Workplace Culture Episodes

Explore the intricate dynamics of workplace culture, including strategies for building trust, psychological safety, and addressing cultural blind spots in organizations.
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Feb. 16, 2022

Belonging: Michael Fosberg on Discovering What it Means to Be Black in America, Biracial Privilege, His Family's Proud Black History and Beautiful Belonging in a Surprise Black Family

Chicago native Michael Fosberg has spoken at nearly a thousand high schools, colleges, government agencies, corporations, law firms and not-for-profits since 2005, utilizing his award winning autobiographical story, told in the form of a one-man play, as an entry point for meaningful dialogues on race and identity.

He has collaborated with a number of professional diversity practitioners on programs to foster deeper dialogue in corporate settings and at educational institutions. His work with g...
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Feb. 10, 2022

Belonging: Martine Kalaw on the ABC's of Diversity, Black History Month, Corporate Employee Engagement and Immigration Among African-Americans

Martine Kalaw is the CEO and president of Martine Kalaw Enterprises, LLC; a consultancy focused on learning & development, human resources, and diversity, equity & inclusion for corporations, organizations, and nonprofits. She holds a Master’s in Public Administration focusing on immigration law from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School and has authored two books, Illegal Among Us: A Stateless Woman’s Quest for Citizenship and The ABCs of Diversity: A Managers Guide to Diversity, Equity, and Inc...
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Feb. 9, 2022

Belonging: Martine Kalaw on the ABC's of Diversity, Black History Month, Corporate Employee Engagement and Immigration Among African-Americans

Martine Kalaw is the CEO and president of Martine Kalaw Enterprises, LLC; a consultancy focused on learning & development, human resources, and diversity, equity & inclusion for corporations, organizations, and nonprofits. She holds a Master’s in Public Administration focusing on immigration law from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School and has authored two books, Illegal Among Us: A Stateless Woman’s Quest for Citizenship and The ABCs of Diversity: A Managers Guide to Diversity, Equity, and Inc...
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Feb. 2, 2022

Belonging: Andrena Sawyer on Black History Month, Entrepreneurship, Purpose, Sierra Leone's Civil War, and Resiliency

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Feb. 2, 2022

Belonging: Andrena Sawyer on Black History Month, Entrepreneurship, Purpose, Sierra Leone's Civil War, and Resiliency

The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.

Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen. Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook, on Twitter at @loriadbr & on Clubhouse @loriadbr.https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how...
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Jan. 27, 2022

Belonging: Diana Cutaia on the Importance of Play, Coaching for Peace, and Empathy in Sports, Business and Education

Diana Cutaia founded Coaching Peace in 2012, a company focused on using the power of play and connection to empower organizations and teams to create cultures of care, belonging, and peace.

However, the work started for Diana 25 years earlier when she first began to explore the meaning of peace. In that time, she hasn’t just defined it; she has built a brand bringing the principles of Coaching Peace to her vast clientele. Today her clients range from school districts to national organizations a...
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Jan. 26, 2022

Belonging: Diana Cutaia on the Importance of Play, Coaching for Peace, and Empathy in Sports, Business and Education

Diana Cutaia founded Coaching Peace in 2012, a company focused on using the power of play and connection to empower organizations and teams to create cultures of care, belonging, and peace.

However, the work started for Diana 25 years earlier when she first began to explore the meaning of peace. In that time, she hasn’t just defined it; she has built a brand bringing the principles of Coaching Peace to her vast clientele. Today her clients range from school districts to national organizations a...
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Jan. 19, 2022

Belonging: Shari Foos on the Narrative Method, Self Compassion, Relationships and Meaningful Connection

Shari Foos is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University Los Angeles, and a Master of Science in Narrative Medicine from Columbia University. As a sought-after expert on the subjects of relationships and meaningful connection, Shari’s writing and commentary have appeared in a range of online and print publications, including Real Simple, Huffington Post, Thrive, Shondaland, Women’s Health, and Bustle.

