Podcast appearances and mentions of trudy bourgeois

ICYMI: This is a re-air episode from Season 2 while we spend time with loved ones during the holidays. We hope you'll get a jolt of Hard Won Wisdom from a few of our favorite guests like Trudy! | One of America's foremost leaders in diversity, equality, and inclusion will grab your heart with her courage, hope, and love. Trudy's vivid stories will teach you how to use all of your experiences to be a force for good. How are you defining your success beyond your title and your things? Trudy's calling kept showing up in her life, and she answered it. Are you hearing your calling and how are you responding? Tune in this week for a bit of courage, only on Hard Won Wisdom. #Courage #Diversity #Hope

In this episode, we have a guest that is truly a definition of mesmerizing, Trudy Bourgeois. Trudy is CEO and founder of The Center for Workforce Excellence. She's an impactful and highly respected thought leader, author, and expert on helping organizations build diverse cultures and equality in the workplace. Tim and Trudy talk about equality and inclusion as a true business imperative with accountability, and not just lip service. Trudy shed light on issues that companies need to face and make intentional efforts, especially on investing in defining inclusive leadership behaviors. She also shares the three things that will make or break organizations and what we can do to achieve the change we aim for. So, come and join Tim and Trudy in this difficult conversation that brings healing and true transformation to your organization and to people's lives.   Quotes: “Your culture is born out of what you say you value.” - Trudy Bourgeois "It's about all of us winning together, and not leaving anybody to the side.” - Trudy Bourgeois "It's going to be generations and generations that are going to pay the price for the good or the bad, that we leave them behind." - Trudy Bourgeois   Mentions: https://www.facebook.com/TimShurr https://mesmerizingleadership.com/  https://powermindsetprogram.com   https://workforceexcellence.com/ Trudy on LinkedIn Trudy on Twitter   Show Notes: [00:43] Greetings and introduction of Trudy Bourgeois [01:28] Equality in the workplace as a true business imperative, and not just lip service [03:50] Measuring cultural transformation and not steering away from analytics [05:32] The link between the consumer inside (employees) and the consumer outside (customers) [07:29] We are right at the beginning of inventing a new way to work [12:20] The resistance that comes from fear and from passed down learned behavior [17:31] Silence speaks out  [20:19] Investing in defining inclusive leadership behaviors [22:08] 3 things that will make or break organizations [26:24] It's because of these stereotypes and the stories that people make up [32:57] People are now more conscious of how you are getting your profits [34:27] Let's keep having these difficult conversations that cause healing and change [37:20] We need for leaders to get intentional and personal to make changes for inclusivity [41:41] The pain that brings healing   Make Your Day Mesmerizing!

Season 2, Episode 1 | Cohosted by Fawn Germer and Michelle Brigman | One of America's foremost leaders in diversity, equality and inclusion will grab your heart with her courage, hope and love. Trudy's vivid stories will teach you how to use all of your experiences to be a force for good. How are you defining your success beyond your title and your things? Trudy's calling kept showing up in her life, and she answered it. Are you hearing your calling and how are you responding? | Brought to yo by The Women's Leadership Network, www.womensleadershipnetwork.com

How do we bring our whole selves to work, when the system is not set up for historically underrepresented workers to be authentic? In this week's episode, Denise Cooper interviews Trudy Bourgeois for her take on why DEI, as it stands, does not work. How do we ensure that we move from superficial changes to genuine changes in the workplace? About Trudy Bourgeois: Trudy Bourgeois is a renowned and respected authority on leadership development, diversity, equality, inclusion, and workplace transformation. She is a bestselling author, speaker, trainer and coach. Most importantly, she's a teacher at heart. Trudy believes that when people can learn and grow, they can achieve. Which ultimately empowers them to LEAD! Keep up with Trudy: www.workforceexcellence.com https://www.amazon.com/Equality-Courageous-Conversations-Diversity-Breakthrough/dp/1976596335

