As the third episode in our Protégé Podcast series on “Workplace Harassment – A New Way Forward,” I have an illuminating conversation with Linda Seabrook, general counsel of Futures Without Violence, a leading nonprofit focused on eliminating gender-based violence. Linda and I discuss how to positively change workplace culture, the Tavis Smiley controversy, and why accountability and power must be inextricably linked if organizations want to eliminate gender-based workplace harassment.

As we continue our national conversation on sexual harassment in the workplace, let’s hope that positive male/female, mentor/protégé relationships continue to flourish. You can be a senior male executive and have a positive, productive relationship with a woman at work.

On this week’s Protégé Podcast, we continue our series on Workplace Harassment – A New Way Forward – and talk with returning Guest Expert Rachana Bhide, founder of the Corner of the Court Project. Rachana and I discuss the importance of male allies for women leaders, and outline best practices in developing and sustaining these powerful workplace relationships.