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[Image source: Clutchpoints] The Context Eagles v. The Washington Football Team in the last week of the regular season. If Washington wins, they make the playoffs; if they lose, they go home for the year. If Philly wins, they end the season on a high note, though they earn a less valuable draft pick position.…

Is Executive Coaching for Professional Sports Critical in 2021? A few years ago, I had the privilege of spending time with some NFL hopefuls. Unfortunately, they were not quite high enough profile to garner an invite to the NFL combine and were still pursuing their dreams through other NFL pre-draft preparatory programs. When I met…

What to Do With Your “A+” Talent Pink Floyd, a famous rock band from the late 20th century had a very popular song centered around the concept of becoming “comfortably numb.”  While this may be an overly dramatic way to describe what is happening with business owners’ views on top talent today, I cannot help but see the parallels to the way business…

When Silence Meets Complicity The year 2020 has certainly been a year to remember and we still have 4 months to go.  This year will forever be a year stamped on making a dent in the quest towards social equality.  The great civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr. coined the phrase “Our lives begin…

Lessons Learned From Past And Present Work-From-Home Experience For most of my career, working from home or in some form of remote capacity was met with resistance by many. One of the most challenging obstacles to this discussion (as to whether it was a good or bad idea) was traditional ways of think with blinders…

Up until June 15th, employers in over half the States in the Nation could fire someone simply because they were Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, or Transgender.  As astonishing as they may sound to some, to others it was a very real fact of life.  We are amid a significant Black Lives Matter movement, and the timing…

The Road to Anti Racism In The Workplace A client of mine reminded me of a delicate balance that so many of us often forget, being color agnostic at work, does not mean you need to be inhumane to people with differences.  What is interesting to me as an EEO investigator and trainer, I am…

The Coronavirus is Scary – But Presents Employers With An Opportunity! During this trying time in the US, many companies have moved to work-from-home production. Employers and employees are setting up their WFH office spaces in the hopes that they can slow the outbreak of COVID-19 among their friends, families, and our population as a…

New Jersey Is Playing Catch-Up As The Progressive State New Jersey has a long history of being at the forefront of providing legislative activity around sexual harassment and discrimination.  To put this in perspective, NJ passed the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) roughly 20 years BEFORE the Civil Rights of 1964.  NJ also has…