Trudy Bourgeois is one of America's leading experts on transformational leadership and a highly regarded leader in the field of leadership and diversity and inclusion. An expert at developing managers and leaders on how to unleash the greatest potential of every employee, Bourgeois is a highly sought-out resource. She is the founder and CEO of the Center for Workforce Excellence and has been leading the organization for nearly two decades. Trudy and I discuss her upbringing during segregation, lifelong learnings, and the future of Diversity & Inclusion work. Trudy has authored four leadership books, HER CORNER OFFICE: A Guide to Help Women Find a Place and a Voice in Corporate America and Her Corner Office (2nd Edition) and THE HYBRID LEADER: Blending the Best of Male and Female Leadership Styles and has just released her latest book entitled, EQUALITY: Courageous Conversations About Women, Men, and Race To Spark a Diversity and Inclusion Breakthrough. https://workforceexcellence.com/ Run time: 45 minutesHost, Earlina Green Hamilton 

Trudy Bourgeois

Trudy Bourgeois is one of America's leading experts on transformational leadership and a highly regarded leader in the field of leadership and diversity and inclusion. An expert at developing managers and leaders on how to unleash the greatest potential of every employee, Bourgeois is a highly sought-out resource. She is the founder and CEO of the Center for Workforce Excellence and has been leading the organization for nearly two decades. Dollars and Sense Magazine honored Bourgeois as one of the "Best and Brightest Women Leaders”. In her various roles as author, speaker, teacher and researcher, Bourgeois continues to utilize her superb management and interpersonal skills. Known as the “truth teller”, Bourgeois has a rare ability to tackle very difficult subjects such as race and bias without triggering negative emotions. She operates from a principle that “everyone has something to learn” on the journey to accepting each other across differences and building workplaces that are truly inclusive. Trudy has authored four leadership books, HER CORNER OFFICE: A Guide to Help Women Find a Place and a Voice in Corporate America and Her Corner Office (2nd Edition) and THE HYBRID LEADER: Blending the Best of Male and Female Leadership Styles, and has just released her latest book entitled, EQUALITY: Courageous Conversations About Women, Men, and Race To Spark a Diversity and Inclusion Breakthrough available now. She has also written numerous articles and white papers, and she contributes regularly to educational materials for corporations, associations and trade groups. She is a frequent Huffington Post blogger. Trudy serves on a CEO Roundtable Board in Europe in the Consumer Package Goods industry as an advisor to drive gender equality over the next decade in conjunction with the nonprofit group- LEAD. Trudy is also on the board of advisors of two nonprofit organizations - Women of Color in Pharma and Conscious Capitalism. These organizations are focused on closing the gender and representation gaps. She also serves on the Advisory Board for Conscious Capitalism. Trudy has served as an advisor to the creation of multiple studies produced by CTI including the “Being Black in Corporate America: An Intersectional Exploration” research study. She is the consultant of record to design the 2020 Executive Leadership Council’s Game Changer Conference and advancing Black leaders initiative. In 2016 The Network of Executive Women honored Bourgeois for her tireless efforts in advancing women’s leadership in the consumer goods, retail and service industries. She will be married to her husband (Mike) for 40 years this year and is the mother of Adam and MaryEllen. The family embraced Ryan Brence as their son in law in 2017. MaryEllen and Ryan blessed the family on March 8 with the birth of Grace Elizabeth Brence. Trudy resides in Prosper Texas. During this conversation, we discuss what life was like for her as an elementary school student in Alabama during school integration, how she overcomes self-doubt, the importance of affirmations, how she started the Center for Workforce Excellence, coaching, leadership, how to create a diverse and inclusive team, and much more.

