The Newsletter

Resources, research, and reflections on values-centered workplace design… in newsletter form.

From the Archives

ISSUE #1 | December 8, 2020

Gratitude, team habits, White House HR, shared leadership models, employment law and COVID!

ISSUE #2 | December 15, 2020

Un-zooming, virtual connections, increasing non-exempt salary thresholds, the intersection of psychological safety and white supremacy culture.

ISSUE #3 | December 22, 2020

Appreciating transitions, exciting books & podcasts, alternative & equitable compensations models and structures.

ISSUE #4 | January 14, 2021

261 working days; Origins of workplace policies; and Mapping and analyzing power inside organizations.

ISSUE #5 | February 9, 2021

An online hiring course, Restorative HR, Letters over email, Racial Equity, OSHA, Stories from the future of working.

ISSUE #6 | March 15, 2021

New(ish) work/life habits, impending employee turnover, burnout, work friends, the continuing adventures of a hiring course.

ISSUE #7 | April 15, 2021

Awesome humans, post-traumatic growth, procrastination, mutual aid and panarchy cycles, 60-second surveys.

ISSUE #8 | April 25, 2021

4-day workweeks, workplace race-based caucusing, environmental impacts, languishing, work from home tax and employment law consequences.

ISSUE #9 | May 28, 2021

Shared Leadership, well-being resources, decolonizing HR, why we have brains and how they work.

ISSUE #10 | July 13, 2021

Hire with confidence, mind mapping shared leadership, the locker room as workplace, the exponential challenges of a hybrid cultures.

ISSUE #11 | September 26, 2021

Personal user manuals, mind mapping hiring, codifying workplace culture amid COVID, reimagining executive search, race-cased caucusing in the workplace, the power of trust, the business of race.

ISSUE #12 | January 18, 2022

The Future of Work is Now, Ethical Re-Opening Summit Rewind, Re-Imagining Executive Search, Race-Based Caucus Course Mindmap, New Books in My Queue, The Psychology of Change Initiatives.

ISSUE #13 | March 1, 2022

Deciding Where to Live, Re-Imagining Recruitment & Hiring, Is LinkedIn's #OpenToWork Badge Helping or Hindering Job Seekers, To The Office or Not To The Office, Wage Transparency in Job Postings, White Men & the Journey Towards Anti-Racism.

ISSUE #14 | January 17, 2023

Wage Equity Summit, White Men & the Journey Towards Anti-Racism (Complete Season 1), Re-Imagining Recruitment & Hiring, Sourcing Schematic: An Overview; Disability Justice, Ableism, and Workplace Design; New Course Offerings.

ISSUE #15 | March 28, 2023

Shared Leadership in Action, Sunsetting Organizations, Values-Based Organizational Design in Nature, ChatGPT’s HR-Approved Karaoke Playlist, Severance Agreement Legal Update, Work Product Requests in Hiring.

ISSUE #16 | May 25, 2023

Unlimited Paid Time Off policies, Workplace News… in the news, Wage Equity Explore, Employment Law Updates, a Bunch of HR Tech Updates (asides from ChatGPT).

ISSUE #17 | December 14, 2023

Decolonizing Bylaws, HR News in the News, Values-Based Org Design, Values in Action, Employment Law Updates, Team Duties Tool.

ISSUE #18 | May 28, 2024

Gen Z in the Workplace, Executive Search Template, Personal Growth Plans, To Office or Not To Office, Comp & Benefits Trends.