Helping organizations and leaders navigate unsustainable workplace conditions
What the Jalen Hurts Matter Can Teach Every Employer When a new colleague asked for my thoughts on the Hurts matter from an employment law perspective, I had to look it up. Despite my experience …
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Lexi Was Smart and Ambitious, Which Made Her a Target for More Than Promotion Every growing organization relies on high-performing, ambitious employees who are willing to go above and beyond. …
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Cleaning Up Our Human Messiness at Work Effective communication is a big part of what makes workplaces sustainable. We all struggle to say the most productive things when: We’re still feeling …
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What the Title IX Process Gets Right, Gets Wrong, and Was Never Designed to Solve I have tried to keep quiet about the Cornell 7 Case. I am physically sickened by the allegations that Cornell …
Real Compliance Requires Real Learning I recently had the opportunity to lead a Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) webinar titled for Special Education Itinerant Teachers (SEITs) in New …
The workplace conversation around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) feels increasingly fractured. Between corporate rollbacks, legal confusion, and political polarization, many leaders tell me …
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I recently received an email announcement of a high-profile legal initiative exploring the future of legal services. The organization's first big event is sponsored by Big Law, and admission is by …
[Read more...] about Building a Legal System That Works for the People
Most people assume difficult conversations are costly. They worry about hurt feelings, damaged relationships, retaliation, conflict, and looking bad for getting it wrong. So they avoid the …
[Read more...] about The Costs of Avoiding Difficult Conversations at Work
My employer clients are often surprised when high-performing employees resign. They are usually small business owners or risk managers who argue against reality, assuring me the employee appeared …
[Read more...] about Good Employees Don’t Usually Leave for the Reasons You Think
Most workplace crises don't begin with an employee complaint, resignation, or a public conflict like a lawsuit. Those events just get our attention because they are visible. They force us to …
[Read more...] about How to Know If Your Workplace Has Become Unsustainable
