Strong Communication Strategies are Key to an Inclusive Organization

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Strong Communication Strategies are Key to an Inclusive Organization

In any organization, clear communication is a vital component of success. And although we know the power of communication and connection, many employees report feeling unheard at work. An article published by Inc. last year reports a recent study found over 50% of employees felt their feedback to leaders was left unheard. That brings two questions to mind—what are the reasons why? And what can we do to fix it? It’s a complicated challenge to overcome, but not one without solutions.

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Elevate your team's success: Energy management with Outspoken speaker Jill Payne

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Elevate your team's success: Energy management with Outspoken speaker Jill Payne

It’s no secret that most of us have experienced distress in the past few years, whether emotional or physical or both. In fact, during the height of the pandemic more than one-third of Americans reported “high levels of psychological distress,” according to one report from the Pew Research Center. This distress feeds into every aspect of our lives—home, work, and sense of self and purpose. The way we work, where we work, and even why we work has changed for good in our workplaces, so what can we do to adapt? How we can shift our mindsets and empower ourselves and others to begin to thrive again?

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Celebrating Pride: Outspoken Team Member, Devin Forbes, Shares His Story

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Celebrating Pride: Outspoken Team Member, Devin Forbes, Shares His Story

This month should inspire conversations between friends, colleagues and families. Promote conversations that, otherwise, might not come up. Be daring. This is our chance to share beliefs and to listen to the beliefs of others. Pride month offers an opportunity to take a step back and admire the progress that has been made, and to smile at the future we continue to build. Though our world is not without faults, just take a moment to appreciate where we are and the accomplishments that allow for us to feel safe. Take this month to remember the heroes who came before us. Offer the recognition and gratitude for the freedoms we know today. Take the chance to share your story, because showing your happiness and your pride just might fall upon the ears of a scared individual who feels alone. Your story might be the single seed of hope that they need.

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Outspoken speaker and award-winning author Soon Yu's new book, 'Friction' releases today

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In a world where we attempt to automate, simplify, and streamline our lives—what would happen if we tried to add a little more friction, instead? In his latest book co-authored with Dave Birss, Friction: Adding Value by Making People Work for It, Soon proposes just that —let’s think about adding some friction back into our lives.

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