Three signs you’ve created a culture of psychological safety
Three signs you’ve created a culture of psychological safety If candor, risk-taking, and a feedback culture are the norm for your team, chances are you’ve achieved a high level of psychological safety. Psychological safety is more than being comfortable with and liking your teammates. It’s the belief that your work environment is safe for personal […]
Why Gender Diversity is Good for Business
Happy International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month! It’s an excellent day to celebrate women and their achievements. This is also the perfect opportunity to talk about why gender diversity is good for business. A new HBR study “When Gender Diversity Makes Firms More Productive” powerfully demonstrates how gender equity is tied to business productivity […]
Four Ways to Improve Hiring Diversity at Your Company
After working in HR in close proximity to diversity my whole career, a couple of years ago, I realized I didn’t really know how to increase diversity on my own team. To be honest, I was embarrassed to even talk about it. I’d built a strong team, but it was more homogeneous than I wanted. […]
Seattle HR Collective: Shannon Anderson of Madrona Talks Goals for Talent Strategy and Moving Beyond Order Taking
The energy was buzzing at the last Seattle HR Collective MeetUp, the fourth in a series of monthly meetups featuring top Seattle area HR leaders. The meetups have a goal of elevating the status and impact of the Recruiting and Human Resources in the Seattle area. Word must be spreading because the turnout last […]
Is Hiring for Culture Fit Hurting Your Bottom Line?
When corporate culture goes sideways at companies like Uber and now Miramax we’re reminded that organizations with otherwise innovative and sustainable strategies, services, and products can still experience irreparable damage when they don’t get it right. While quoting “culture eats strategy for breakfast” from Peter Drucker may feel like a cliché, creating a healthy culture […]
What Is Your Weakness?
This question inevitably comes up during an interview. It’s important to remember that interviewers are looking for two things when they ask this question. They are as follows: Are You Humble and Self Aware? Every person, no matter how senior or how accomplished, has areas for improvement and should have professional development goals. You don’t […]
