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Sandra Alessi Sandra Alessi

Psychological Safety Fuels DEI Efforts

There is a critical intersection between diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and employee well-being. To miss that connection is to undercut efforts for real workplace change. Psychological safety is fundamental—if not absolutely essential—to an organization's overall health, wellness, and longevity (mental, emotional, physical, and financial).

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Sandra Alessi Sandra Alessi

Leading with Empathy

“Leaders who demonstrate empathy have three times the impact on employees’ performance than those who lead with low levels of empathy.”

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Jane Schwartz Jane Schwartz

Psychological Safety: The "Fragile" Truth

While it might seem that psychological safety sounds like fragility, weakness, or walking on eggshells, it's the opposite that is true. Psychological safety is about the brain…

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Jane Schwartz Jane Schwartz

A Work Ethic is Portable

My work-from-home (WFH) phase started in May 2000, over 21 years ago. For 17 years prior, I traveled by way of the #7 bus—Monday to Friday—to my workplace in downtown Boston.

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Jane Schwartz Jane Schwartz

SIT with Your Assumptions

Misinformation, misunderstandings, miscommunications. These are the pitfalls and pains of faulty assumptions.

Unchecked assumptions are a toxic poison…

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Jane Schwartz Jane Schwartz

Bridging the Leadership Gap

Chief Learning Officer.com presented a study by Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning – COVID-19 Heightens the Leadership Gap – based on a global survey…

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Jane Schwartz Jane Schwartz

Use Your Words

Words matter. They’ve been known to sink ships and propel people to greatness. Inquiry and Advocacy are excellent communication skills for learning how to speak in a way that…

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