Some leaders may have diverted their focus away from diversity and inclusion as they grappled with urgent questions around how to manage the new economic realities of the global pandemic. But, if organizations are not actively renewing their commitment to stamping out discrimination, they can expect to see inequities grow deeper and more insidious.  But, smart leaders will use this time to understand these needs and re-configure diversity and inclusion support programs to meet them, rather than trying to make old resources fit new problems.  Research has proven over and over again that executives at organizations with advanced diversity and inclusion strategies are about 30% more likely than others to feel highly loyal, innovative and set up for top performance. To help all of us better understand how to gain the most from diversity and inclusion programs, join us as Trudy Bourgeois, one of America's leading experts on transformational leadership and a highly regarded leader in the field of leadership and diversity and inclusion, discusses how to unleash the greatest potential of every employee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sis, grab your lunch. Take a break from election madness. Secure your headphones and a quiet spot to listen and engage in this conversation between myself and Trudy Bourgeois, one of the expert voices and influences in my new book No Thanks: 7 Ways to Say I'll Just Include Myself.Trudy says you can indeed "create your own equality," even in times like these. In fact, you're going to need to if you want to say, No Thanks: I'll Just Include Myself.Join me at Noon CT TODAY right here on #LinkedinLIVE and across most all of my social media platforms as I stream with one of my mentor coaches.She appears three times in the book, and is in one of the most important anecdotes to my journey of discovering my value--the key to overcoming the biases and other fears that hold us back.Yes, it happened late in my career, so that means it isn't too late for you either.Be sure to join us each week for these discussions LIVE until we all disperse for Turkey Day.Get the book here: nothanksbook.com

Leading up to the release of my audiobook for No Thanks: 7 Ways to Say I'll Just Include Myself, I'm reaching back and re-racking voices from the book and conversations that provide even more insight to the book.  This one is also the precursor to another #NoThanks Rockstar to Rockstar Fireside chat.  This one with none other than the fabulous Trudy Bourgeois. Get your value on.  Ready?

“When we're able to own our value, we're more likely to bring positive contributions to work, life, our communities, to whatever we care about.”  Benefit from knowing who you are There are times in our professional lives where we need to advocate for ourselves. – to take a stand. Recognizing our worth and being able to communicate it isn’t rude, nor is it bragging.  But it can be uncomfortable.  Owning our value supports our authenticity, which liberates our spirit and launches excellent performance. Communicating our value is necessary to get a seat at the table. We make the value we bring apparent when we confidently acknowledge and demonstrate it each day – and it also helps us bring our unique advantage to the workplace. Explore the Eight Elements of Knowing Your Value This week’s episode is an efficient 13 minutes as I outline 8 elements to help you own and speak your value. These are actions you can take to increase your feelings of power and authenticity in all aspects of life. I’ve created an in-depth, integrated guide for your reflection and to help you develop new habits.   Whether you’re mentoring someone or need strategies for realizing your own impact, you will achieve greater awareness of what you offer and how to communicate it. Highlights from this episode [2:30] “Know what you stand for…what you care about and what you're committed to. These values guide your decisions, your actions and your priorities. Have clarity around your vision.” [3:30] “Knowing what we stand for keeps us in our lane, focused on what we care about rather than pursuing what others are striving for.” [6:53] “Track your contributions. These are quote receipts of your good work. I do this daily in my journal to remind myself that I spent my time well, and so I can articulate the deliverables that I'm working on with clients.” [8:51] “To go along with speaking your value is to practice embodying your value. Embodying your value means that you feel it at your core, and others also feel it and see it in your presence.”  A Guide to Owning Your Value:  Download Guide Episode 19: Trudy Bourgeois about workforce excellence: https://rise-leaders.com/achieving-workforce-excellence-trudy-bourgeois/ Clifton Strengths Assessment: https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/252137/home.aspx?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Strengths_ECommerce_Brand_Search_US&utm_content=clifton%20strengths&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqfz6BRD8ARIsAIXQCf32_TGLD1r9bEiWXfqGzCKndOoFD6xl-Exe0WOydEZOM-qrJTus2I4aArwUEALw_wcB Tilt 365:https://www.tilt365.com/ To discuss executive coaching, leadership development program design and workshop facilitation, please visit:https://rise-leaders.com/contact-info/

