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How Create a More Inclusive Workplace for LGBTQ Employees

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Tammy Cravit is a data engineer, friend, and advocate for LGBTQ inclusion. I also wanted to share with you my story about the power of authenticity and vulnerability, because I truly believe it is the key to everything I have achieved in my career in the last few years. Authenticity and Career Success.

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From Misunderstanding to Mastery: Four Dimensions to Transform Your Cross Cultural Leadership

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That Wasn’t a Compliment Early in my (David’s) career, I worked in a very culturally diverse organization. If culture is “what people like us do,” then story-telling is the engine that drives your team’s culture. You can achieve these outcomes when you recognize the challenges and focus on four dimensions of team collaboration.

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How to Be Less Negative – and Still Be Yourself

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I know because I’ve heard this feedback many times in my career and relationships. We once worked with a very literal-minded engineer who had a reputation as a caustic teammate. Why It’s Hard to Hear. Don’t be so negative” can be incredibly frustrating feedback when you don’t think of yourself as negative.

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How to Be a Less Negative Leader

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As I said, I know because I’ve heard this feedback before in my career and relationships. One time we worked with a very literal-minded engineer who had a reputation as a caustic teammate. Don’t be so negative can be incredibly frustrating feedback, especially when you don’t think of yourself as negative.

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Is Maintaining a Dirty Word for Leaders

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You build a bridge, the engineers will tell you upfront what the serviceable life of that bridge will be. Early in my career, I worked for a human service organization whose leader had a strong disdain for maintenance. Why do we have to have a conversation about maintaining our infrastructure? It’s kind of how we’re wired.

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On Confidence, Conviction and Finding Success

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Army Ranger-qualified Combat Engineer Officer, I learned how to find the confidence and conviction to do what it took to accomplish the mission even when it was really hard… especially when it was really hard. A guest post from LGL tribe member, Tom Eakin, about confidence, resilience, and the courage to keep going.

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Five Strategic Ways Leaders Provide Clarity (Mark Miller)

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However, as you go through your career it changes. That realization came to light when someone recently asked me a question I had never really considered: Does engagement look different as a leader moves through his or her career? Over the course of a career, a leader’s primary focus often shifts. Judging Your Engagement.

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