Steps to Change: A Learning & Development Podcast

Send a text On this episode we’re exploring the challenges and headwinds that are facing organizations when it comes to being inclusive.  Joining us on this episode is Michael Streffery.  Michael is an award-winning leader with over 20 years of experience driving diversity, equity, inclusion, and organizational culture transformation. He is a two-time recipient of the OnCon Top 50 DEI Professional...

Send a text On this episode we’re discussing ways to engage your multigenerational workforce and exploring the question – Is it even helpful to think about generational groupings and stereotypes?  Joining us on this episode is Stephen Golden, who is best known as the previous global Head of Diversity and Inclusion for YouTube.  Stephen also held other roles at Google, and was previously with Goldm...

Send a text On this episode we’re discussing the role ethics can play in creating workplace culture and how to develop a shared understanding of ethics within an organization. Joining us on this episode is Tim Graveney, the Ethics and Compliance Officer and Freedom to Speak Up Guardian at HCA UK. Twitter - @StepsDrama LinkedIN - Steps Drama Learning Development Website - www.stepsdrama.com Tim Gra...

Send a text  On this episode we’re discussing how our mental health can be affected during challenging times, and skills needed to support our resilience.  There are a lot of challenges in the world today, from shifting political landscapes, to the cost of living, to feeling isolated while working remotely.  Anyone of us can suffer from poor mental health and often we don’t even recognize when our...

Send a text On this episode of Steps to Change we’re exploring the current headwinds that are challenging DEI efforts and ways to address them.  Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts have been under a lot of scrutiny lately, from leadership, reduced budgets, a flurry of Executive Orders and more.  But that doesn’t mean that DEI is simply going away.  On this episode we’re joined by Evelyn Espina...

Send a text On this episode, we’re exploring the question: Does DEI need to be rebranded to be successful?  We’ll talk about the headwinds that are continuing to challenge the industry, globally, and explore why simply ‘rebranding’ DEI may or may not be a solution that’s useful to the overall cause of DEI.  Our guest on this episode is Dr. Gillian Shapiro, from Shapiro Consulting, and one of the a...

Send a text During this episode of Steps to Change we’re discussing how bias might show up during the recruitment process. We explore how different types of biases can impact our ability to recruit a diverse pipeline and consider what strategies organizations can take to reduce biases impact in recruitment. On this episode we’re joined by Sarah-Jane Georges a Client Relationship Director from the...

Send a text During this episode of Steps to Change we’re discussing how to support your employees through change and challenging times of disruption.  We explore how world events, internal changes, acquisitions, and mergers can all upend employee focus, engagement, and security within the workplace.  We then take a deep dive through the Steps to Change model and explore how our interactive learnin...

Send a text During this episode of Steps to Change we’re discussing our programs that explore challenges faced by members of the LGBTQIA+ community in the workplace.  We reflect on how designing content through the lens of the LGBTQIA+ community has had a positive impact for our clients and their employee population and how we helped them achieve change through by using our Steps to Change methodo...

Send a text During this episode of Steps to Change we’re discussing how to support an organization’s employees to maintain a healthy amount of resliance.  We discuss what might cause an individual to have lower levels of resilience, how to identify when they are running low on resilience, and ways to rebalance resilience within an organization.  On this episode we’re joined by Anike Bello, a Proje...

Send a text During this episode of Steps to Change we’re discussing how organizations establish and maintain their company's culture.  We explore why it’s crucial to have a shared understanding of what the values actually mean to make the culture live.  And we take a deeper dive into how we use a drama-based learning approach to support individual and collective development of the skills, min...

Send a text During this episode of Steps to Change we’re reflecting on how the working landscape and environment has progressed for women over the past several decades.  We’ll spend some time exploring what challenges women have faced, historically, in the workplace, the progress that’s been made to support a more equitable working environment and the challenges still faced today.  Throughout the...