When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something. John Lewis Trudy Bourgeois came to the work of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) reluctantly.  She wanted 'nothing to do with' previous ineffective efforts to improve DEI in organizations.  Yet the work kept calling her.  As a former executive in a Fortune 500 consumer products company she brings pragmatism and passion. And results.Here's what to pay attention to as you listen to the episode today: first, where she sees hope for the changing landscape in terms of equity in organizations. Second, listen to Trudy's perspective on how to own the value that you bring to your organization so that you can speak with authenticity and with power. This is particularly for women of color and women in general. Third, listen for Trudy's perspective on the role of white and black women in moving the equity conversation forward.[09:31]:  This is not new. What is new is that through the power of a smartphone, people had an emotional connection. Their consciousness was touched. I think that organizations would say many of them, that they were on the journey. I would humbly submit that they might have been on the journey, they hadn't gone very far. So many of them would say, it's a business imperative. I don't know as a former line manager, I don't know what business imperative would go unresolved for 50 years and people would keep their jobs.[15:45]: If people realize, you spend the largest percentage of your life at work. Why do you want to wake up every day and put a mask on and go pretend to be somebody that you're not, just so that you can get a paycheck? If your value is that good, then you know what? Your attitude, it should always be, “I am choosing to give my gifts and talents and add my value and impact here. I’m not being held hostage to stay here. I’m making a choice.”[18:49] ...   organizations talk about innovation, yet when you stifle people and you put them in a box and then they get scared and then they don't know their value, you're not going to have any innovation and you're sure not going to have any collaboration. You sure are not going to have all the things that people write up about how they want to function as a company, but this notion of knowing your value is so important. It's important for everybody, that it's especially important for women and people of color. [28:42]  ... I am specifically calling on women, us, to stop pointing the finger at men and the lack of progress that we've made. This is not to suggest that we don't need male champions, but I am calling on us to have the courageous conversation.  Trudy Bourgeois https://workforceexcellence.com/trudy/Center for Workforce Excellence  https://workforceexcellence.com/Equality:  Courageous Conversations About Women, Men and Race to Spark a Diversity and Inclusion Breakthroughhttps://www.amazon.com/Equality-Courageous-Conversations-Diversity-Breakthrough/dp/1976596335/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1X53JAOD87D10&dchild=1&keywords=trudy+bourgeois&qid=1599318403&sprefix=trudy+bour%2Caps%2C168&sr=8-1HBR:  Why Diversity Efforts Fail https://hbr.org/2016/07/why-diversity-programs-failQuestioneering, Joseph Bradley  https://www.amazon.com/Questioneering-Model-Innovative-Leaders-Digital/dp/1944027440/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=joseph+bradley&qid=1599318601&sr=8-8 https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/06/share-the-mic-now-instagram-campaign

