Ready for Part III? In case you missed Part I or Part II, here are some links. Thus far I have talked about feeling conventions and the emotions work therein. We continue this dialogue in turning the lens towards organizational culture. In our organizations there are two layers embedded in…

Welcome to Part II. Since you have already read Part I (wink, wink) let’s jump right in. Previously, we talked about feeling conventions and the emotions work they illicit. Now we can further expand the notion of emotions work into two categories of rules: feeling and framing. Feeling rules guide…

Suppose you are walking into a distant relatives’ funeral. Just as you approach the doors to enter you get a notification. You’ve been waiting on news and this message confirms that you earned a big promotion you’ve been working towards. You feel a rush of excitement, relief, joy, and yet…

There are many ways to start a new year. For some it is all about resolutions, goal setting, and planning. For others, there are no marks of distinction between the changing times. Some say they like to go with the flow while others like the structure of a plan. …

People analytics is about adding quantitative measures to often qualitative data to improve decision making. This is a significant undertaking with implications that stretch far and wide. As we know, evidence-based decision making requires reliable and valid data. …

Unconscious bias is one that occurs outside of our conscious control. Under the umbrella of DE&I it is impossible to exclude it from the discussion. It is also something that affects us all. “The likelihood that you will not notice your biases for and against groups is higher when you…

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are topics at the forefront for organizations today, in fact 69% of executives rated diversity and inclusion as an important issue (Childress, 2018). With DE&I at the forefront, organizations have a responsibility to be transparent and engaged about their strategies and the impacts those have on…

Change is fascinating. We know it as the one thing that will outlive us all and yet when it manifests in our lives it can be overwhelming, oft seen as an unsettling threat to the comfort of our stasis. I suppose that is the point though. …