Send a text During this episode of Steps to Change we’re exploring the challenges managers face when managing diverse teams.  We’ll explore the benefit of understanding one’s own personal style of communication, and how to flex that style to truly engage diverse teams.  We’ll take a deeper dive into how we use the Steps to Change methodology to help managers and organizations to develop the skills...

Send a text During this episode of Steps to Change we discuss a term that’s being used more and more recently in the DE&I world: the Moveable Middle.  We’ll explore the concept of what is meant by the Moveable Middle and take a deep dive into discussing why galvanizing their involvement in organizational DEI efforts is crucial to reaching long term DEI strategies goals. On this episode we’re j...

Send a text During this episode of Steps to Change we explore the concept of the Courageous Conversation.  We take a deep dive into discussing what they are, and ways to develop the skills to have an effective Courageous Conversation in the workplace.  On this episode we’re joined by Paul Mason, our Resource Planning Director based in the UKE. Twitter - @StepsDrama LinkedIN - Steps Drama Learning...

Send a text During this episode of Steps to Change we explore ways to develop a culture of ethics, in the workplace, through a behavioral lens. We discuss how we approach learning and development content within the subject matter and why establishing a shared understanding of what is ethical may not be so black and white.  For this episode we’re joined by Simon Thomson, a Director of Steps, and a...

Send a text During this episode of Steps to Change we explore what makes for effective performance coaching and why it matters so much not only in the workplace, but in everyday life. We discuss why organizations come to Steps to develop a coaching style of management and share our insight and experience of designing and delivering content on the subject matter.  We breakdown how our tried-and-tru...

Send a text During this episode of Steps to Change we explore the dynamics of having five different generations in the workplace.  We discuss the different drivers for each generation and explore how the various, and often untrue, stereotypes might hinder communication and collaboration between the generations.  We also share our insight and experience of designing and delivering content on the su...

Send a text During this episode of Steps to Change we explore how Steps programming can support raising awareness of disabilities in the workplace and ways to be more inclusive for disabled employees. We’re sharing our insight and experience of designing and delivering content on the subject matter discussing what barriers might be getting in the way of being truly inclusive for a disabled workfor...

Send a text During this episode of Steps to Change we explore what makes for engaging and effective customer service programming. We’re sharing our insight and experience of designing and delivering content on the subject matter and why empowering your employee population with good customer service skills supports customer satisfaction and the bottom line.  We breakdown how we use the Steps to Cha...

Send a text During this episode of Steps to Change we explore the topic of performance management development in the workplace. We’re sharing our insight and experience of designing and delivering content on the subject matter and why now, more than ever, it’s a crucial skillset for managers to develop.  We discuss ways to approach the different areas of performance management development and brea...

Send a text During this episode of Steps to Change we explore the topic of mental health awareness in the workplace.  We’re sharing our insight and experience of designing and delivering content on the subject matter for organizations around the globe and the importance it has on supporting individuals to get help and on workplace culture.  We discuss ways to spot the signs of mental health challe...

Send a text During this episode of Steps to Change we explore the topic of Psychological Safety. We break down what it actually is and consider why it’s crucial to develop and cultivate in workplace culture and with your colleagues. Joining us on this episode is Elisa Criado, a Client Relationship Director at Steps, who shares her insight into Steps programming that explores Psychological Safety a...

Send a text During this episode of Steps to Change we explore the topic of inclusive leadership. We’re sharing our insight and experience of designing and delivering content on the subject matter for organizations around the globe. And we also break down what it actually means to be an inclusive leader and explore ways to develop inclusive leadership capabilities personally and within your organiz...

Send a text During this episode of Steps to Change we explore microaggressions, their impact on individuals and organizational culture, and consider the fact that they might not actually be ‘micro’.  As always, we’ll use our Steps to Change process of See It, Own It, Change It, Live It to highlight what microaggressions look like in our behaviors and interactions and discuss why they’re important...