The Radical Respect podcast with Kim Scott & Wesley Faulkner
SEASON THREE
In Season Three, Kim and Wesley are back. Also, a name change as we move from “Just Work” to “Radical Respect”. As part of the paperback release of Just Work which is coming out in May of 2024, Kim made major revisions to the text based on all the learnings of the last three years. She also decided to change the name of the book from Just Work to Radical Respect (more details in our blogpost).
About, Wesley Faulkner. He has led developer relations and been a community manager at a number of tech companies, joins Kim as co-host. We talk to guests about their experiences with bias, prejudice, bullying, discrimination, harassment, and physical violations in the workplace. By sharing experiences, we help to build community and to help listeners recognize problems they are experiencing at work, and get some ideas about how to handle it.
S3 Episode 11 - The Entitlement Gap
Today Kim and Wesley welcome Shalini Shybut. In recent years, non-profit organizations have worked very hard to hire leaders of color who reflect the communities they serve. Kim and Wesley discuss with Shalini the additional challenges and pressures faced by leaders of color at non-profit organizations, especially the "entitlement gap". Why do these leaders sometimes struggle to thrive? What can be done to help them succeed?
Today Kim and Wesley welcome Shalini Shybut. In recent years, non-profit organizations have worked very hard to hire leaders of color who reflect the communities they serve. Kim and Wesley discuss with Shalini the additional challenges and pressures faced by leaders of color at non-profit organizations, especially the "entitlement gap". Why do these leaders sometimes struggle to thrive? What can be done to help them succeed?
Link to Shalini's essay where she talks about her learnings in more detail.
About Shalini Shybut
Shalini is an executive coach, consultant and entrepreneur in Washington DC with two decades of expertise in education, nonprofits and the private sector. Shalini has sat in a variety of seats, starting her career as a teacher in New York City and moving on to serve as a consultant to public and private (Fortune 500) organizations, a school system leader in Washington DC, a board member at multiple nonprofits, and, most recently, a philanthropist at DC’s largest education funding organization. Across these experiences, Shalini has consistently worked to shift systems to increase the equity of opportunity (and outcomes) for the most marginalized communities, and empowered people and teams to get there. Currently, Shalini is an executive coach supporting leaders, especially leaders of color, at the most senior levels of mission-driven organizations, in navigating complex systemic challenges, with a particular focus on how race, gender and power play into leadership. She also established a leadership cohort for DC nonprofit CEOs who identify as people of color. Shalini received her coaching training from the Teleos Leadership Institute, where she completed a PCC-level Coach Development Program, and has also been trained on Coaching Through Trauma by the Center for Trauma and Leadership.
S3 Episode 10 - Navigating Office Personalities
Kim and Wesley welcome Amy Gallo the author of "Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People)". They all tell stories about working with someone especially difficult and what they learned from these situations. They also review some of the archetypes from Amy's book: the know-it-all, the tormentor, the political operator, the insecure boss.. to name a few. Amy discusses how to navigate these situations, even when to salvage something valuable when there is quite a bit of power asymmetry and leaving is not an immediate option.
Kim and Wesley welcome Amy Gallo the author of "Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People)". They all tell stories about working with someone especially difficult and what they learned from these situations. They also review some of the archetypes from Amy's book: the know-it-all, the tormentor, the political operator, the insecure boss.. to name a few. Amy discusses how to navigate these situations, even when to salvage something valuable when there is quite a bit of power asymmetry and leaving is not an immediate option.
About Amy Gallo
Amy Gallo is a workplace expert who writes and speaks about effective communication, interpersonal dynamics, gender, difficult conversations, and feedback. She is the best-selling author of Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People) and the HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict, as well as hundreds of articles for Harvard Business Review. She also co-hosts a podcast called "Women at Work".
www.amyegallo.com/about
S3 Episode 9 - Bad Behaving "High Performers" Should Held Accountable for the Harm They Do
Today, Wesley and Kim welcome Susan Fowler Rigetti. She talks her experiences at Uber as a young software engineer and the challenges when dealing with bad behavior. What can you do when you try to speak up when the internals systems are setup up to protect the "high performers"? They discuss what to do when the culture of the company is not aligned with your personal values and how to speak truth to power without blowing up your career. Susan also mentions her prior life experiences in "terrible life situations" made her ready to stand up for herself.
