural Advising at culturecoachinglab.com.  

    How To Navigate Grace and Accountability

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 13:50


    When cultural mistakes are made in the workplace, a social community, or even a personal party, it can feel challenging to know how to respond.  Embrace grace and accountability as partners to help you know what to do. Wanna see my face?  Check out this episode on YouTube at youtube.com/@NikkiLerner Get Certified in Multicultural Leadership and Cultural Advising at culturecoachinglab.com.  

    New Season Starts Next Week!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 7:08


    A short blurb about what to expect from the podcast this season.  Connect with me at culturecoachinglab.com 

    Summer Break

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 8:59


    It's summer and it's time for a much needed break.  I share some thoughts with you today on what I am going to do and what you can do to.  Take care of your soul this summer. 

    Defunding Diversity - How To Properly REfund It

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 7:52


    Cutting funding for any type of work, including diversity work, doesn't have to be permanent.  You can bring it back and REfund it.  When you decide to do that, however, you need to plan ahead.  Today, I share some important questions for you to consider once you have decided to properly fund the work. Connect with me at nikkilerner.com  

    Defunding Diversity - How To Do It For Free (if necessary)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 12:36


    I DO NOT recommend playing around with diversity initiatives in your organization without proper funding.   However, I am here to help you and if you find yourself in a situation where you have access to no money, but need to meet your goals, here are some ways to do it. Connect with me at nikkilerner.com  

    Defunding Diversity - What Do We Do Now?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 12:58


    For the next several weeks, I am talking to you about Defunding Diversity.  I have heard from so many of you that you feel stuck now that your "diversity budgets" have shrunk or now don't exist at all.   I am sharing my best leadership ideas around what to do now.Connect with me at nikkilerner.com 

    Identifying Privilege

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 22:44


    We all have a degree of privilege depending on the situations in which we find ourselves.  How do we go about identifying when we are the beneficiary of it? Sign up for the next 90-minute, virtual Masterclass with me, THURSDAY, MAY 9TH.  Reserve your spot here:  https://www.culturecoachinglab.com/pages/practice-sessions  Drop me an email at nikkilerner.com. 

    Necessary Endings

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 19:20


    Today, I share a story about the death of my mother and the importance of necessary  endings.  Connect with me at nikkilerner.com  

    3 Reasons Your Diversity Committee Is Struggling

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 12:15


    So,  you established your Diversity Committee 4 or 5 years ago and now you are wondering why it is struggling.  Check out today's podcast episode as I reveal 3 consistent reasons that I see. Connect with me at nikkilerner.com 

    Why The Rush?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 14:45


    Most leaders move way too slow when it comes to creating organizational change.  However, when are the times where you actually need to slow down?Connect with me at nikkilerner.com 

    Core Reasons Diversity Efforts Fail In Most Organizations

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 10:05


    Check out these foundational reasons why some diversity efforts end up failing.   The thing you need to remember is that all of these things can be turned around with help! Connect with me at nikkilerner.com 

    Finding Your Place Of Impact As A White Leader of Diverse People

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 28:24


    Creative Director, On-Air Radio Personality, and Multicultural Leader - Tracey Tiernan Coiro - joins me on the podcast today!  I ask Tracey what she has done to be so successful as a leader of diverse people for so long!  We specifically talk about how to find your place of impact as a White American who is working to lead well and love people. Connect with me at nikkilerner.com. Don't forget to go find a course you love today at The Culture Coaching Lab.  Go to culturecoachinglab.com for an array of courses to choose from. 

    Go Be Proximate

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 15:54


    Check out nikkilerner.com and culturecoachinglab.com  MAY 1st, 12-1:30pm Come hang out with me for a live masterclass - When Silence Is Not An Option.  You can sign up for it here:  https://www.culturecoachinglab.com/pages/practice-sessionsReady to work with me in 2024?  This could be the year that you make major leaps in your multicultural leadership.  There are many ways to work with me.  Drop me an email at nikkilerner.com/contact  

    Come Hang Out With Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 12:43


    Dive deep with me into what my team and I have created for you at the Culture Coaching Lab.  Share this with a friend! FEBRUARY 1st, 12-1:30pm Come hang out with me for a live masterclass - What Every Organization Needs To Begin Culture Work.  You can sign up for it here:  https://www.culturecoachinglab.com/courses/practice_session_begin_culture_work Ready to work with me in 2024?  This could be the year that you make major leaps in your multicultural leadership.  There are many ways to work with me.  Drop me an email at nikkilerner.com/contact 

    An Insight From The Makeup Chair

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 19:53


    There are things that happen to us everyday that can teach us what we most need to learn if we are open to it.  This week, I tell a story of a leadership insight that came to me while in a makeup chair about to do a television show! FEBRUARY 1st, 12-1:30pm Come hang out with me for a live masterclass - What Every Organization Needs To Begin Culture Work.  You can sign up for it here:  https://www.culturecoachinglab.com/courses/practice_session_begin_culture_work Ready to work with me in 2024?  This could be the year that you make major leaps in your multicultural leadership.  There are many ways to work with me.  Drop me an email at nikkilerner.com/contact 

    Reflect, Redefine, Recommit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2024 16:55


    There are three things that you can do this week that will center you for the culture work ahead in 2024.   Today on the podcast, I share some insights around how you can leverage these three things and why they could be an important lifeline for you this year as a leader. Up-level your work with an online masterclass from The Culture Coaching Lab.  Self-paced, courses from me at culturecoachinglab.com Connect with me, directly, at nikkilerner.com. 

