I wanted to be the mentor or support system for others that I wished I had & I wanted to document my journey from my bedroom to the salesfloor to the boardroom. It seems I hit that goal of being a member of a board at a company employing me as a representative of the commercial function last summer. What I have learned is thatContinue reading “do more, your future you will thank you”
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Its a marathon, run a lap
is just running your race. We are all told about these arbitrary milestones we must achieve by arbitrary ages, and often we feel as if we are failures if we do not, but frankly, none of that actually matters. What does matter is that we are striving to achieve our goals and putting that workContinue reading “Its a marathon, run a lap”
my observation with the modern workforce
I’m back like I never left. It’s been a while since I shared my unprompted thoughts. A lot has changed since we last spoke, but here’s what’s on my mind. I returned from a lesson and joked with my partner that I know how to make boomers laugh—just talk about how lazy young people are.Continue reading “my observation with the modern workforce”
Managing your manager
Here’s how it works: Every question is coupled with a spectrum on which you can plot your manager. If your manager indexes heavily towards one end of a spectrum, consider giving the suggested tactics a try. If your manager falls in the middle of the spectrum, move on to the next one (you’ll probably findContinue reading “Managing your manager”
The future of CBD
CBD stands for Cannabidiol, which is a component of cannabis which according to research can have several health benefits for its users. CBD has demonstrated preliminary efficacy for a range of physical and mental health care problems (Shannon, Lewis and Lee, 2019). Additionally, it has been reported that CBD may be able to treat addictionContinue reading “The future of CBD”
Giving Equity to your team — How it can help attract, retain & motivate talent
Let’s start from the beginning. Is it that common to grant options to employees in the UK? The total number of companies where employees have been granted options or been awarded shares has generally been rising since 2009–10, the data shows that there are 13,330 companies operating Employee Share Schemes in the UK in 2017–2018Continue reading “Giving Equity to your team — How it can help attract, retain & motivate talent”
Diversity & Inclusion is about ‘Progress, not Perfection’
There’s no target or destination. You’re constantly having to evolve. If you have to start all over again, you can lose momentum and traction. To avoid those negative consequences, you need to have someone on staff who is responsible for that diversity work, even better if you can have every individual in the company responsible.Continue reading “Diversity & Inclusion is about ‘Progress, not Perfection’”
Why you need to create a D&I committee
Firstly what is a D&I committee? A Diversity & Inclusion Committee is devoted to building consciousness by increasing visibility of D&I standards, resources and best practices for racial, ethnic, religious, sexual orientation and gender differences, as well as diverse skill sets, mindsets and cultures at all levels of the organisation. The people who can trulyContinue reading “Why you need to create a D&I committee”
Using tech to make your team more diverse
Buts let’s starts with some hard facts Only 2% of people are selected for interviews On average, an open role at a well-known company gets 250–300 resumes. 75% of these resumes came from some sort of online portal (the company’s online application, a career aggregator site like Indeed.com, etc.). Once submitted, these applications are screenedContinue reading “Using tech to make your team more diverse”
Why you think you are diverse… but you aren’t
You read that right, your company isn’t diverse enough. Your staff doesn’t reflect your customer base … here’s are the benefits your competitors who have a more inclusive and diverse workforce are experiencing 67% of job seekers said a diverse workforce is important when considering job offers. Inclusive companies are 1.7 times more likely to beContinue reading “Why you think you are diverse… but you aren’t”
Bedroom 2 Boardroom 🚀 