13. Trudy Bourgeois, CEO, Workforce Excellence: Why Diversity & Inclusion Is Not A Dirty Word, Allyship vs. Ownership, and The Courage To Be First

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 minutes

Host, Earlina Green Hamilton 

Chapters

• 1:51 pandemic processing
• 4:24 born into segregation
• 5:33 lifelong learning
• 8:08 early beginnings
• 9:44 good school
• 13:49 reflection
• 18:08 is there enough to go around?
• 19:11 value gaps
• 19:40 the conversation about D&I
• 21:31 allyship
• 32:53 can capitalism be conscious?
• 34:58 movement or moment
• 39:35 the future