    Closer or Further Away - Networks

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 20:27


    Today I challenge the belief that there are "no good people" around to hire or learn from.  Maybe...it's your networks that are the problem.Go to culturecoachinglab.com today and choose an online masterclass to build your multicultural leadership skills. Connect with me at nikkilerner.com 

    Closer or Further Away - Available Positions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 25:12


    Today I talk to you about "available positions".  We are going to stay away from the "H-word"... hiring.  Find your favorite online masterclass course of mine at The Culture Coaching Lab.  culturecoachinglab.com And send me an email to let me know you are listening at nikkilerner.com.  If you email me on that contact page, it goes right to me! 

    Closer or Further Away - Structures

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 28:43


    Today, I want to help you think about your structures.  Are the decisions you are making moving you closer or further away from your goals? Connect with me at nikkilerner.com Engage with one of my online courses at theculturecoachinglab.com 

    Tell Better Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 14:47


    Go to culturecoachinglab.com now and grab your favorite online masterclass! Connect with me at nikkilerner.com 

    3 Practices of Multicultural Leaders

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 21:18


    How might saying hello start you on the journey of healthy cultural diversity?  Check out today's podcast. Today, go to The Culture Coaching Lab and purchase one of my most requested courses.  Check out 10 Challenges of a Multicultural Leader today.  https://www.culturecoachinglab.com/ Connect with me at nikkilerner.com 

    Clarity and Frustration

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 17:26


    Are you feeling frustrated in seeing your cultural work come to fruition?  Check out today's episode about why you  could be feeling that way. Today, go to The Culture Coaching Lab and purchase one of my most requested courses.  Check out 10 Challenges of a Multicultural Leader today.  https://www.culturecoachinglab.com/ Connect with me at nikkilerner.com 

    The Culture Coaching Lab

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 22:20


    We have launched a new program for YOU!  The Culture Coaching Lab!  Self-paced, online masterclasses for you to develop your skill of Multicultural Leadership.  GO there today.  www.culturecoachinglab.com and purchase your first course!  Let's GO! Connect with me at nikkilerner.com 

    Provocative or Persuasive?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 15:49


    Which one is better?  Today I reflect on a conversation that I had with a colleague of mine. Connect with me at nikkilerner.com 

    Metrics, Metrics, Metrics

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2023 15:57


    How do we set metrics and are we setting the right ones for our goals? Connect with me at nikkilerner.com 

    Take Stock

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 10:47


    It's Friday!  Let's dive into your culture work and take stock. Connect with me at nikkilerner.com 

    Not Your Diversity Trainer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 16:38


    Today, I talk about how inequitable it is to assume that your minority staff will train you on diverse matters. Connect with me at nikkilerner.com 

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    Pay Them!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 16:20


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    Worth More Than Cheeseburgers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 17:53


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    Death To Overthink

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 8:54


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    Work On Yourself, Not Just The Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 13:27


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    A Leader's Deep Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 8:58


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    Diversify Your Senior Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 15:48


    Glad to be back!  I am beginning a series sharing some very practical ways for you to do cultural diversity work in your company or organization.  Connect with me at nikkilerner.com 

    Playing With Your Food

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 13:28


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    Diversity With The President

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 28:47


    Today, I want to introduce you to one of my favorite clients, Martha Newsome!  Martha is the President and CEO of Medical Teams International.  We chat about her journey as she leads MTI into its cultural diversity vision. Connect with me at nikkilerner.com 

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    When DEI Committees Have No Authority

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 18:14


    So many people on diversity committees are flustered and frustrated.  Why?  Today, I unpack one of many elements that feed the frustration. Connect with me at nikkilerner.com 

    Can You Bring Your Full Self To Work

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 16:37


    Today, I share my thoughts on this idea of "bringing your full self to work". Connect with me at nikkilerner.com 

    3 Reasons Why You Need A Culture Coach

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 16:49


    Today I share 3 reasons why having a culture coach (like me) is crucial to the diversity work you want to accomplish in your company or organization. Connect with me at nikkilerner.com 

    My Cultural Origin Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 15:52


    Today, I  share with you where my love for and passion for all things cultural diversity came from. Connect with me at nikkilerner.com 

    Establishing Credibility

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2023 16:40


    Have you been wondering why it may feel like it's still so hard to do this work?  It may be because you don't yet have the credibility to do it.  Connect with me at nikkilerner.com 

    Diversity Without Diversity

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 13:56


    Today on the podcast, I want to find out if you are attempting to do diversity work without actual diversity. Connect with me at nikkilerner.com 

    Black, Gay, and Christian

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 28:07


    Today  I am interviewing my friend, Shermain Melton.  Shermain describes himself as black, gay, and Christian.  He gives us a generous look into what it's like to be him and how multicultural leaders can better serve people in these culture groups at work. Connect with me at nikkilerner.com 

    The Rubber Band Effect

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 41:07


    Today I interview Cultural Historian, George Hopkins who gives some language to where we have found ourselves in America after the Summer of 2020. Connect with me at nikkilerner.com 

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