Navigating the Great Resignation
Companies are turning to skills-based volunteering to boost to employee engagement and retention amidst the Great Resignation.
Topic: Innovation
S3E16: Lina Klebanov, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Bridging the digital divide requires action and collaboration across an entire ecosystem – government, private sector, nonprofits – and most importantly, passionate and committed people driving change.
S3E15: Dr. Stephanie Royal, The Robin Hood Foundation
There’s no better investment than in our staff because we know that when we do so, they will be fortified and ready to address the needs of the community.
S3E14: Dr. Rahsaan Harris, Citizens Committee for New York City
We cannot unsee what we saw [during the pandemic]. We can’t just paper over differences and do things that feel good because that’s what’s most comfortable. We need to be uncomfortable in a way that gives us urgency to impact folks [who] are caught in these disparities.
S3E13: Yusuf George, JUST Capital
Pay equity is critical and – I’d argue – one of the first things companies need to be thinking about if they’re truly wanting to commit to racial equity.
S3E12: The Trevor Project & Google.org
From the beginning, there was such mutual respect for the knowledge that we [each] brought to the table.
S3E11: Julia Turshen, Simply Julia
Every day, I’m making decisions that have a political and social impact: where I buy my ingredients, whose recipe I’m following, where I’m picking up my takeout from, who I’m inviting to my table. All of these decisions have political and social ramifications and taking advantage of that and being mindful of it is powerful.
Asian American Leadership Spotlight: Stuart Shih, Fidelity Investments
Stuart Shih, a Fidelity Investments skills-based volunteer, shares about authentic leadership, active listening, and a workforce development project with Skills for Rhode Island’s Future.
S3E10: Caroline Barlerin, Platypus Advisors
Is rising inequality an inevitable consequence of today’s technology-driven economic transformations? No, but we do need to challenge the status quo to really take a pause and reflect on where we are and what we can do, and it does require top-down and bottom-up voices to make it happen.
COVID-19 and Corporate Social Innovation
The impacts of COVID-19 on basic needs organizations has sparked many companies to rethink and redesign their approaches to community impact, like San Francisco-based autonomous vehicle (AV) startup Cruise.