Everyday Rockstar (0:00:00) Lisa and Richie talk with this week's featured Everyday Rockstar. You can nomination yourself or someone you love by emailing thelisashow@byu.edu.   Confronting Racism in the Workplace (0:07:29) Whether we'd like to admit it or not, racism can still be found in our society. One of the more difficult places it pops up at is the workplace, where paychecks and job security could be on the line for saying something you shouldn't. But if we genuinely believe in fairness and justice for all, we have to work harder to make our work environments safer for everyone and call out prejudice when we see it. So, when it comes to being more inclusive, how can we take discussions about racism and turn them into action? Today, we're joined by Trudy Bourgeois, CEO of Workforce Excellence, here with us to discuss ways we can cut racism out of our workplace.   Murder Mystery Party (0:27:35) What do Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan, and John Grisham all have in common? Murder mysteries of course! And if you've ever wanted to be included on that list, well now you can be! And while murder mystery parties have been around since the early 20th century, they are now more options than ever for writing and hosting your own murder mystery dinner parties. Here to answer all our murder mystery party questions about writing your own script, proper hosting etiquette, or choosing a dinner party to play is founder and CEO of award-winning Red Herring Games, Jo Smedley.   Connecting Through Passion (0:41:53) There are a lot of problems associate with 2020 and no matter who you are we've all been affected by at least this one: loneliness. It's hard to feel separated and isolated from those you love, however feeling lonely isn't a problem unique to 2020. We can often feel that we are on the outside and that we haven't found our tribe yet. So, what can we do to reach out and build relationships despite distance or quarantines? To help us out we've Spencer Smith onto the show. 7 years ago, he became a founding member of the Major League Soccer Discussion Group and through shared passion help built, one of the biggest American soccer loving community on the internet.   Emotionally Healthy Kids (1:00:12) Kids are the greatest joys in life, but when those tantrums start—it can be difficult to remember that. Children feel things deeply, but they don't often have the right tools to express those feelings, which can result in things like temper tantrums or hurt feelings. We want our kids to be able to express themselves. So, what can we do to help give them the tools to do so? Here to share her advice with us is Maureen Healy—a children's emotional health expert.   Skincare Ingredients (1:11:09) The ingredient list on any item can be long, daunting, and confusing. For skincare products, it's even worse. Long names ending in -oxy and -acid and -quinone seem like meaningless gibberish to the untrained eye. And then, even if you do know what one of the ingredients is and what it does, you don't know how it works with your other skincare products. All in all, it can make creating a skincare routine confusing, daunting, and potentially painful if done wrong. Here to decode the ingredients in skincare and to help us know what to look for and what to avoid is Colette Laxton, CEO and co-founder of the InKey List, a revolutionary skincare brand.   You Are What Your Grandparents Ate (1:29:18) If you are what you eat, then what are you right now? Fresh fruits and vegetables from the garden? The whole rainbow of Otter Pops maybe? Our whole lives, we hear about how our eating and exercise choices affect our health and well-being. But, have you ever considered how your choices affect the health of your kids and future grandkids? As it turns out, the results of your bad eating or exercise habits might be passed on to your posterity. Today, we've invited Judith Finlayson, author of “You Are What Your Grandparents Ate,” on the show to tell us how our habits and environment affect the health of future generations.

Lisa and Richie talk with this week's Everyday Rockstar, Trudy Bourgeois gives tips for addressing racism, Jo Smedley teaches how to throw a murder mystery party, Spencer Smith explains how he connects with others online, Maureen Healy talks about teaching emotional health to kids, Colette Laxton discusses skincare products, Judith Finlayson explains how nutrition affects coming generations.

#029 - Leadership is a Learned SkillToday's humbling and powerful conversation paints a picture of what it's like to be a woman or man of color in Corporate America. Trudy Bourgeois shares vulnerable first hand accounts of when she had to stand up and claim her ideas in the face of microagressions. And she did it with grace and dignity.If you are someone who strives to make a difference at your workplace and rise to the top while still being true to yourself, this episode is for you.

So excited to have Trudy Bourgeois with us today! She is one of America's leading experts on transformational leadership and a highly regarded leader in the field of leadership and diversity and inclusion. She is the founder and CEO of the Center for Workforce Excellence and has been leading the organization for nearly two decades. She is also a published author and well-known speaker.   In this episode: - Trudy's story and how she got into this space - Starting the Center for Workforce Excellence - How to have courageous conversations - Being mindful of inclusion at work - Understanding bias - Allyship and what it actually means   FOLLOW Trudy Bourgeois and BUY her book FOLLOW Working Girl Talk   This Week's News: - The Facebook ad boycott (The Verge) - Booking.com's supreme court ruling (The Verge) - New resource for understanding YouTube SEO (Search Engine Journal)

Trudy Bourgeois joined us on the podcast to discuss what she has gone through in the corporate world, what she has learned about herself through this, and how she is helping those around her find their true colors.