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Jan. 19, 2022

Belonging: Shari Foos on the Narrative Method, Self Compassion, Relationships and Meaningful Connection

Shari Foos is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University Los Angeles, and a Master of Science in Narrative Medicine from Columbia University. As a sought-after expert on the subjects of relationships and meaningful connection, Shari’s writing and commentary have appeared in a range of online and print publications, including Real Simple, Huffington Post, Thrive, Shondaland, Women’s Health, and Bustle.

web: TheNarrativeMetho...
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Jan. 10, 2022

Best of 2021: Dr. Scot McKnight & Laura Barringer on A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture that Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing

This episode is coming to you for such a time as this. With spiritual abuse, abuse of power, and sexual abuse becoming such common news in our time, we have to admit that there are many churches with cultures and systems that are unhealthy and even harmful. If you are a pastor, a church leader, a congregant or just want to be a part of making a difference in a way that helps others flourish, listen in closely to the research and the harsh reality of what is happening on our watch. There is hope ...
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Jan. 10, 2022

Best of 2021: Dr. Scot McKnight & Laura Barringer on A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture that Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing

This episode is coming to you for such a time as this. With spiritual abuse, abuse of power, and sexual abuse becoming such common news in our time, we have to admit that there are many churches with cultures and systems that are unhealthy and even harmful. If you are a pastor, a church leader, a congregant or just want to be a part of making a difference in a way that helps others flourish, listen in closely to the research and the harsh reality of what is happening on our watch. There is hope ...
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Jan. 7, 2022

Best of 2021: Dr. Diane Langberg on Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church

Dr. Diane Langberg came on the podcast last year, and was one of our most listened to episodes. Dr. Langberg is globally recognized for her 47 years of clinical work with trauma victims. She has trained caregivers on six continents in responding to trauma and to the abuse of power. She also directs her own counseling practice in Jenkintown, PA, Diane Langberg, Ph.D. & Associates, which includes seventeen therapists with multiple specialties. Dr. Langberg’s newest book is Redeeming Power: Underst...
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Jan. 7, 2022

Best of 2021: Dr. Diane Langberg on Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church

Dr. Diane Langberg came on the podcast last year, and was one of our most listened to episodes. Dr. Langberg is globally recognized for her 47 years of clinical work with trauma victims. She has trained caregivers on six continents in responding to trauma and to the abuse of power. She also directs her own counseling practice in Jenkintown, PA, Diane Langberg, Ph.D. & Associates, which includes seventeen therapists with multiple specialties. Dr. Langberg’s newest book is Redeeming Power: Underst...
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Dec. 23, 2021

Change Makers EPS 65: Rob Dixon on Together in Ministry, Gender Partnership, and Men and Women Flourishing Together

Rob Dixon (DIS, Fuller Theological Seminary) is an associate regional ministry director with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA and senior fellow for gender partnership with the InterVarsity Institute. He is an adjunct professor at Fresno Pacific University and Fuller Theological Seminary and provides training on flourishing mixed-gender ministry partnerships for numerous organizations around the country.

He discusses his book Together in Ministry: Women and Men in Flourishing Partnerships
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Dec. 22, 2021

Change Makers EPS 65: Rob Dixon on Together in Ministry, Gender Partnership, and Men and Women Flourishing Together

Rob Dixon (DIS, Fuller Theological Seminary) is an associate regional ministry director with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA and senior fellow for gender partnership with the InterVarsity Institute. He is an adjunct professor at Fresno Pacific University and Fuller Theological Seminary and provides training on flourishing mixed-gender ministry partnerships for numerous organizations around the country.

He discusses his book Together in Ministry: Women and Men in Flourishing Partnerships
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Dec. 15, 2021

Change Makers EPS 64: Jayne Nakata on Podcasting for Expat Women in Japan, Life in Fukushima After the Tsunami, Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster and Cultural Adaptation

Jayne Nakata is the host of the Number 1 podcast for international women living in Japan: Transformations with Jayne. She is also the creator of PodLaunch, which helps podcasters in Japan to launch and run their own show.

Jayne has lived in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan for nearly 20 years. After the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster hit her Japanese home town in 2011, she decided not to "run away" but to stay and overcome the challenges of living there.

Since then she has started her own...
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Dec. 15, 2021

Change Makers EPS 64: Jayne Nakata on Podcasting for Expat Women in Japan, Life in Fukushima After the Tsunami, Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster and Cultural Adaptation

Jayne Nakata is the host of the Number 1 podcast for international women living in Japan: Transformations with Jayne. She is also the creator of PodLaunch, which helps podcasters in Japan to launch and run their own show.

Jayne has lived in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan for nearly 20 years. After the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster hit her Japanese home town in 2011, she decided not to "run away" but to stay and overcome the challenges of living there.