Susan received high media attention in 2017 for taking a stand to speak out against the leadership at Uber about the harassment she was experiencing while working early in her career as a software engineer at Uber.
Today, Wesley and Kim welcome Susan Fowler Rigetti. She talks her experiences at Uber as a young software engineer and the challenges when dealing with bad behavior. What can you do when you try to speak up when the internals systems are setup up to protect the "high performers"? They discuss what to do when the culture of the company is not aligned with your personal values and how to speak truth to power without blowing up your career. Susan also mentions her prior life experiences in "terrible life situations" made her ready to stand up for herself.
Susan received high media attention in 2017 for taking a stand to speak out against the leadership at Uber about the harassment she was experiencing while working early in her career as a software engineer at Uber.
about Susan Rigetti
Susan is a novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and the author of three books. In 2017, Susan's blogpost about her experience as a software engineer at Uber sent shockwaves through the industry. She went on to write a critically acclaimed memoir, called Whistleblower. She is also the author of a novel, Cover Story. She has written for The New York Times, TIME Magazine, Slate, Vanity Fair, and have been an editor at PhilPapers for nearly a decade.
S3 Episode 8 - The Workplace Mental Health Playbook
There's no doubt that mental health in the workplace has become increasingly destigmatized in recent years. While conversations about its importance have now become commonplace, they can fall flat if people don't know how to engage in these conversations effectively. In this episode of the Radical Respect podcast, Kim and Wesley speak with Melissa Doman, who unpacks her playbook for how to talk about mental health at work without messing up.
There's no doubt that mental health in the workplace has become increasingly destigmatized in recent years. While conversations about its importance have now become commonplace, they can fall flat if people don't know how to engage in these conversations effectively. In this episode of the Radical Respect podcast, Kim and Wesley speak with Melissa Doman, who unpacks her playbook for how to talk about mental health at work without messing up.
about Melissa Doman
Melissa Doman, MA is an Organizational Psychologist, Former Clinical Mental Health Therapist, & Author of Yes, You Can Talk About Mental Health at Work (Here’s Why And How To Do It Really Well). Melissa works with companies across industries around the globe – including clients like Google, Dow Jones, the Orlando City Soccer Club, Microsoft, Salesforce, Siemens, Estée Lauder, & Janssen. She’s spoken at SXSW and has been featured as a subject matter expert in CNN, Vogue, NPR, the BBC, CNBC, Inc., and in LinkedIn’s 2022 Top 10 Voices on Mental Health.
S3 Episode 7 - Building a Game-Changing Culture
Athletics and the workplace are alike in their reliance on strong teams, where the health and performance of each group hinge on individual contributions. In this episode of the Radical Respect podcast, Kim speaks with athletic consultant Dr. Kensa Gunter. Drawing on her experience in the sports world — consulting with coaches, trainers and athletic administrators — Dr. Gunter explores how leaders can cultivate an organizational culture that allows every individual to thrive.
Athletics and the workplace are alike in their reliance on strong teams, where the health and performance of each group hinge on individual contributions. In this episode of the Radical Respect podcast, Kim speaks with athletic consultant Dr. Kensa Gunter. Drawing on her experience in the sports world — consulting with coaches, trainers and athletic administrators — Dr. Gunter explores how leaders can cultivate an organizational culture that allows every individual to thrive.
note: Wesley is off this week, but back next episode.
about Dr. Gunter
Dr. Kensa Gunter is a licensed psychologist and a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) who works at the intersection of mental health, performance, well-being, and culture and is committed to humanizing conversations about mental health. She holds leadership and service roles in various professional organizations and through her private practice, she provides counseling and consultation services to individuals, teams, and organizations.
S3 Episode 6 - Thinking Differently
Experiential and cognitive diversity help a team thrive. Specifically, an organizational culture that welcomes neurodivergent people limits groupthink risks and helps to foster innovation, translating into a competitive edge. To reap these benefits, companies are realizing they need to do more to both support their existing neurodivergent employees and recruit more.
In this episode, author, cognitive scientist and neurodivergent business leader Maureen Dunne joins Wesley and Kim to discuss the benefits neurodiverse employees bring to the workplace and how leaders can build a culture that allows them to succeed.