The beauty of “Roar” is that it is both an action and an acronym. ROAR stands for Reflection, Opportunity, Action, and Relationships. We’re all born with it. Some of us choose to ignore it, while others use it to live a fearless life.Roar is that power inside that drives you. It’s your confidence. It’s a fierceness that can’t be denied. And if you haven’t discovered yours yet, my friends and I are going to help you find it!I have a very special guest for you – the woman that has helped me crystalize my brand and value proposition as a business and tech executive. Trudy and I are going to talk about establishing and maintaining your Roar in times of uncertainty and how to adapt to a constantly changing environment and be successful. Trudy shares a plethora of golden nuggets and key learnings throughout our entire conversation, so make sure you listen carefully.Trudy Bourgeois is a leadership strategist, speaker, trainer, consultant, and coach. In the ‘60s, she integrated her elementary school in Alabama. In the ‘70s, she was selected as one of America’s brightest future leaders. In the ‘80s, she became the first in a family of ten children to graduate from college. In the ‘90s, she broke the glass ceiling in the consumer goods industry by becoming the first African American woman to rise to the level of Vice President. In the 2000s, she founded The Center for Workforce Excellence – a highly respected and in-demand organizational cultural change, training, consulting, and coaching company.For the last nearly four decades, Trudy’s track record is awe-inspiring, and her experience is expansive! So, listen to the First Episode of Roar because it will leave with a determination to get your mind right, your heart right, and get a plan of action to achieve your goals. You will learn how to act in the face of fear, pursue your ambitions, and become the leader you are destined to be.Some questions I ask:How can one move from fear to focus in the midst of tremendous uncertainty and unprecedented change? (05:06)What actions should we be taking to expand our value, our impact, and our significance during this time, both personally and professionally? (06:55)How do you manage and leverage anxiety? (11:38)What are two or three things that we can do to feel less out of control, and more empowered? (16:08)What books should we be reading now, including yours? (27:18)What are the dreams that you have for the children of the world, as they grow up? (36:46)In this episode, you will learn:How I maintained my Roar in times of uncertainty (01:41)How emotional intelligence is critical to achieve any level of success in corporate America. (09:34)How to operate in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous (VUCA) marketplace. (12:53)The importance spending time in reflection- a must have capability (13:55)Use Fear as a motivator to build new capability, new relationships, new level of engagement (14:25)How to maintain and leverage the power of choice in every situation (16:42)How to navigate through the ups and downs of life (18:20)How to move past your fears by taking action daily (19:25)The importance of having resources and a circle of people that you can trust in the midst of chaos (19:50)Why we must clarify our north star and make the decision to win (20:50)The importance of finding a truth-teller when fear holds us down (22:46)Why is having a squad important (24:50)The importance of having a squad of mentors and role models who can help you see possibilities (24:50)The time for growth and breakthrough is now commit to growth is now (25:45)The Power of Choice--One story that changed Trudy’s life (29:11)What is put in you, defines who you are and your legacy… (33:10)Plus, much more…Connect with Trudy:WebsiteLinkedInTwitterLet’s connect!LinkedInTwitterInstagram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Trudy Bourgeois is one of America's leading experts on transformational leadership. is founder and CEO of the Center for Workforce Excellence and an author, speaker, teacher, and researcher. She and Dr. Valerie speak about the outdated patterns that limit women in the workplace, the importance of truly understanding exclusion in order to fight for inclusion, how we can breathe possibility into others’ lives, and how we can ultimately dismantle patriarchy. For additional resources and to connect with my guest visit: www.drvalerie.com/podcast

To thrive, your employees' voices must be heard, valued, and they must feel included! Trudy Bourgeois, founder and CEO of the Center for Workplace Excellence, is interviewed by David Cogan founder of Eliances and host of the Eliances Heroes show broadcast on am and fm network channels, internet radio, and online syndication. www.workforceexcellence.com 

