MENU

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) surveys are used to assist companies in obtaining a snapshot of DEI-related issues in an...

The new Lean in/McKinsey Women in the Workplace Report is out. It surveyed over 40,000 employees in 333 organizations. Although there...

Dear Robin, In frank discussions with managers who are my direct reports, it seems to me that they are burned out. I understand that they...

This month’s Dear Robin column addresses someone’s question about how to feel connected to work folks when you work remotely. You can...

Some organizations are making September 2022 the time for employees to come back to the office, either full time or part time. If your...

Before COVID, many leaders and managers learned that, rather than wait for an annual or semi-annual performance review to give people...

What is inclusion? Although we each often see it in headlines, on social media, in company mission statements, what does it actually...

I’m a manager, and am hearing grumbling about our hybrid mandate from some employees—particularly those who have been with us before...

As organizations are debating their return-to-office policies, one of the metrics they’re examining is productivity, particularly...

For many people, in many organizations, inclusion is more than a term spoken during diversity training. Rather, it is about a way of...

Yes, you read that correctly. Shybrid, not hybrid. Shybrid is a term coined by Paul McKinlay, VP of communications and remote working at...

We’ve all read and heard about how organizations are planning for their “new normal.” Some teams, working groups, or organizations plan...

One of things we’ve all learned over the last couple of years is that plans are tentative. Many organizations have planned—multiple...

​

It’s a new year. An opportunity for reflection ( looking back) and for planning (looking ahead). But if we’ve learned anything from the...

First The Great Resignation, then The Great Onboarding, finally it’s The Great Acculturation

We’ve experienced The Great Resignation. As people take positions in new companies (or return to previous companies), they will need to...

It’s been another challenging year, with a lot of uncertainty. As we head toward Thanksgiving, it’s an opportunity to pause, reflect, and...

As a leader your actions carry weight. People watch you and listen. As you behave with respect, they are more likely to model your behavior.

For a respectful work environment, leaders need to be able to intervene and coach. In a respectful and inclusive workplace (whether...

It’s August. The hoped-for summer with COVID on the wane was an illusion. Will employees who were told they’d be heading back to the...

Many of us will head to an office with colleagues in the near future (if not already). We may be in office full-time or part-time. Some...

Companies want to hire a diverse workforce. They’re motivated. But, they’ve said they can’t find diverse candidates. There may be some...

Before COVID, most of us worked in offices full time. We knew the contours of workplace incivility—the kinds of actions (and inactions)...

It’s hard enough to have hard conversations at work. It’s likely to be even harder for younger, less experienced workers who are entering...

With many organizations’ teams working from home, most of us are getting—or have gotten—tired of meetings via video-conference. Among the...

Back when we worked in offices, we knew the contours of workplace incivility: the kinds of actions (and inactions) that felt...