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Get updated news about RISE – Inclusion, Service, & Equity
August 16, 2023
Going Beyond the Survey: Creating Holistic Change from Survey Results
Going Beyond the Survey: Creating Holistic Change from Survey Results Envision RISEEmployee surveys continue to be an invaluable source to organizations. They provide numerous benefits, including measuring employee engagement, assessing employee satisfaction, and collecting feedback. But not all…
July 21, 2023
Workforce Training: What is it and Why Does it Matter?
Workforce Training: What is it and Why Does it Matter? Sara Skidmore, Envision RISEChange and growth are a part of every organization. That is especially true today, where young employees are changing jobs more than their predecessors ever did and workforces are becoming increasingly more…
June 29, 2023
Beyond Awareness: Harnessing the Benefits of a Neurodiverse Workforce
Beyond Awareness: Harnessing the Benefits of a Neurodiverse Workforce Sara Skidmore, Envision RISEAmerican organizations are facing unprecedented changes in employee demographics. Within these demographic changes is an increase in employees with neurodivergent conditions, such as autism spectrum…
May 2, 2023
The Workforce Beyond Boomers
The Workforce Beyond Baby Boomers Staci Hegarty, M.Ed, VP of Equity and Inclusion2030 is the year all Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964) will be at or above the traditional retirement age of 65. Although many Boomers work well past that age, there will be more open roles within organizations that…
March 27, 2023
Unlocking Employee Retention: Strategies for the Challenging Labor Market
Unlocking Employee Retention: Strategies for the Challenging Labor Market Staci Hegarty, M.Ed, VP of Equity and InclusionIn the United States, a common complaint is that “no one wants to work,” even though we are currently experiencing a period of the lowest unemployment in the past 50 years.…
January 5, 2023
New Year, New Work/Life Balance
New Year, New Work/Life Balance: 6 Ways to Create, Apply, and Measure a Work/Life BalanceStaci Hegarty, M.Ed, VP of Equity and InclusionAchieving better work/life balance is a common, and meaningful, New Year’s resolution, especially if you are a remote or hybrid worker. Many of us have undoubtedly…
November 7, 2022
Travis Shumake to Honor Father’s Upset Win with Tribute Car at Auto Club Finals
TRAVIS SHUMAKE TO HONOR FATHER’S UPSET WIN WITH TRIBUTE CAR AT AUTO CLUB FINALSNEW YORK, NY (November 7, 2022) — 40 years after his father Tripp’s upset Funny Car win at the 1982 World Finals, Travis Shumake will return to southern California with the same goal. In 1982, the elder Shumake was…
August 12, 2022
Promoting a Culture of Calm During Chaos
Staci Hegarty, Envision RISE, Vice President of Equity & InclusionWe are more than two years into the most intense period of change that most of us have ever experienced in the workplace, and for some of us, in our lifetime. After the initial shock, many organizations managed to adapt to life…
November 29, 2021
Hiring the Right Chief Diversity Officer the First Time
Staci Hegarty, Envision RISE, Vice President of Equity & InclusionMost people with the responsibility of hiring new employees have had at least one experience with a “bad hire.” I don’t love that phrase, it somehow places blame on no one and everyone without encouraging any accountability…
June 15, 2021
Say This, Not That | LGBTQ+ Inclusive Language Edition
Bijoy Shah, Envision RISE, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging SpecialistIt’s Pride Month! This is a time of celebration for the LGBTQ+ community and their allies and advocates. If you want to support the LGBTQ+ community, it’s important to understand how your language can be either supportive or…
August 16, 2023
Going Beyond the Survey: Creating Holistic Change from Survey Results
Going Beyond the Survey: Creating Holistic Change from Survey Results Envision RISEEmployee surveys continue to be an invaluable source to organizations. They provide numerous benefits, including measuring employee engagement, assessing employee satisfaction, and collecting feedback. But not all…
July 21, 2023
Workforce Training: What is it and Why Does it Matter?
Workforce Training: What is it and Why Does it Matter? Sara Skidmore, Envision RISEChange and growth are a part of every organization. That is especially true today, where young employees are changing jobs more than their predecessors ever did and workforces are becoming increasingly more…
June 29, 2023
Beyond Awareness: Harnessing the Benefits of a Neurodiverse Workforce
Beyond Awareness: Harnessing the Benefits of a Neurodiverse Workforce Sara Skidmore, Envision RISEAmerican organizations are facing unprecedented changes in employee demographics. Within these demographic changes is an increase in employees with neurodivergent conditions, such as autism spectrum…
May 2, 2023
The Workforce Beyond Boomers
The Workforce Beyond Baby Boomers Staci Hegarty, M.Ed, VP of Equity and Inclusion2030 is the year all Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964) will be at or above the traditional retirement age of 65. Although many Boomers work well past that age, there will be more open roles within organizations that…
March 27, 2023
Unlocking Employee Retention: Strategies for the Challenging Labor Market
Unlocking Employee Retention: Strategies for the Challenging Labor Market Staci Hegarty, M.Ed, VP of Equity and InclusionIn the United States, a common complaint is that “no one wants to work,” even though we are currently experiencing a period of the lowest unemployment in the past 50 years.…
January 5, 2023
New Year, New Work/Life Balance
New Year, New Work/Life Balance: 6 Ways to Create, Apply, and Measure a Work/Life BalanceStaci Hegarty, M.Ed, VP of Equity and InclusionAchieving better work/life balance is a common, and meaningful, New Year’s resolution, especially if you are a remote or hybrid worker. Many of us have undoubtedly…
November 7, 2022
Travis Shumake to Honor Father’s Upset Win with Tribute Car at Auto Club Finals
TRAVIS SHUMAKE TO HONOR FATHER’S UPSET WIN WITH TRIBUTE CAR AT AUTO CLUB FINALSNEW YORK, NY (November 7, 2022) — 40 years after his father Tripp’s upset Funny Car win at the 1982 World Finals, Travis Shumake will return to southern California with the same goal. In 1982, the elder Shumake was…
August 12, 2022
Promoting a Culture of Calm During Chaos
Staci Hegarty, Envision RISE, Vice President of Equity & InclusionWe are more than two years into the most intense period of change that most of us have ever experienced in the workplace, and for some of us, in our lifetime. After the initial shock, many organizations managed to adapt to life…
November 29, 2021
Hiring the Right Chief Diversity Officer the First Time
Staci Hegarty, Envision RISE, Vice President of Equity & InclusionMost people with the responsibility of hiring new employees have had at least one experience with a “bad hire.” I don’t love that phrase, it somehow places blame on no one and everyone without encouraging any accountability…
June 15, 2021
Say This, Not That | LGBTQ+ Inclusive Language Edition
Bijoy Shah, Envision RISE, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging SpecialistIt’s Pride Month! This is a time of celebration for the LGBTQ+ community and their allies and advocates. If you want to support the LGBTQ+ community, it’s important to understand how your language can be either supportive or…