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3 career strategies for bouncing back after a layoff
I've coached many people after they had been laid off. Most go through stages one can liken to the stages of grief, and each person's...
The State of Workplace Inclusion 2020 to 2023: Part 2 – What I Am Seeing
NOTE: This article is Part 2 of a 4-part series of observations about workplace inclusion between March 2020 and May 2023. Part 1 was entitled...
How to get past the underestimation of your potential that can hinder career progression for women (and people of color)
Women and minoritized employees still fight against the perception that they are less suited to leadership than men. But, according to the research, one barrier...
How Black women are pushing back against natural hair discrimination disguised as “professionalism”
"Professionalism" is a term often misused in business life, and it works to the disadvantage of employees and candidates whose physical characteristics do not match...
Why “quiet hired” is terrible for women and people of color
Just when we thought we had heard enough of the newfangled workplace phenomena that came out of the COVID-19 pandemic, here comes another: "quiet hiring!"...
Gena’s Free Coaching Session: My manager and colleagues caught me telling a lie. What should I do?
Periodically readers bring up thorny workplace situations and ask me, "What should I do?" These "Free Coaching Sessions" are how I document that advice so...
“Leading Inclusion” book launches on October 11, 2022!
MEDIA RELEASE Organizational Psychologist and Executive Coach Helps Corporate Leaders Respond to Calls for Meaningful AND Visible Diversity and Inclusion Outcomes Clearwater, FL – Corporate...
What is “quiet-quitting,” and what to do about it?
"Quiet quitting” is an employee’s voluntary decision to intentionally withhold some aspect of their typical job performance in response to a perception that their employer...
Quiet-quitting is a bad career strategy
Since the Spring of 2022, there has been a lot of media coverage about a phenomenon called "quiet-quitting." While some content creators suggest that quiet-quitting...