Category: Articles
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Company News (Q1 2023) [530 words]
Today, we’re offering a peek behind the curtain, into some of the great things happening within Lead at Any Level®. We have a lot to celebrate! Celebrating Five Years in Business Last December, we celebrated our five-year anniversary as a company. Only about half of small businesses live to see this milestone, according to the…
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Invest in Your Employees…or Someone Else Will [624 words]
Last month’s unemployment numbers were the lowest in more than fifty years, even with tech layoffs dominating recent news cycles. When there are so few people looking for work, filling open positions takes longer and costs more. This means you want to keep your existing employees—and keep them engaged—to avoid costly turnover. Let’s be clear.…
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Unconscious Bias Training Won’t Change Your Culture [879 words]
You may have heard that diversity & inclusion training doesn’t work. (Everyone seems to be saying so.) For some companies, that may be true, especially where there is a lack of commitment to real and lasting progress. But unconscious bias training can’t do all the heavy lifting on an organization’s behalf. Getting intentional about this…
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Layoffs Suck. Here’s What to Do About It [623 words]
Make no mistake: layoffs suck. As a tech worker in the early ’00s, I was laid off, downsized, right-sized, made redundant, reorganized, and otherwise asked to leave more jobs than I care to count. The first few times, I panicked. But then I found a better way forward. No matter what side of a layoff…
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Better Development Planning Conversations [378 words]
If your fiscal year starts on January 1st, you’re probably in the middle of some goal-setting conversations with your team members. You’re probably also looking at professional development planning goals and activities for the year. Being an inclusive leader means co-creating customized development goals for each team member. It’s your job to help them find…
