Understanding the Seven Living Generations In the United States
Want a more creative team that can resolve challenges with creative solutions? It’s all about diversity. While race and gender diversity...
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I'm Just Sayin'
We are sharing our viewpoints on experiences - past, present, and future - based on our personal, professional, and educational encounters. We are not trying to sway anybody to see the world from our vantage point. We invite people to share their perspectives, respectfully--- "Respectfully" is the key word.
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The Folke Institute Team
- Dec 14, 2022
- 2 min
Your Defining Moments
There is always at least one moment in every person’s life that changes their trajectory. Some defining moments are tied to a person's...
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The Folke Institute Team
- Nov 16, 2022
- 2 min
2 Ways to Learn From Holidays and Holy Days
Traditions, rituals, and routines are core to our cultural identity and are practiced for holidays and holy days celebrated around the...
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The Folke Institute Team
- Oct 14, 2022
- 2 min
Are You Being Intentional or Reactionary?
There’s rarely a day when companies are not outed on the news or social media for lacking in diversity, equity, and inclusion practices....
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The Folke Institute Team
- Sep 12, 2022
- 3 min
Discover the Potential in Your People
Everything DiSC® – The Culture Catalyst™ You’ve heard of personality testing in the workplace. Perhaps you’ve even spent 15 minutes...
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Carrie Spell-Hansson
- Jul 6, 2022
- 3 min
Understanding Roe v. Wade
Where do we go from here? “I am optimistic in the long run. A great man once said that the true symbol of the United States is not the...
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Carrie Spell-Hansson
- Jul 1, 2021
- 3 min
Post-Pandemic, Social Unrest, and Politics – Business as (UN)usual
Coping in the new world As the world slowly emerges from the grips of the global pandemic, I find myself sitting in my office with a need...
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Carrie Spell-Hansson
- May 31, 2021
- 3 min
The Power of Our Words
"There are countless realms of reality, and the words we use wrap us up nice and tightly into whichever perception we’re participating...
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Carrie Spell-Hansson
- Apr 30, 2021
- 4 min
Words Matter
Understanding the power of what you say I can recall as a child the saying “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never...
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Kat Yamamoto-Calvo
- Mar 31, 2021
- 2 min
4 Strategies to Successful Communication
A woman’s guide to being heard Have you ever asked yourself, how can I effectively communicate what I want, need, think, or believe to...
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Carrie Spell-Hansson
- Feb 26, 2021
- 4 min
So What? Now What?
How to Continue the Work Beyond Black History Month As the sun is setting on another ending of Black History Month, let’s ask...
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Carrie Spell-Hansson
- Jan 20, 2021
- 4 min
An Inclusive United States of America - Dream or Possibility?
My experience as an expert in diversity, equity, and inclusiveness (DEI) and facilitator of workshops in organizations is that the...
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