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No doubt we are still in quite a different time and place from pre-pandemic this year!  But in many ways, we are living “a big experiment. Nevertheless, with intention, we can make the spirit of Thanksgiving reverberate!Join me in keeping the good feelings of a healthy and meaningful, and yes, happy Thanksgiving Day.

https://youcantgoogleit.com/blog/2021/lets-resolve-to-make-the-spirit-of-thanksgiving-reverberate

Why do people need a work legacy? We hear a lot about the desire for purpose, meaningful work, fulfillment, motivation, to be their best, confidence, relevance, achieve their ambition or passion, continuing to grow, and connection to other people. Having a work legacy is linked to all these things. Perhaps it would be useful to articulate to you my own legacy at work vision to encourage you along your work legacy journey.

https://youcantgoogleit.com/blog/2021/what-will-you-be-remembered-for-create-amp-achieve-your-legacyatwork

The battle to keep the desired talent is perennial. It needs to be part of the recruiting strategy and the highest priority. That’s a significant part of what DEI is about. Right now we are hearing and reading a lot about “the great resignation,” workers’ choice, not all that long after a huge spike in unemployment.  How should both employers and workers at any level think about this and prepare to anticipate for the best outcomes?

https://youcantgoogleit.com/blog/2021/the-battle-to-keep-talent-will-outlast-the-war-to-hire-talent

To achieve true inclusion and a sense of belonging, busy professionals and knowledge workers need to integrate cross-generational connection and cross-cultural engagement seamlessly into everyday behaviors and 0activities. This article ties wellness into the belonging concept and suggests actions that both individuals and leaders can take.

https://youcantgoogleit.com/blog/2021/winning-the-dei-amp-belonging-challenges-part-two

Added to DEI is now a B: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging. Inclusion is necessary, but not sufficient. There is a movement toward respect and universal inclusion for all personnel, not just practicing professionals. The purpose is to address all diversity issues on the staff side as well as professional side, including the demeaning but common language. It should be adopted by all professions.

 
https://youcantgoogleit.com/blog/2021/blast-the-castes-winning-the-dei-amp-belonging-challenges-part-one

Disconnects among professionals and executives as well as with staff based on generationally related differences are prevalent in many workplaces. This often causes stress, misinterpretations of behaviors and attitudes that hinder optimal client service and retention. Busy professionals need to integrate cross-generational connection and cross-cultural engagement seamlessly into everyday behaviors and activities rather than siloing them as projects or tasks. Here’s how.

https://youcantgoogleit.com/blog/2021/the-underestimated-impact-of-generational-differences-on-wellness

Anyone who thinks that there is clarity of choice on how we go back to work now that organizations are coming fully back to life is probably in for surprises along the journey of the next year or two. How and where we will be working is likely to be a moving target for the foreseeable future, even without any new waves of Covid-19 and its variants.

https://youcantgoogleit.com/blog/2021/its-a-great-big-experiment

With isolation and remote work during the pandemic, many individuals find they have lost of the art verbal connection. And those that enter the world of work now or move on where they don’t know their co-workers feel at a loss to make the necessary or desirable networking connections. Here’s what to do to get more comfortable and the reward.

https://youcantgoogleit.com/blog/2021/why-is-it-so-hard-to-talk-to-strangers-these-days