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Is Zooming in Causing Us to Zone Out?

Asian woman zoning out while staring at her computer screen in a dark room

The morning alarm goes off and you are up and running. Get the kids ready for school and get yourself ready for work. You begin to open your home office and prepare your computer for the list of Zoom meetings you have scheduled for the day. But wait, COVID is still here, and your kids are… Read more »

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A Conversation with O’nika’s Angels

Volunteering to make a difference

Courtside Leadership’s conversation with the non profit organization called O’nika’s Angels about how they formed after the George Floyd’s tragedy.

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Tips for Fostering Appreciation in the Workplace

When was the last time you really paused long enough to appreciate your life, team, or organization? Our lives and jobs are so busy that it’s extremely difficult to stop long enough to appreciate. And when we finally do take a break, reflection on what we appreciate is not typically a top-of-the-list priority. Yet it’s… Read more »

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Paving the Way for More Women in Leadership

Women in Leadership

Women’s Equality Day commemorates the struggle for women to be heard. While the basis of this day stems from voter rights and equal representation, the power of the message envelops every corner in the life of women. Our ongoing fight to be part of meaningful conversations and the subsequent decisions is a battle that seemingly… Read more »

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Stop Avoiding Social Media: How leaders can embrace this vital platform

According to the latest research by Datareportal, there are approximately 4.5 billion users on social media today. That’s more than fifty percent of the global population, with that number growing by more than 13% in the last year alone. They also report that of that number of social media users, the average time spent on… Read more »

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How to Build a Meaningful Strategic Messaging Platform as a Leader

Strategic Messaging

Instilling a strategic messaging platform for communication is a common and essential practice in business. It allows organizations to frame their core values, purpose, vision, and mission to the annual goals and objectives in a carefully crafted set of messages. Then, those messages flow to advance the mission, unite the workforce, and drive action through… Read more »

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Remove Unconscious Bias in Recruiting and Lead the Way for Diversity

DEI Recruiting

According to Harvard Business Review, companies have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in diversity initiatives, yet roughly 85% of board members and executives are still white men. Despite our best intentions, unconscious biases make people reluctant to go against the status quo still exist.

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How to Improve DEI Within an Organization – From an Athletics Perspective

Diversity in Sports

In the sports world, there are usually weeks and months of practice and iterations of lineups, offensive/defensive options, and overall strategies before the first game day. In many college sports, the athletes practice year-round and then play their seasons in a matter of a few months. Most of their time is spent diligently practicing, mastering… Read more »

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Returning to the Workplace: Instituting Positive Mental Health

Mental Health Awareness Month

Mental health has long been a growing challenge here in the U.S., particularly in the workplace. And with the events over the past year, there has been a marked increase in the emotional and mental demands many of us face at home and work. While not everyone is deep in a state of depression, there… Read more »

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