How Inclusion Drives Respect

Inclusion and respect go hand in hand. Strong social connections, understanding our co-workers, and how different people perceive different situations are keys to inclusion, but they’re also keys to respect....

Black History Month: Influential Figures Impacting Tech & Health

Black History Month originated in 1926, and since then it has been a time to raise awareness around the role black Americans have played in the development of this country...

Black History Month Now and All-Year

This year’s Black History Month theme is Black Resistance. Throughout African American history, Black people have had to fight for their lives and push back against the belief that they...

A Simple New Trend for Workplace Respect

Amongst Emtrain clients, there’s a fan club for the Workplace Color Spectrum®.  In my first meeting with one learning & development leader, I asked if he was familiar with the...

How to Handle Employee COVID-19 Leaves (and Accommodate Everyone)

We’re now living with the consequences of a pandemic (COVID-19) impacting millions of people’s physical and mental health. People are struggling and large percentages of the workforce are out on...

Office Policies & Procedures : Returning to the Office (COVID-19)

How to facilitate a smooth transition back to the workplace Just when we thought we were out of the woods, the cold season sneaked upon us with surges in COVID-19...

Celebrating Change Makers

Oprah Winfrey “It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you, always.” Oprah Winfrey was born in the small town of Kosciusko,...

We Still Have a Gender Equity Problem in Tech

As a society, we have made strides towards gender equality and have seen progress over the years. It’s easy to assume that the gender gap has improved in every industry....

Adaptability in the Workplace: The Shift from "New Normal"

Globally, we are at a stage where it's almost inaccurate to continue calling our existing circumstances the new normal. A "new normal" suggests an unparticular situation that we, as a...

Emtrain’s Milestones Toward Building Healthier Workplaces

2021 was an incredible year for Emtrain, for HR professionals, for diversity and inclusion folks, for all who are trying to make a positive impact in workplace culture. There have...

Building an Authentic and Supportive Workplace Culture

I had been working in the Human Capital Management space for a few years when my then-former boss recruited me over to a company (and industry) I was not familiar...

The World Turned Upside Down: 5 Workforce Predictions for 2022

As we go into our third year of the pandemic, the social and economic conditions are accelerating changes in our workforce. We are clearly at a watershed moment. A few...

Harassment Training: Measure, Score, and Develop Employees’ Pro-Social Behaviors

Harassment prevention training should address pro-social skill development; not just policies and laws to memorize Have you ever wondered why we still have so much harassment and discrimination litigation 25...

Workplace Success: How Purpose Leads to It

What is “the purpose?” That’s the question that Emmy Negrin believes every organization should prioritize in order to have proper motivation and overall business success. In our latest episode of...

The Great Resignation: What Companies Need to Do Next

We have entered the era of conscious capitalism, which requires a corresponding conscious culture. When companies do not have a conscious culture, they will lose the war for talent AND...

How to Be Strategic About Your DEI Investment

The Leading vs. Lagging Indicators Recently, I read a report in the New York Times about a large real-estate conglomerate defaulting on their payments to investors - investors had "suspicions"...

Workplace Holidays: A Simple Reminder

Holidays come with many family traditions, old family recipes and can often bring back nostalgic memories. They are the few days a year when people are able to pause from...

How Code of Conduct Training Can Inspire Employees

Most of our clients use Emtrain for their ongoing mandatory training, so we spend a lot of time thinking: how can we make required training more interesting and impactful for...

Why Include Veterans Day in Your Diversity (DEI) Celebrations

Recently, a diversity leader wrote to tell us that her team includes Veterans Day in her company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) celebrations. Veterans Day is an opportunity for her...

Recognizing Diwali in the Workplace

There are many factors involved in creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees. One important aspect is by recognizing and celebrating holidays of other cultures and religions. You’re...

L&D’s Crucial Role in Adapting to Social Change

Changing employee expectations about diversity and inclusion, respect in the workplace, and ethical business practices are a source of uncertainty and conflict for many organizations. Employees are self-organizing in opposition...
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