Experiential and cognitive diversity help a team thrive. Specifically, an organizational culture that welcomes neurodivergent people limits groupthink risks and helps to foster innovation, translating into a competitive edge. To reap these benefits, companies are realizing they need to do more to both support their existing neurodivergent employees and recruit more.
In this episode, author, cognitive scientist and neurodivergent business leader Maureen Dunne joins Wesley and Kim to discuss the benefits neurodiverse employees bring to the workplace and how leaders can build a culture that allows them to succeed.
about Maureen Dunne
DR. MAUREEN DUNNE is a bestselling author, cognitive scientist, global keynote speaker, faculty member, board director, and neurodivergent business leader driving systems change in business, technology, education, and public policy.
As CEO of Autism Community Ventures, a neurodiversity consultancy firm, Dr. Dunne has been retained by some of the world's top brands, Fortune 500 companies, leading start-ups, and global non-profit organizations as a neurodiversity expert and organizational change leader with over two decades of experience.
Her work has been featured widely in major media, including Forbes, Bloomberg, MIT Sloan Management Review, Fast Company, Big Think, Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, SHRM, TechCrunch, People Management Magazine, Chicago Tribune, DiversityQ, UNLEASH, Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People, and Inside Higher Ed. Dr. Dunne has been a Keynote Speaker at the United Nations, Stanford University, London Tech Week, the National Science Foundation, and other prominent venues. She has also served as a featured speaker at The Atlantic Festival, the Global Education Summit, TechCrunch Disrupt, The Next Web Conference, Cornell University, Young Presidents' Organization (YPO), and LEGO Foundation.
Maureen is also the author of the 2024 bestselling book, The Neurodiversity Edge. The Neurodiversity Edge made the USA Today National Bestseller List (Top 150 books across all genres), Barnes & Noble Top 100 Books, Porchlight Book Company's Business Book Bestseller List, as well as #1 New Bestseller in several categories on Amazon, including Human Resources and Personell Management, Business Diversity & Inclusion and Autism Spectrum Disorders. SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) selected Dr. Dunne's book as one of twelve to feature on its recommended 2024 summer reading list. It was also selected as an Editor Pick at Audible to be featured during Neurodiversity Acceptance Month.
S3 Episode 5 - Workplace Performance
Kim and Wesley have a conversations with author and sought after speaker, Henna Pryor about her recent book, Good Awkward. They talk about the lost art of conversation, a skill that atrophied for many of us during Covid. There is a lively discussion of what one can do to rebuild these important workplace conversational muscles.
About Henna:
Henna Pryor, PCC is a dynamic Workplace Performance Expert who speaks and writes about performance mindset, interpersonal dynamics, high-impact communication, and embracing bumps in a world that keeps optimizing for smoothness. She's a regular Expert Columnist for Inc. Magazine, 10x award-winning author of Good Awkward, and an in-demand global keynote speaker. Her playful personality and insightful talks blend 2 decades of working with corporate leaders and teams, with a fresh, science-based approach to taking more strategic risks and boosting social and mental fitness for success at work.
pryoritygroup.com/about/
Kim and Wesley have a conversations with author and sought after speaker, Henna Pryor about her recent book, Good Awkward. They talk about the lost art of conversation, a skill that atrophied for many of us during Covid. There is a lively discussion of what one can do to rebuild these important workplace conversational muscles.
About Henna:
Henna Pryor, PCC is a dynamic Workplace Performance Expert who speaks and writes about performance mindset, interpersonal dynamics, high-impact communication, and embracing bumps in a world that keeps optimizing for smoothness. She's a regular Expert Columnist for Inc. Magazine, 10x award-winning author of Good Awkward, and an in-demand global keynote speaker. Her playful personality and insightful talks blend 2 decades of working with corporate leaders and teams, with a fresh, science-based approach to taking more strategic risks and boosting social and mental fitness for success at work.
pryoritygroup.com/about/
S3 Episode 4 - How Local Governments Can Nurture Respect between Civic Leaders and Citizens
Wesley and Kim speak to Diane Kalen Sukra about her experiences working with local leaders and the challenges she has experienced. She talks in detail about the rise of bullying and harrassing behavior in local government. Once a community finds itself in "Bullyville", the community's ability to communicate and collaborate is dramatically inhibited. In more extreme forms, this affects how vital public services are delivered.
