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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Authentic DEI Change Demands Courage

Are you starting (or restarting) a diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative at work? That’s great! I am sincerely proud of you. If you are doing it right, you are probably feeling uncertain and maybe even a bit afraid of what is going to happen. This kind of work, if done authentically and with…

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The True Cost of Employee Turnover

Staci Hegarty, Envision RISE, Global Director of Equity & InclusionTurnover – there are a lot of reasons for it: the economy, company-wide reduction in force, new opportunity, automation, the employee was a “bad hire” or missed performance expectations, perhaps the employee had a life…

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Beware the Echo Chamber

Michael Benning, IpX Executive Director, True North Enterprise CalibrationCreating diverse and equitable communities and workplaces begins with listening to one another. I’m white; I’m male, and I’m old enough to remember the evening news with Walter Cronkite. I’m isolated too – I live in…

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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…

Read More

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.…

Read More

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…

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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…

Read More

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…

Read More

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…

Read More

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…

Read More

Authentic DEI Change Demands Courage

Are you starting (or restarting) a diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative at work? That’s great! I am sincerely proud of you. If you are doing it right, you are probably feeling uncertain and maybe even a bit afraid of what is going to happen. This kind of work, if done authentically and with…

Read More

The True Cost of Employee Turnover

Staci Hegarty, Envision RISE, Global Director of Equity & InclusionTurnover – there are a lot of reasons for it: the economy, company-wide reduction in force, new opportunity, automation, the employee was a “bad hire” or missed performance expectations, perhaps the employee had a life…

Read More

Beware the Echo Chamber

Michael Benning, IpX Executive Director, True North Enterprise CalibrationCreating diverse and equitable communities and workplaces begins with listening to one another. I’m white; I’m male, and I’m old enough to remember the evening news with Walter Cronkite. I’m isolated too – I live in…

Read More