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Eight Affordable Ways to Support Working Parents During COVID

The pandemic has created a level of constant stress that is wearing on us all. And this is especially true of working parents- who must balance their work responsibilities while monitoring their children’s distance learning or watching non-school aged kids. According to a July survey, 1/3 of working parents have left the workforce or gone …

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How to talk about race and racism in the workplace (and why you should!)

This is a guest blog post by Traci Baxley  While racism is not new, there is undoubtedly a resurge in energy around the discussions of historical and systemic race issues in the general public. The senseless deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor have centered the debate of racism in all of our …

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Firing with Compassion

What do you do if you have a team member who has not grown with your company or who is no longer a good fit? Do you know you should let them go, but you haven’t yet because they rely on you to put food on the table, or to pay their mortgage? That is a complicated and sensitive position to be in, but there are things you can do to let them go in a way that is caring and supportive. Firing with compassion is possible.