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Transforming Childcare in Seattle: Success Stories from 3 SI In this video, we explore the significant impact of 3 SI in Seattle over the past decade. Discover how strategic initiatives have led to over $150 million in funding for early learning services in underserved neighborhoods, addressing crucial childcare access issues. #ChildcareAccess #SeattleSuccess #EarlyLearning #3SIImpact #CommunitySupport #EducationFunding #AccessDeserts #LocalInitiatives #ChildCareReform #KingCounty

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Laughter is one of the most connective and powerful emotional experiences people can share with each other at work. My absolute favorite moment at work in all of 2024 was a 30 minute meeting where my CEO Matt Cooper, Megan Beane Torres and a couple of other colleagues and I were trying out some filters for Google meet. In our defense, we were earnestly testing functionality to see what we may lose or gain in shifting some of our meetings to this platform from another we were using. Within minutes we found ourselves laughing so hard we were crying as we tried on various digital disguises and avatars - like pirate costumes and lion faces. Business topics just hit differently when you’re trying to have a discussion with a talking tomato! 🍅 (IYKYK!) We got absolutely no practical work done in that first 15 minutes, but we laughed so hard our sides hurt and it was just pure fun and silliness. It was not only fun but it was so so needed to bring some levity into our days. What was the business value in having those 15 minutes of fun? It cannot be practically measured but it’s clearly connection building gold. Work doesn’t need to be so serious all the time. We do hard things and work really hard yes- however, hard work doesn’t need to feel heavy. Finding joy, choosing happiness, injecting humor and being playful at the same time as you’re working hard can create magical connections and makes working more FUN. I also love this example because we were not co-located together, but we experienced side stitching laughter that you often only experience when you’re together with your friends. 💛 🙊

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Great article from Chief diving in on McKinsey & Company's most recent Women in the Workplace study. The article does a great job highlighting how gender parity can become systematic and the key areas that companies can focus on to make sure bias's are not standing in the way of developing all employees to their maximum potential. Also provides helpful links to the research itself. 💫

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I just started marketing consulting with Bravely, the personalized coaching and training platform, led by Sarah Sheehan. If you're in HR or Talent and curious about lifting up all your employees, supporting marginalized people, or working with truly talented and vetted coaches, check out Bravely. We might not have Prince Harry on call, but there's an excellent team here helping HR leaders make a difference in people's lives. #coaching #talentdevelopment #hr #hrleaders

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Like David Wentworth my 20 years in software are preceded by a decade in frontline roles - restaurants, retail, and consumer banking. Those formative years instilled valuable lessons. While technology has skyrocketed (think internet, smartphones, social media!), I suspect many frontline companies still train similarly to my experience: job shadowing, handbooks, and shared backroom computers. This isn’t enough to prepare today's frontline for an increasingly complex and tech-driven customer experience.  #FrontlineTraining #FutureOfWork

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Leverage your on-premise clientele to shape your #SaaS evolution strategy by utilizing anonymized telemetry insights to uncover your standout features. Explore the guide >>>

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Earlier this week, I brought my fully remote, distributed team together in Napa for a two-day offsite, where I intentionally stepped away from the typical planning and strategy sessions. Instead, I created space for us to simply connect.🙌 The days were mostly unstructured—a welcome break from the daily grind. We shared great meals, stories, and laughter—lots of it.🤣 Here’s what I walked away with: ✅ Immense gratitude for each person I work with. ✅ Confidence that those two days were time well spent. I truly believe that the supportive, psychologically safe environment we’ve built as a team is a direct result of the time we’ve dedicated to getting to know each other, understanding one another better, and prioritizing playfulness and fun. Too often, leaders underestimate the value of this type of connection, dismissing it as "fluff" or making minimal efforts, treating it as an afterthought. But for me, it’s the foundation of a thriving, cohesive team.❤️ Each smiling face in this photo is a big part of why my career is such a fulfilling and positive force in my life.🙏 #leadership #innovation #mentalhealth #peoplefirst #remote #remotework #wfh #humanresources

