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Jill Griffin is committed to making workplaces more successful for everyone through leadership training and development, team dynamics workshops, and employee well-being programs. Her executive coaching, workshop facilitation, and innovative thinking have driven multi-million-dollar revenues for top agencies, startups, and renowned brands. Collaborating with individuals, teams, and organizations, Jill fosters high-performance and inclusive cultures while facilitating organizational growth.

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This week I delivered a keynote and I had a question from a manager who was struggling with an employee who was disrupting the team with negativity and hate.

I believe it always comes back to empathy, in this case, the manager having empathy for that employee. Whether we’re talking about conversations about politics or race, or whatever, inclusion always comes back to empathy. After all, I only know my lived experience, and it’s been full of privilege.

My mom used to say, “You can't understand someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes” – and I think that message is still accurate.

What I believe is that each of us was born a pure kind soul, and then life happened. Maybe we felt left out from our older siblings or cousins. Maybe someone at school called us a name, and that was the first time we knew we were different. Maybe there was addiction in the family. Maybe grandma was the parental figure because the actual parent was in prison due to mass incarceration. Any of the above. And worse. We’re all walking around with our baggage, our Traumas big and little. It’s been said that hurt people hurt people. Just trying to protect ourselves.

It can be incredibly hard to be empathetic, especially if we find ourselves in fight or flight mode. That’s where mindfulness comes in. Breathe, breathe, breathe. I’m working on this myself. Always a work in progress.

From that empathetic space, we can become more curious about what’s going on, and then lead with compassion. That’s how people change behavior.

Here are the good vibes I found this week:

1. How the MCA Chicago Transformed Its Collection at Unprecedented Speed to Better Reflect Its Audience
2. Reviving Sales at Kay and Zales: How Signet CEO Gina Drosos Pulled America’s Biggest Jeweler Out of a Long Slump
3. Vancity Employees Will Receive $10K in Mental Health Coverage Starting July 1, 2023
4. Publicis Groupe’s CEO Has Launched an Initiative to Remove the Stigma of Working with Cancer
5. L'oréal Made A Handheld, Motorized Device That Helps People With Disabilities Apply Lipstick. It's Meant To Give Users Independence

Read the full blog here: https://www.theequalityinstitute.com/equality-insights-blog/5-things-always-empathy

To learn more about Lee Rubin, visit: https://www.leerubin.org/

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Sergio Lopez is EVP. Global Head of Production at Publicis Groupe. Previous to this he was the Chief Production Officer at McCann Worldgroup and CEO of Craft UK & EMEA

In this episode Sergio shares that although he started off very young and inexperienced, by continuously surrounding himself with the right people and amazing mentors, his success now spreads across 17 countries.

Despite his achievements, like many of us Sergio also struggles with Impostor syndrome. Sergio had to use creative thinking to prove not only to others but also to himself, that he can succeed in this industry and lead his team to success. 

He explains how change can be a scary phenomenon in business, and how the fear of change can create resistance within teams. He talks us through his journey where he had to embrace courage himself, in order to be able to bring that courage into his team and help them step out of their comfort zone. 

Lopez has spearheaded six years of continued growth and the unification of production operations and studios (TV, Art Buy, Print, Digital, Studio) driving creative success, organic expansion of production and content creation capabilities across the agency network at scale.

Topics covered include:

• Impostor Syndrome
• Creative thinking
• Perseverance 
• Resistance towards Change 
• The importance of Vision in a company
• Learning from getting it wrong
• Evolving thinking
• The ability to separate oneself from the role they are playing in the business world
• The gift of certainty

Follow Joanna Howes and The Change Creators:
website: https://www.thechangecreators.com
linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahowes/

Renetta McCann is Chief Inclusion Experience Officer for the Publicis Groupe. She is one of the leading innovators and most influential executives in the advertising, marketing and media industries, with a global reputation for not only building brands, but also the organizations and leadership to sustain them. Renetta credits her remarkable sense of discovery, curiosity, a solid support system and a stubborn streak with helping her succeed in the Advertising and Media business.