Executive leaders often operate in a cone of silence. As a result, employees may code-switch to follow what they perceive (or guess) are the rules, spoken and unspoken, to succeed within the organization. In today’s episode, we have a transparent conversation with Baker Donelson’s Chairman and CEO, Tim Lupinacci, and President and COO, Jennifer Keller, about their own code-switching experiences, commitment to cultivating authentic relationships, and tools that leaders can use to foster community, diversity, and inclusion in their respective workplaces.
Executive leaders are often seen as unavailable or otherwise veiled from day-to-day workplace interactions. In fact, many believe that while executive leaders define the rules of success, those rules are not transparently communicated from the C-suite or do not account for the needs of the general workforce. As a result, employees continuously code-switch to follow what they perceive (or guess) are the rules, spoken and unspoken, to succeed within the organization. In today’s episode, we have a transparent conversation with Baker Donelson’s Chairman and CEO, Tim Lupinacci, and President and COO, Jennifer Keller, about their own code-switching experiences, commitment to cultivating authentic relationships, and tools that leaders can use to foster community, diversity, and inclusion in their respective workplaces.
We release a new episode every other week. Look for our next episode on Friday, July 23.
Our Hosts this Week:
Victoria Young, Associate
(https://www.bakerdonelson.com/victoria-e-young)
Nakimuli Davis-Primer, Shareholder
(https://www.bakerdonelson.com/Nakimuli-Davis-Primer)
Special Guest Hosts:
Timothy M. Lupinacci, Chairman and CEO
(https://www.bakerdonelson.com/Timothy-Lupinacci)
Jennifer P. Keller, President and COO
(https://www.bakerdonelson.com/Jennifer-P-Keller)
Reach Us:
Learn more about Diversity & Inclusion at Baker Donelson at https://www.bakerdonelson.com/diversity
Send your feedback and topic ideas to D&ISocialCommunications@bakerdonelson.com