
Neurodiversity at Work
April is Autism Acceptance month, and it is a great time to discuss the importance of employing neurodiverse people. We often discuss diversity recruiting as hiring more women or people of color. However, people with disabilities are unemployed at a rate of twice that of people who are not disabled. According to the Autism Society, more than 66% of young adults on the...
Living Your Purpose
I recently learned about the Japanese concept of ikigai (ee-key-guy) at a live LinkedIn event featuring Chip Conley and Seth Godin. Your ikigai is your life purpose or meaning. The term is a combination of the Japanese definitions for “alive” or “life” and “worth” or “benefit”. Chip and Seth only briefly spoke of this concept, but I was...
Banishing Burnout
Is your organization bracing for “the great resignation”? If so, you’re not alone. A few of my clients are experiencing increased turnover, and I’m sure you’ve seen the popcorn of job change notices of colleagues and friends on LinkedIn. We are seeing this swing towards resignation due to burnout and increased stress levels, lack of growth...