Giving up on y’all
I’ve recently begun working and volunteering in spaces that deeply value gender-inclusive practices and language. As part of these practices, we are encouraged to use phrases like “hey everyone” or “hey y’all” instead of “you…
Ten Tips for Strengthening Your Virtual Culture
Now that we’re all working from home, we’re seeing a complete erosion of organizational culture. The problem with culture is that it is a group phenomenon. Social distancing is, by definition, separating individuals from their…
Return on Specific Anxiety (ROSA)
Our inability to quickly and effectively manage COVID-19 forced us to create a new measure of organizational success. In the Before Times (2019 and before), profitability was a key metric of economic success for businesses….
An Experiment in Virtual Team Building
I had what I thought was a really good, fun idea. I organized a virtual cooking class for the CultureSync team. I had multiple agendas—mostly driven by our values. As with any good team building…
Mitigating Bias in the Age of Remote Working
I am taking an uncomfortable look at how my biases show up and I am actively working on noticing and changing my own biased behavior by following a process. Pre-Covid, I was the captain of…