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Take your DEIJ program beyond policies, metrics, and slogans. You already know that diverse and inclusive teams tend to outperform groups of experts in solving complex problems. You already know the importance of representation and how a sense of belonging leads to higher performance and lower turnover. You also want to feel good about your work and want the people on your teams to feel good about what they do too. Wouldn’t it be great if the people on your teams were happier AND the teams were crushing their goals? That’s what Operational Inclusion is all about, the triple win of happier people, stronger teams, and big results. Sounds good? Then watch out for this free one-hour webinar (coming soon!) to find out what Operational Inclusion is all about. #RainbowArmyAnn #AnnMurdoch

In the words of Akailah Jenkins McIntyre, EdD, our new Principal of People Ops and DEIJ, "There is no successful People Ops work without centering DEIJ." Akailah comes to us with a doctoral degree in DEIJ and a wealth of experience—from Chief of Staff, to Program Director, to Equity and Justice Consultant. No matter the position, Akailah has remained committed to harnessing the power of joy and truth-telling in her work, as well as helping clients understand that DEIJ work aligns squarely with building the thriving team and culture they dream of. Dive into our latest blog post to learn more about Akailah and how DevelopWell's DEIJ offerings can help you grapple with the important questions you face this year. https://buff.ly/3WVlNwT

How do you draw out the opinions of your Team? Sounds like a big question, but it doesn’t have to be super hard. When they come to you with an issue, simply ask them, “What do you think?” Then….and this is super important….actually listen and discuss their ideas. If you are really interested in engaging them and hearing their opinion, ask for it. Don’t ask the question only pretending to care…that’s worse than not asking at all. Instead, you can get them to engage and you’ll be amazed at the ideas that will result!       #AskTheQuestion #EngageYourTeam #WhatDoTheyThink #NeverMiss #BetterEveryDay

We launched #CreateGreaterThan in 2018 as an employee-lead culture collective with the action that #ConvosCreateChange Since 2018, we've worked to cultivate an inclusive culture where people and creativity thrive Leo Burnett. We are guided by an ideal of creating a culture of greater than so that no one feels less than again. #WordsMatter is a platform launched this June. When Florida’s  #DontSayGay law was introduced, we got to thinking about words. How what we say matters. What we don’t say matters. That we have a choice about what we do and don’t say. Words Matter was born out of a desire to acknowledge the power of our words and to use our power as #CultureCreators to intentionally shift our language. There is a film inspired by Noah Michelson story in the #HuffPo, we're building a #glossary to continually educate each other on shifting language and to help us all use more #InclusiveLanguage and we've partnered with Trans Lifeline All proceeds of sales of our #CGT t-shirts benefit #TLL This article provides links to them all https://lnkd.in/gmcpYYZW To say it is a privilege to work alongside folks that show vulnerability, empathy and intention in everything they do is an enormous understatement. I am so proud of the work that was created, proud of the process we took to get here and even prouder of the folks that created it Kerri Soukup Lisa Ivy Rachel Schneider Annie Sandford Brian Chaidez Catherine Kesman Brandon Lee Cox Zak Kiernan Tomek Kelsey Eliason Craft Michelle Mahoney Peggy Walter Zach Basten These #Changemakers have enormous hearts and incredible talent and they are a gift. I also want to acknowledge my agency and agency leadership who support Create Greater Than and make space for us to create programs like this. That matters too. Read the article: http://tiny.cc/gedavz Get the glossary: http://tiny.cc/hedavz Support TLL: https://rb.gy/t7ds3

TGIF! You know what that means... today we're exploring ways to bring your values to life. ⭐ This week, Charley Toomer takes a look at one of our Big Red values: "We take pride in what we do and aim to be the best" What does this look like? Charley explores... "Regularly reviewing ourselves, our performance, our results, our processes, where we are/where we want to be to get better Going above and beyond, trying to exceed expectations with our clients and candidates at the forefront, and providing a high-quality, consultative service that allows us to stand out from the crowd. Example: The Neurodiversity event – going above what our competitors are doing to provide our clients with resources and value to embed into their business/recruitment processes. For example, Ian got this feedback: "Ian was a pleasure to deal with, I couldn't recommend him more. The whole experience has been great and resulted in me landing an excellent job. Thanks again!" How do you foster a conscientious approach in your organisation? We'd love to hear it. #bigredforreal #companyculture

Check out this Q&A with Lea T. and Little Black Book on why programming and training alone isn’t enough to drive true change and how we must have an unwavering commitment to behavioral change, systemic change, and organizational change.

If you are in Growth/Biz Dev at an Ad Agency, especially if you are small/medium sized, I HIGHLY recommend you look into NBZ Partner and their NBZ service (if you can get on the list!) Democratizing winning and sharing learning from other like minded agencies has always been a black box (and seen as taboo?) which NBZ aims to dismystify and unlock to enable smaller agencies to collectively learn to drive greater diversity of agency growth #businessdevelopment #growth #sales #pitching #advertising

#Fridayreflections As we close this week, consider reflecting on- How my conversations this week have contributed to strengthening my relationships? #leadershipreflections #FridayFocus #conversations #humanleadership #cxos

I think the business model that Saskia and Lisa have developed is worth a close look. Who says work has to be 8-5, all year, fixed, rigid, etc? Doing things the way that works for you, your business, and your employees means listening to yourself and creating something special - looking forward to reading this soon!

When it comes to clients, we don't focus on their values. Hear me out… Instead, we prioritize their needs and establish our core values of delivering quality work and earning trust with accountability. Those are values that both our employees and clients can identify with at Codingscape