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Sharing RevOps co-op community best practices on something we all know is critical - designing territories to ensure the success of your sales force and, by extension, your company. The number of different strategies available make selecting the right one both challenging and critical. The team at RevOps Co-op delve deep into this topic 👇 https://gag.gl/Nm2xoO #RevOps #Data #DataQuality

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We’re closing out the second season of The New Talent Code with some of our top conversations. One of my season two favorites was our conversation with Betsy Summers from Forrester. She shared stats on how HR leaders are thinking about AI. While there is still room to grow, it gave me a lot of hope that in another year, HR teams will be even more excited about it. Listen to all our favorite moments now: https://lnkd.in/dFZpm2Mt

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We are so excited to introduce our new HubSpot integration and Walnut Uncover to give you everything you need to identify and nurture leads more efficiently, gain deeper insights into buyer intent and engagement, and improve sales and marketing alignment. To learn more, read the full article >

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Want your team to rock employee advocacy? The secret sauce is serving up content straight to where they're always online - Slack! 🚀 With Oktopost's Social Advocacy App on Slack, your savvy advocates get real-time updates on fresh content from your Advocacy Board, making sharing content a breeze! Discover how this boosts adoption for your advocacy program here: https://okt.to/HpFxWI P.S. Microsoft Teams users, Oktopost has got your back too! 🙌 #EmployeeAdvocacy #Slack #StayConnected

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Gone are the days of scrambling for content, manually personalizing it, and hoping for the best. 🤞 Enablement makes everything easier — from onboarding and training to finding the right content and proving its impact. See how it all works in this 2024 favorite from Seismic: https://lnkd.in/gZZb9GWa ​

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🎙️ I had a great time with Alex Mislan during Spekit 🐙's first 'Enablement Therapy' webinar series last week! 💡 We covered so many great topics like the clip below about how Enablement balances the art of pushing down to Reps AND pushing up to leadership to be that strategic partner and advocate to and for both groups. 👇🏼 Definitely give the full chat a listen - link in the comments! #salesenablement #enablement #revenueenablement

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When I first joined Frontify and the partnership team, I quickly got used to using Gong for all my external calls. The funny thing is, more often than not, the people I'd speak to would also get very excited about it and ask if they could get it too (mind you, this was BEFORE the big AI hype). So naturally, when Udi Ledergor 🏳‍🌈 invited marketers to talk to him and learn more about how to leverage Gong for marketing, I was excited to hear more. While talking to Udi, I was reminded again about what a great tool Gong is (yes, I work for a SaaS company, and I love software, so what) and how easy it is to leverage for direct feedback at scale from your customers and prospects. Thanks so much for the insightful session, Udi!

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I am so excited to finally share with you our 7th annual State of Supplier Diversity Report. We surveyed over 350 supplier diversity leaders, conducted dozens of interviews, and met with countless thought leaders. So many great insights into this fast changing environment including: Engagement with CEOs and line of business leaders Changes in metrics and data Risks and opportunities for the future Hopefully this gives you the data you need to advance and improve your program. https://lnkd.in/gMfjdkq5

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I had so much fun partnering with the folks at Findem to write this piece. I think #AI presents a phase change opportunity for ALL of us and the impact it can have on our collective experience (especially at work) can't be understated. Business leaders need to play a disproportionate role in determining the trajectory of AI and its application, as the impact has the potential to transform our world. I hope this blog inspires the reader to think bigger about AI's role in our society, and to take meaningful action to achieve the sincere outcome of human and planet thriving. Give it a read!

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DEI needs to get back on track. After a rapid build-up following the summer of 2020, initiatives have stalled and been slashed or abandoned. Leaders on an SXSW panel titled “The Fight for DEI” suggest the following to bring meaningful movement to DEI programs once again. ⚡Start from a genuine place. Embed the motivation for DEI in the company's values. Investment in the programs needs to be intrinsic, and not forced. ⚡Recognize that DEI is not charity, it’s good business.  ⚡Support your DEI leaders. The work itself is emotionally exhausting, and lack of support from stakeholders multiplies that. https://lnkd.in/gftWYNMu

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