Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
Navigating Tension with Empathy Maps
How to use empathy maps to foster an inclusive, respectful, and compassionate work environment.
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3 Lessons on Gathering Meaningfully
Three tips on planning intentional, meaningful gatherings for your team.
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Casting for Greatness
Organizations have a tendency to build teams around talent. But there is a real case to be made for clearly defining the work, then building a team primed to deliver against it. I have a background in Dance/Choreography, so let’s think about this through that lens. Imagine I&
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High- and Low-Cortisol Organizations
The implications of a chaotic work environment
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A Love Letter to the Chief of Staff
You’re our favorite sparring partner, and we’re your biggest fan.
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Why Your Company Should Have a Readme
Julie isn’t a morning person. Amar does school pickup every afternoon. Ron likes to work on presentations solo before sharing. Ever wish you had a cheat sheet that told you the unspoken things before you had to figure them out on your own? Let us introduce you to the
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Emergent Learning & Development: Guide to How and Why
To succeed, foster trust, invest in flexible learning infrastructure, and measure adoption. Three weeklong "change sprints" can kickstart this approach: Collaboration Design, Accessibility Innovation, and Adoption.
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How to write a good job description, fast
Start with your team's goals. Break goals into tasks. Assign key tasks to teams, and then break down those into roles and responsibilities.
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My LEAST favorite question: How do you balance it all?
In truth, the word and stigma around a “side hustle” is more problematic than the act of participating in one.
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Why Marketing’s Love Affair with Specialists Must End
Four Ways Marketers can strike a balance between Generalists vs. Specialists
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CMO to CEO: Why CEO succession plans aren’t complete without a CMO
70% of CEOs admitted responsibility for their marketer’s poorly perceived performance due to CEO’s lack of experience or understanding of the marketing function*. Wow. Bold. And what are we going to do about that?
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Keep Calm and Hybrid On
Adopt a five-element framework for successful hybrid work: clarity with explicit rules, suitable physical/digital spaces, a humane culture, focus on deep work, and continuous improvement driven by data.