{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fe1ab1535-344e-48a3-bee9-e1ea9537c63d","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"393: LGBTQ Leadership, The Rainbow Difference \u2013 Steve Yacovelli","description":"Leadership. We hear this term thrown around alot these days. It means many things to many people, and in different contexts it takes on lots of different meanings. But what does LGBTQ Leadership look like. \u201cWhat unique challenges do you face as an LGBTQ individual in the roles of leadership? How do you present yourself? Does it really make a difference?\u201d\r\nDr. Steve Yacovelli, author of Pride Leadership: Strategies for the LGBTQ+ Leader To Be The King Or Queen Of Their Jungle, believes there are unique differences, and we here at Life (UN)Closeted agree. Today we explore the challenges of being an LGBTQ+ Leader and provide insights and recommendations for leveraging your unique position to have powerful impact in the world of business and in life.\r\nAbout Steve\r\nDr. Steve Yacovelli is Owner & Principal of TopDog Learning Group, LLC, a learning and development, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, Florida. TopDog provides guidance and solutions in leadership and organizational development, change management, diversity and inclusion consulting, instructional design, and custom e-learning creation.\r\nSteve has worked with such great organizations as The Walt Disney Company, IBM, Bayer, Covestro, Tupperware Brands Corporation, Hilton Worldwide, George Washington University, The American Library Association, The University of Central Florida, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Ohio State University, accenture, and BellSouth / AT&T, among many others.\r\nSteve holds a B.S. in Public Relations from Millersville University of Pennsylvania, an M.A. in Educational Policy & Leadership Development from The Ohio State University, and an Ed.D. in Instructional Technology & Distance Education from Nova Southeastern University. A published author, Steve has written books and articles focusing on how adults adopt and learn using technology and organizational readiness for technology-enabled learning solutions. He\u2019s also focused on the impact of unconscious bias within organizations, and how it can undermine organizational effectiveness.\r\nSteve (or \u201cDoc Yock\u201d as his students used to call him) has spent much of his career consulting with clients on the right solutions for their business; specifically, as it relates to employee engagement, effective communication, corporate learning, and measuring the impact of those interventions. A seasoned change practitioner, Steve has worked with clients to apply the Prosci\u00ae Methodology of Change to their business initiatives to help determine if change did indeed happen and to what extent. To him, corporate learning is just looking at ways to improve and change behavior, so combining the strategies of change management to the corporate learning function leads to impact that \u201csticks\u201d with employees.\r\nWith over twenty years\u2019 experience in strategy, education, and communication, Steve is a rare breed of professional that understands the power of using academic theory and applying it to the corporate setting to achieve business results.\r\nConnect With Steve\r\nWebsite\r\nFacebook\r\nTwitter\r\nLinkedIn\r\n<a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Frickclemons.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4b9b6c41-474a-4fd0-a374-cbb2a7aa23a4/1400x1400_uncloseted_artwork-01-573.jpg"}