Bernadette Smith 11/3/21 Bernadette Smith 11/3/21

5 Things in 15 Minutes / Festival of Lights with Seema Jain

Seema talks to Bernadette about Diwali, the Festival of Lights, which is highly celebrated in India and Indian communities. They also go over the latest 5 Things from last week in this educational and fun livestream.

Bernadette Smith 10/30/21 Bernadette Smith 10/30/21

5 Things in 15 Minutes / the “full self” fallacy with Heather Vickery

Bernadette Smith 10/29/21 Bernadette Smith 10/29/21

5 Things / The Festival of Lights

One of the reasons I love writing 5 Things is that it requires me to stay in a consistent growth mindset. And while I speak and write about DEI all the time, one thing I don't know a lot about is international cultural competency. Naturally, there's a big correlation between DEI and cultural competency.

Bernadette Smith 10/27/21 Bernadette Smith 10/27/21

5 Things in 15 Minutes / Spellcheck with Patti Flynn

Bernadette was joined by Patti Flynn last week for 5 Things in 15 Minutes and had a full list to discuss! From fighting stereotypes to inclusive product design, the pair delve into both corporate and systemic progress and solutions blossoming of late.

Bernadette Smith 10/22/21 Bernadette Smith 10/22/21

5 Things / the “full self” fallacy

Inclusion at its core, is about creating spaces where everyone feels safe to be authentically themselves, to "bring their full selves to work." And we're told (and frankly, I tell others) that the true rewards of DEI (creativity, innovation, profit, etc) come when employees bring their full selves.