Silent Signals: How Dog-Whistle Politics Undermines All Women in UK Elections
Introduction Transgender women are women, although if you get caught up in the many political dog whistles being sounded these days, you...
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Cynthia Fortlage
Feb 22, 20234 min read
Top Questions to Ask in an Interview to Assess a Future Employer as a workplace where you can belong
There are articles already written on this topic so I am assembling them here for you to craft your own top 10. The article from Glass...
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Cynthia Fortlage
Feb 20, 20233 min read
Psychological Safety is Complex but not Impossible
Last week I shared a test I did with CHAT GPT. I asked it to answer a challenging question. I asked, “How to create psychological safety...
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Cynthia Fortlage
Feb 6, 20232 min read
Artificial Intelligence's Answer to Psychological Safety
I decided to put Chat GPT to the test by answering a really difficult and sensitive topic, How to create psychological safety for...
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Cynthia Fortlage
Feb 1, 20232 min read
3 Tips to deal with Glossophobia?
One of the greatest fears they say people face is public speaking, also known as Glossophobia! Glossophobia, or a fear of public...
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Cynthia Fortlage
Jan 19, 20232 min read
Four Pillars
I was describing the four-pillar approach to a group of leaders recently, and there was a running joke that it sounds like I am running...
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Cynthia Fortlage
Jul 27, 20211 min read
Ted Talk Tuesday - How to Be a Better Human
Do you think Hollywood needs to change? How about your own industry? It isn't easy to get decision-makers to step outside of the...
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Cynthia Fortlage
Jul 21, 20211 min read
Words Wednesday - We are Not Mud
"How will this generation define itself?" asks spoken word artist Ise Lyfe. Accompanied by cellist Michael Feckses, Watch to learn more....
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Cynthia Fortlage
Jul 20, 20211 min read
Ted Talk Tuesday - Why Corporate Diversity Programs Fail
Companies in the US spend billions of dollars each year on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, but subtle (and not so subtle)...
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Cynthia Fortlage
Jul 14, 20211 min read
Words Wednesday - The Danger of Silence
"We spend so much time listening to the things people are saying that we rarely pay attention to the things they don't," says poet and...
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Cynthia Fortlage
Jul 13, 20211 min read
Ted Talk Tuesday - How to Foster True D&I at Work
When companies think of diversity and inclusion, they too often focus on meeting metrics instead of building relationships with people of...
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Cynthia Fortlage
Jul 7, 20211 min read
Words Wednesday - Want to Change The World?
Artist and poet Cleo Wade recites a moving poem about being an advocate for love and acceptance in a time when both seem in short supply....
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Cynthia Fortlage
Jul 6, 20211 min read
Ted Talk Tuesday - The Rigged Test of Leadership
The glass cliff: an experience of taking on a leadership role only to find that your chances of success have been limited before you've...
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Cynthia Fortlage
Apr 27, 20211 min read
Ted Talk Tuesday - If I Should Have a Daughter
#acceptancewithoutunderstanding
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Cynthia Fortlage
Apr 20, 20211 min read
Ted Talk Tuesday - Want to Change the World?
#acceptancewithoutunderstanding
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Cynthia Fortlage
Apr 19, 20215 min read
How Our Past Shapes Us
Many forces shape us from a very young age. Obviously, our parents are key contributors to shaping us. I remember being about 12 years...
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Cynthia Fortlage
Apr 13, 20211 min read
Ted Talk Tuesday - The Power of Self Acceptance
Acceptance in poetry what a lovely combination #acceptancewithoutunderstanding
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Cynthia Fortlage
Mar 30, 20211 min read
Ted Talk Tuesday - Love, No Matter What
What a great perspective on acceptance! #acceptancewithoutunderstanding
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Cynthia Fortlage
Mar 30, 20211 min read
Ted Talk Tuesday - The Danger of a Single Story
Worth a listen and grasping the danger of a single story #acceptancewithoutunderstanding
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Cynthia Fortlage
Mar 23, 20211 min read
Ted Talk Tuesday - You Have the Rite
In a Jazzy style, another spoken-word piece that is powerful #acceptancewithoutunderstanding
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