It is easy to feel there is no way out. But Diane talks about pathways to follow to return to an environment where vital public discourse can happen in the public arena. She discusses how culture isn't something just happens. It is something communities need to cultivate. She talks about how to build respect between civic leaders and citizens and how to foster a culture of self-governance in our communities.
Wesley and Kim speak to Diane Kalen Sukra about her experiences working with local leaders and the challenges she has experienced. She talks in detail about the rise of bullying and harrassing behavior in local government. Once a community finds itself in "Bullyville", the community's ability to communicate and collaborate is dramatically inhibited. In more extreme forms, this affects how vital public services are delivered.
It is easy to feel there is no way out. But Diane talks about pathways to follow to return to an environment where vital public discourse can happen in the public arena. She discusses how culture isn't something just happens. It is something communities need to cultivate. She talks about how to build respect between civic leaders and citizens and how to foster a culture of self-governance in our communities.
About Diane Kalen Sukra
Diane is a best-selling author, speaker, and culture transformation expert, sharing insights from over two decades of civic leadership, including her award-winning tenure as city manager. She is the founder of Kalen Academy, an online training institute for civic leaders.
Diane’s published works include Save Your City and Civic Resilience, as well as regular columns in Municipal World and Public Sector Digest. She is a political philosophy graduate of University of Toronto’s Trinity College and earned a master’s degree in political science from York University.
https://www.dianekalensukra.com/
Episode 3: Understanding Workplace Systems
It's launch week for Kim's new book, Radical Respect. Also, Kim and Wesley talk about how important it is talk understand workplace systems to succeed.
It's launch week for Kim's new book, Radical Respect. Also, Kim and Wesley talk about how important it is talk understand workplace systems to succeed.
Episode 2: Indivisible
Kim and Wesley talk to workplace culture expert Denise Hamilton about her new book, Indivisible: How to Forge Our Differences into a Stronger Future. Denise reads passages from her book, prompting some real conversations. Are you trying to figure out how to gear up mentally for this election year? Denise's new book will help you!
Kim and Wesley talk to workplace culture expert Denise Hamilton about her new book, Indivisible: How to Forge Our Differences into a Stronger Future. Denise reads passages from her book, prompting some real conversations. Are you trying to figure out how to gear up mentally for this election year? Denise's new book will help you!
about Denise Hamilton
Denise Hamilton is the founder and CEO of WatchHerWork, a digital learning platform for professional women, and All Hands Group, a workplace culture consultancy. An in-demand speaker and facilitator, she has consulted for and presented to dozens of Fortune 500 companies, including GE, Apple, IBM, Shell, BP, and Meta, among others. Her thought leadership has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Morning Joe, FOX, Bloomberg, s+b, Newsweek and she is a regular contributor to MIT Sloan Management Review. watchherwork.com
Episode 1: The Jedi Mind Trick
Failing to call people on their BS breeds problematic overconfidence that can harm collaboration and team confidence, especially among team members who are systematically disadvantaged. In this episode, Kim and Wesley discuss bloviating BS with Hollywood attorney Tyler Chou, who shared her experience working under a boss with no entertainment experience but strong connections in the industry. Even though she was more knowledgeable, his BS made her feel gaslit and afraid to speak up.
About Tyler..
Tyler Chou has been a Hollywood attorney for the last 15 years. Having worked in VP and SVP roles at companies like Disney, Skydance, BuzzFeed and Open Road Films. As well as large law firms. Tyler has been the lead attorney on 16 feature films including Saving Mr. Banks and Cinderella. She has some battle stories to share about how brutal it is to work as an Asian woman in a white, man dominated industry.
Now, Tyler is the Founder & CEO of Tyler Chou Law for Creators and her life’s mission is to protect creators. She’s deeply passionate about helping young creators with millions of subs grow their businesses to 6-7 figures and functions as a fractional COO and GC. She is a thought leader who discusses the intersection of Hollywood and digital media and believes YouTube is the new Hollywood.
A year ago Tyler started her own YouTube channel as a creative challenge and has been blown away by how quickly her channel has grown. Her channel focuses on creators, helping them build out their businesses. www.youtube.com/@TheCreatorsAttorney