Today, Gena Cox, PhD joins the podcast. Gena is a corporate adviser and executive coach. She is known as a straight shooter who also brings warmth and generosity of spirit to her partnerships. She guides CEOs, leaders, and boards as they respond to evolving stakeholder expectations and transformation driven by societal change and organic and M&A growth. Her differentiator is the nuanced insights and recommendations she brings from a lifetime of continuous multi-disciplinary learning. This enables her to offer clients uniquely invaluable insights. Her book, Leading Inclusion, is available wherever books are sold. The book catalyzes executive leaders to drive inclusion from the top of their organizations. [March 13, 2023]
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Today we are joined by Gena Cox, PhD. Gena is a corporate adviser and executive coach known as a straight-shooter who also brings warmth and generosity of spirit to her partnerships. She guides CEOs, leaders, and boards as they respond to evolving stakeholder expectations and transformation driven by societal change and organic and M&A growth. Her differentiator is the nuanced insights and recommendations she brings from a lifetime of continuous multi-disciplinary learning, enabling her to offer clients uniquely invaluable insights. Her book, Leading Inclusion, is available wherever books are sold. The book catalyzes executive leaders to drive inclusion from the top of their organizations. [March 13, 2023]
00:00 – Intro
00:20 – Intro Links
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- Social-Engineer channel on SLACK– https://social-engineering-hq.slack.com/ssb
- CLUTCH– http://www.pro-rock.com/
- org– http://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/
02:43 – Gena Cox Intro
04:00 – What was the path to becoming a Leadership Advisor?
07:25 – Dealing With the Frustration
09:24 – The Immigrant Experience
11:27 – The Need for a Strategy
16:08 – Inclusion Tops Diversity
19:32 – Are You REDI?
20:52 – A Leadership Problem
24:33 – Chief Transformation Officer
27:21 – From the Top Down
30:33 – Don’t Assume, Ask!
33:54 – Is there anybody listening?
38:05 – Find Gena Cox online
- Website: https://genacox.com
- LinkedIn: in/genacox
- Instagram: @genacoxphd
- Twitter: @genacox
38:54 – Book Recommendations
- Can We Talk? – Roberta Chinsky Matuson
- TED Talks – Chris Anderson
- Leading Inclusion – Gena Cox
42:00 – Who would you consider your greatest mentors?
- Maternal Grandmother
- Lawrence W. Hamilton
45:19 – Guest Wrap Up & Outro