Podcasts about nzinga shaw

Nzinga Shaw is a global DEI Strategist who has worked in the space of DEI for 20+ years. Nzinga has hands-on experience and knowledge of inclusion & diversity, equity, accessibility, change & crisis management, human capital management, talent acquisition, organizational planning, employee relations, branding, and community engagement. She is the President and Global Practice Head of ZRG Partners, LLC — which is a global talent advisory firm, with core offerings that include data-based, executive search focusing on senior leadership around the world. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Nzinga talks to us about what DEI looks like these days, the truth about The Great Resignation and the future of work.   Connect with Nzinga "Zing" Shaw on LinkedIn.   ABOUT ELAYNE FLUKER: Learn more about me and my work as a coach, speaker and leadership development consultant for Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and fast-scaling startups that want to attract and retain high-achieving women at elaynefluker.com.

JR breaks down the use of social media and how it has changed the game for athletes. Nzinga Shaw from ZRG joins the show to discuss the hiring struggles when it comes to diversity in the NFL and what needs to happen moving forward

This week, James Hopkins and Ana Trujillo Limon talk with Nzinga Shaw, Vice President for Human Resources at Edelman, about the duties of diversity and inclusion leaders in firms, and how to prepare yourself for success. You can find show notes and other information at CarsonGroup.com/Framework.

June 2014, just 6 years ago, the Atlanta Hawks finished their season 38-44 and were bounced in the first round of the playoffs.  Their General Manager, former NBA player Danny Ferry, was in a conference call with team owners and organizational stakeholders outlining his off-season plans and possible targets in free agency.  Luol Deng, was a free agent.  Ferry, during the call, described Deng as a player who “has a little African in him” and “a guy who would have a nice store out front, and sell you counterfeit stuff out of the back.” The comments became public after being leaked. Ferry claimed he was only reading comments from a scouting report compiled by someone else. The team concluded from their own commissioned investigation that Ferry's remarks did not include offensive language, and were not “motivated by racial or ethnic animus.” You can judge that for yourself, with or without a commissioned investigation.  But that wasn't the end of the Hawks problems. At the same time, the franchise's controlling owner Bruce Levenson reported that he sent out a racist e-mail two months earlier criticizing the Hawks predominantly African-American fan base.  The e-mail sent to Ferry detailed Levenson's belief that the Hawks' fan base was “overwhelmingly black” and the “black people scared away whites” from attending games. Levenson also wrote that the Hawks games were attended by a 70 percent black crowd with predominantly black cheerleaders, hip-hop music, 90 percent black patrons at the arena's bars, and fewer fathers and sons at the games. He added that concerts at the games were mostly hip-hop or gospel, thus attracting more African-American fans.  Levenson sold his interest in the Hawks upon revealing his e-mail to the NBA. October 7th, 2014, just a few months later, Hawks CEO Steve Koonin, seeing a need for change in his organization, posts a job listing for a chief diversity and inclusion officer. We so often think roles in diversity and inclusion are the norm in sports. That there are people and staff dedicated to the process of equality in workplace, culture, hiring practices, benefits, deeper cultural awareness, education, and sensitivity – and they have always been there guiding the ship of cultural equity. But when Steve Koonin and the Atlanta Hawks hired Nzinga Shaw to be their Chief Diversity and Inclusion officer in the fall of 2014, she was the first in the NBA.  Amazingly, when Zing Shaw left the Hawks in 2019 to join Starbucks as their Global Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer, she was also the first to hold that role at Starbucks.  5 years ago, Diversity and Inclusion roles in sports didn't exist. And while it is important to note that Diversity Officers and D&I executives are now being included in every sports organization's corporate structure, the fact it took this long, and this big of a problem to make it happen, is sad.  The Hawks, in case you were wondering, during Shaw's reign, turned their image in the Atlanta community around.   They created all-staff service days with six service projects in the city, accumulating 1,000 combined hours of community service. They had a float in the Atlanta Pride Festival, with current and former players and employees riding on the float and throwing 2,000 basketballs to the crowd with pride and Hawks logos on them. They became an organization focused on fairness, equity and inclusion.  I won't list all the actions they have taken to change their image, but suffice it to say, it is meaningful. This is a great turn-around story. We love stories where characters find a new truth and are reformed and changed – they've always been popular in our culture. But what if this happened at a smaller, lesser profile team or league or sports connected organization?   If a minor league baseball team's GM talks about a player in the fashion Danny Ferry did, it doesn't become national news, it doesn't spark change,

While many of you probably know who Grant Hill is, you might not have known that he went from playing on the court to being a co-owner of the Atlanta Hawks – also serving as Vice Chair of the organization. And last week I had the honor of hosting a conversation with Hill and Nzinga Shaw, the Hawks Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, during the Diversity in Tech Summit held in conjunction with Salesforce’s World Tour Stop in Atlanta. The event was organized in partnership with The Atlanta Tribune – the Magazine. Shaw, who is the first person to hold such a position in a professional team sport in the US, and Hill discussed a number of interesting around leadership, the benefits of inclusion and equality, and why diversity has to be part of the corporate culture in order for it work.

In episode eight we meet Nzinga Shaw, the SVP, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Atlanta Hawks & State Farm Arena. We talk about everything from being an "angry Black woman," learning to be OK with being the "only one" in a room, and dealing with working for someone who doesn't recognize your full potential.

AmaZZZIng ! That is the only word to describe Atlanta own Nzinga Shaw. As the NBA's first Diversity and Inclusion Officer, she is leading the world of sports, creating a mindset of victory for everyone. Hear her wisdom and approach to a game changing philosophy of trust and love.

Nzinga Shaw joins the Cool Soror Podcast today. A Cool Soror of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, she is currently the senior vice president of community and concurrently works as the chief diversity & inclusion officer in the Atlanta Hawks & Philips Arena organization. She is the first person to hold the CDIO position in the National Basketball Association and for all 122 North American professional sports teams. Shaw serves as a member of the Executive Committee and provides guidance to the leadership team in an effort to engender inclusion in every facet of the business. She has developed a strategy to embed equity in all programmatic activities, governance and daily administration of the organization. She is focused on building a foundation that will advance this strategy as a core component of the Atlanta Hawks brand, and to drive the business. This initiative extends to fans, customers, community partners and to every employee within the workforce. Prior to joining the Atlanta Hawks, Shaw has been at the forefront of leading organizational change through diversity. She served as senior vice president of diversity & inclusion at Edelman, the world’s largest and most profitable public relations/integrated marketing agency. Shaw also worked as a human resources practitioner at ESSENCE Magazine, the Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network, and the National Football League. Recently, Shaw was appointed by the NBA to serve on the Global Inclusion Council. The GIC provides strategic guidance and serve as a catalyst for the league-wide diversity and inclusion strategy, drives an inclusive and innovative culture and increases the economic value of the NBA League office and teams. This is “Diversity Defined.” Social Media:IG: @ZingShaw / Twitter: @ZingShaw

This week the NBA's first Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Nzinga Shaw of the Atlanta Hawks discusses how the organization is working to broaden its reach and impact to communities across the city. Then the "serial overcomer" Tawana Lowery shares her journey of working through a challenging past to a bright future.

You'll hear my interviews with Sunny Wilkins, wife of NBA Hall Of Fame Member Dominique Wilkins, Nzinga Shaw of the Atlanta Hawks, and Tara August, Vice President of Talent Relations of Turner Sports.  We'll preview the big clash in Athens, GA between Alabama and Georgia, as well as, North Carolina against Georgia Tech.  We'll also discuss the Atlanta Falcons great start to their season