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Tracy D. Holloman
The Culture Catalyst
Unily’s Chief People Officer, Jenny Shiers, on building people-first cultures that fuel velocity, outpace disruption, and transform talent into a competitive edge.
Gen Alpha is Ready to Disrupt
They're about to inherit $84T and are itching to spend. The bad news, says Maria Vallis, CEO of Hypothesis Group, is that they couldn't care less about your executive agenda.
Dealing with Restructuring: Communication Makes the Difference
As many organizations and their leaders deal with the current economic downturn, they are also restructuring to ensure business continuity and sustainability. Organizational restructuring, however, often comes with layoffs, or…
Prioritizing the Transformation of Employee Well-being
An element of DEI is ensuring employee well-being at work. Well-being is defined as the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy. It is the assurance that one’s comfort is…
Hiring: Is The Playing Field Even for Everyone?
Since 2020, organizations have rushed to develop and deploy diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies and the initiatives to support them; it’s the right thing to do. Organizations that are truly…
Transforming HR’s Approach to Talent
There is pressure amid HR, pressure on many fronts that one can only hope will subside soon. In addition to the volatile events over the last two years, HR departments…
Leading with Purpose: What are You Doing for Others?
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?” ~ Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.~ I love this quote by the Reverend, Dr. Martin Luther…
Continuous Feedback in Lieu of a Performance Review
The annual performance review is often the most hated interaction to have between leaders and employees annually. It can be a review process that is tedious between finding time to…
On Diversity Part III: Inclusivity
There is risk involved when using the phrase ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ (DEI) too often, as we can lose sight of its relevance and importance — almost as if being…
On Diversity Part II: No Quotas, Just Remove Bias
With so many organizations committed to creating diverse and inclusive cultures, it’s no wonder that some have missed the mark on their diversity imperatives. I have learned from many of…
On Diversity Part I: Defining It For Your Organization
The year 2020 truly shed light on social injustice here in the U.S. It also highlighted that many organizations, regardless of the industry, have responded with a commitment to creating…
Honoring Women in Business: Meet Mary Ellen Pleasant, 19th Century Millionaire & Civil Rights Activist
As we reflect on the contributions of women in history this month, I am reminded of Mary Ellen Pleasant, a self-made millionaire in the 19th century. Very few women of…