To thrive, your employees' voices must be heard, valued, and they must feel included! Trudy Bourgeois, founder and CEO of the Center for Workplace Excellence, is interviewed by David Cogan founder of Eliances and host of the Eliances Heroes show broadcast on am and fm network channels, internet radio, and online syndication. www.workforceexcellence.com 

Trudy Bourgeois, Founder and CEO of Center for Workforce Excellence and Author of Equality: Courageous Conversations About Women, Men, and Race to Spark a Diversity and Inclusion Breakthrough, joins Tara Jaye Frank to talk about what workplace equality really means, why we don't yet have it, and what we can do about it. Trudy holds nothing back as she calls on both men and women to show up for others more boldly and consistently, and shares why she believes the answer lies within. 

This week, as we roll into the holiday season and I take some time off, we look back at our Women's History Month series and the episode with my mentor-coach Trudy Bourgeois.  Buckle up and get ready for some real talk about how to do you the right way.

Trudy Bourgeois challenges women to stop blaming men and each other for keeping us from achieving leadership and equality, and start playing. It’s time to create our individual consciousness and find a shared voice. Trudy and Dr. Nancy discuss women's responsibility to have courageous conversations and to cross differences to support one another. To achieve the shared goal of Equality for All, we need to lift as we rise. She challengers to reach out and help just one woman to transform the world.

Trudy Bourgeois, CEO and Founder of The Center for Workforce Excellence, and author of the book Equality: Courageous Conversations About Women, Men, and Race to Spark a Diversity and Inclusion Breakthrough, joins the program to discuss her own diversity story of growing up as an African-American woman in the segregated south in the 1960s.  Trudy shares her journey of going on to break the glass ceiling in the consumer goods industry by becoming the first African American woman to rise to the level of VP, and eventually founding an organizational cultural change, training, consulting and coaching company. Discover an alternative way of thinking about allyship, the need for those with privilege to support marginalized groups, and what is needed to move from rhetoric about diversity and inclusion to true transformation.

Trudy Bourgeois is the founder of The Center for Workforce Excellence. She is known as a Leadership strategist, speaker, trainer, consultant and coach.  She is also an author and featured blogger for The Huffington Post. Trudy is a renowned and respected authority on leadership development. Her organization specializes in the development of women and people of color. She is known for change management initiatives that move the needle on diversity and inclusion. After a successful career as a senior sales and marketing executive who managed teams of thousands and a $3 billion budget, Bourgeois took all her experience and passion and founded The Center for Workforce Excellence in 2001. CWE is a professional coaching, training, consulting and teaching organization    Website: workforceexcellence.com          

In my latest episode of Beyond the Business Suit I interviewed Trudy Bourgeois. Trudy is one of America's leading experts on transformational leadership and a highly regarded leader in the field of workforce performance and diversity and inclusion. When I learned about Trudy and her background, I  couldn't wait...

Leadership development expert Trudy Bourgeois urges women to become champions for change and reach out to help sanother woman different from yourself to promote equality,

Trudy Bourgeois, CEO and Founder of The Center for Workforce Excellence, and author of the book Equality: Courageous Conversations About Women, Men, and Race to Spark a Diversity and Inclusion Breakthrough, joins the program to discuss her own diversity story of growing up as an African-American woman in the segregated south in the 1960s.  Trudy shares her journey of going on to break the glass ceiling in the consumer goods industry by becoming the first African American woman to rise to the level of VP, and eventually founding an organizational cultural change, training, consulting and coaching company. Discover an alternative way of thinking about allyship, the need for those with privilege to support marginalized groups, and what is needed to move from rhetoric about diversity and inclusion to true transformation.

In this No More Reasonable Doubt episode we interview Trudy Bourgeois who is the founder of The Center For Workforce Excellence.   Want to learn more about how we are building a community to help young professionals of color have more impact at work?     Subscribe so you are always in the loop and get dope updates directly to your inbox: http://bit.ly/nmrdsupport   Visit us at www.NoMoreReasonableDoubt.com  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/no-more-reasonable-doubt-podcast/message