Employment barriers are built into our work systems and culture. We see them in all aspects, starting from the job description and hiring process/practices of an organization. A barrier is any policy, practice, or norm that excludes people based on factors unrelated to the nature of work or merit. Some…

Tipflation is getting out of control, what to do about it? People are getting angry about tipping. From both sides; customers feel stressed about tipping enough, and service workers who are relying on the customers to make the wage livable. Both sides are not wrong. …

Aiming for Fair Hiring Processes There is a current trend in some organizations in using quantitative analysis to hire more equitably and limit the biases that haunt the recurring process. The intention is great, but the execution is tricky. Quantitative analysis requires a person, often the recruiter or the hiring…

The day I got fired I made a LinkedIn post outlining what happened. I hoped it would help my colleagues; give them some understanding that they need to fight for themselves, as no one at CDP or the Science Based Targets initiative was going to for them. I wrote about…

The other day a friend of mine was talking about how their employer has given them a yearly raise of 4%, which means because of inflation, they are making less than they made last year. Their company said this is all they can afford, citing the recession. …

and weed out toxic workplaces — There are an estimated 333.34 million companies in the world. With the increase in globalized and remote work, we have more choices than ever. The recent massive wave of resignations means a lot of people are interviewing for what’s next. We choose our work place for a variety of reasons…

Is your employee having a bad day? That’s ok, let them. — Last week I had a friend tell me she was feeling really low, feeling like it was all a lot to deal with in these last twelve months. When I suggested she take the day off for self care, she said she couldn’t, a presentation was due. …

How asking hard questions brought necessary change — 2020 has been a year of profound instability and change. I experienced, like many others, powerful feelings of sadness, stress and fear. Now as the year has progressed, I’m exhilarated with feelings of clarity and hope. During the lockdown I got stuck in California, and many of my clients —…

Let’s be bold and progressive and move beyond the fixation of HR best practices! This is becoming my mantra as I repeat it often these days in my effort to influence and implement sustainable and great places to work. In all my excitement, I forgot that many people don’t understand…