Since then she has started her own...
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Dec. 1, 2021

Change Makers EPS 62: Bindiya Schaefer on Sci-Fi Thriller Reimagining Race, Work as an Aerospace Journalist, and Life in Dubai, UAE, Bangalore and Silicon Valley

Bindiya is the author of CORINTH 2642 AD, a sci-fi thriller that tackles race as a construct. She is a former defense and aerospace journalist. Before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area, she lived in Dubai, UAE and Bangalore, India.

When she’s not writing, she’s camping in the California wilderness (where she also writes) with her husband and baby-dog.

The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.

This episode was sponsored by WYLD Gallery.

Stay I...
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Dec. 1, 2021

Change Makers EPS 62: Bindiya Schaefer on Sci-Fi Thriller Reimagining Race, Work as an Aerospace Journalist, and Life in Dubai, UAE, Bangalore and Silicon Valley

Bindiya is the author of CORINTH 2642 AD, a sci-fi thriller that tackles race as a construct. She is a former defense and aerospace journalist. Before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area, she lived in Dubai, UAE and Bangalore, India.

When she’s not writing, she’s camping in the California wilderness (where she also writes) with her husband and baby-dog.

The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.

This episode was sponsored by WYLD Gallery.

Stay I...
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Oct. 20, 2021

Change Makers EPS 58: Nona Jones on Facebook, Faith-based Partnerships, Social Justice, Digital Discipleship, and Faith & Prejudice

Nona Jones is a rare combination of preacher, business executive, author, and entrepreneur. In her day job she serves as the Head of North America Community Partnerships and Global Faith-Based Partnerships at Facebook. She is the bestselling author of two books; Success from the Inside Out, chronicling her unlikely story of success after a childhood filled with physical and sexual abuse, and From Social Media to Social Ministry, the globally acclaimed guide to digital discipleship for churches. ...
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Oct. 20, 2021

Change Makers EPS 58: Nona Jones on Facebook, Faith-based Partnerships, Social Justice, Digital Discipleship, and Faith & Prejudice

Nona Jones is a rare combination of preacher, business executive, author, and entrepreneur. In her day job she serves as the Head of North America Community Partnerships and Global Faith-Based Partnerships at Facebook. She is the bestselling author of two books; Success from the Inside Out, chronicling her unlikely story of success after a childhood filled with physical and sexual abuse, and From Social Media to Social Ministry, the globally acclaimed guide to digital discipleship for churches. ...
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Oct. 13, 2021

Change Makers EPS 57: Frank Carbajal on Latinx Heritage Month, Indigenous Peoples' Day, Silicon Valley Latino Leadership Summit, Latinx Business Success & First Gen

First generation, California-born Frank Carbajal’s parents were migrant farm workers in the early 70’s, and were offered jobs in canaries in the Silicon Valley. His parents did important work, feeding a nation with diligence and dedication. They wanted a better life for their son, and his dreams of being the first to go to college and a First Gen Latinx Professional in his family led him to want to help others rise as well. He founded Es Tiempo, and the Silicon Valley Latino Leadership Summit to...
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Oct. 13, 2021

Change Makers EPS 57: Frank Carbajal on Latinx Heritage Month, Indigenous Peoples' Day, Silicon Valley Latino Leadership Summit, Latinx Business Success & First Gen

First generation, California-born Frank Carbajal’s parents were migrant farm workers in the early 70’s, and were offered jobs in canaries in the Silicon Valley. His parents did important work, feeding a nation with diligence and dedication. They wanted a better life for their son, and his dreams of being the first to go to college and a First Gen Latinx Professional in his family led him to want to help others rise as well. He founded Es Tiempo, and the Silicon Valley Latino Leadership Summit to...
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Sept. 29, 2021

Change Makers EPS 55 : Doni Aldine on TCKs, CULTURS magazine, Diversity & Inclusion in Media, Growing Up Afro-Latina on 5 Continents and a University Curricula for Global Culture Identity

Doni Aldine is a globally mobile Afro-Latina and first-generation North American who, by age 19, lived in seven cultures on five continents. She is passionate about creating community for cross-cultural populations. She has presented around the globe as a Keynote, at conferences, universities & in media as a lifestyle expert focused on entrepreneurship, marketing & cross-cultural identity. With this background, she developed university curricula for global culture identity.

Aldine uses her glob...