Restaurant chains rank high for LGBTQ+ employees

Westfalia's CEO on leading in the produce industry | How to address 17 biases that affect leadership | The hallmarks of a top-notch communicator Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( June 7, 2023 [WFF Leadership SmartBrief]( Advancing and Empowering Women Leaders [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( [] A Leader's Edge [] [Westfalia's CEO on leading in the produce industry]( Raina Nelson evaluates her own success as CEO of Westfalia Fruit USA by the success of the team she leads and embraces learning about global cultures. Nelson talks about her motivation to take the job in 2021, the main challenges she deals with and the evolution of leadership in the produce industry as more women have risen through the ranks. 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"There's traditionally been love for people [in the industry] who have had a rough start, but there's also been a certain type of talk that's permitted in kitchens," Sanders says. "I think kitchens need to evolve to include the LGBTQ community into that welcoming space." Full Story: [HuffPost]( (6/2) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [PepsiCo reports progress in DEI management goals]( PepsiCo's diversity, equity and inclusion goals include having half of its management roles filled by women by 2025, and the company advanced to 44% last year, while also making strides toward increasing management representation by people of color. "[W]e remain committed to our journey and to harnessing the power and passion of the changemakers in this report -- all of whom are united in their efforts to build a more equitable workplace and society," said global chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer Tina Bigalke. 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"Watching them be successful really helps us in what we do as well, because we have been working really hard to make it to where it's equal opportunity," said corporate chef Kat Wallace, who has been with the company for about seven years. Full Story: [Nation's Restaurant News (free registration)]( (6/1) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Women embrace Rebecca/Keeley "Ted Lasso" friendship]( The inspiring friendship of "Ted Lasso" TV show characters Rebecca Welton, a soccer club owner nearing retirement age, and Keeley Jones, the team's younger publicist, illustrates the importance of women of different generations helping instead of resenting each other, Ann Shoket, CEO of TheLi.st, says. Female friendships should be "extraordinarily important, powerful, brilliant, and uncompetitive, just loving relationships," Juno Temple, the actress who plays Keeley, told Deadline. 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