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“Working Wisdom” is a podcast from the C. T. Bauer College of Business, focusing on work, life and everything in between, featuring conversations with amazing people who have navigated and overcome obstacles to achieve personal and professional success, sharing their perspectives with our hosts and audience.
Workplace Discrimination
Derek Avery
C. T. Bauer Chair of Inclusive Leadership & C. T. Bauer Professor, Management & Leadership
Confronting the Uncomfortable Reality of Workplace Discrimination
By Derek R. Avery and Enrica N. Ruggs
Published July 14, 2020 | MITSloan Management Review
C. T. Bauer Professor Derek Avery outlines strategies to help leaders lead change to confront racial bias and inequality within their organizations.

Telecommuting
Steve Werner
Professor & Department Chair, Management & Leadership
Telecommuting and Working Remotely
Management & Leadership Department Chair and Professor Steve Werner discusses the benefits and the pitfalls of working remotely or telecommuting.
Diversity and Inclusion
Robert Eisenberger
Professor, Management & Leadership
What is Inclusion?
Management & Leadership Professor Robert Eisenberger talks about how inclusion is defined, and the aspects that make up inclusion.
Leadership Under Crisis
Leanne Atwater
C. T. Bauer Professor, Management & Leadership
VUCA Prime During COVID-19 Pandemic
C. T. Bauer Professor of Management & Leadership Leanne Atwater discusses VUCA Prime (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity) leadership model that helps managers counteract these situations with positive responses, and how it specifically relates to COVID-19.
Resilience and Thriving
Dusya Vera
Professor, Management & Leadership
Bouncing Back Through Resilience
Management & Leadership Professor Dusya Vera talks about resilience, and the ability for organizations, and people, to bounce back after a crisis.
Dusya Vera
Professor, Management & Leadership
Thriving After Adversity
Management & Leadership Professor Dusya Vera talks about how to not only overcome adversity, but thrive despite the issue.
Resources for Women in Business
The following is a list of internal and external resources for women in business school and industry. If you have a suggestion for a resource to add to this list, please contact suggestions@bauer.uh.edu.
- Center for Women in Business - U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Federation of Houston Professional Women
- National Association of Women Business Owners - Houston
- National Association of Women MBAs
- National Women's Business Council
- Texas Women in Business
- U.S. Small Business Administration
- Women's Business Enterprise Alliance
- Women's Energy Network
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Women in Leadership
A program designed - by women for women - to explore unique leadership styles, develop personal policies, skills and implementable action plans to increase happiness and decrease stress, and develop a portfolio of negotiation skills that can help you manage conflict and navigate the business landscape. Limited seating available.
External Scholarship
Stout Risius Ross, Inc. announces three scholarships in the amount of $1,000, $2,000 and $3,000 to three junior-standing female students (Class of 2017) this year. The scholarship is called "Women in Business" and its purpose is to encourage women to pursue an education and career in finance, economics, or accounting. Visit the Bauer scholarship page to learn more.