You’re Awesome!

Thank you so much for accepting the invitation to be on an episode of the WSS HR Labs podcast.

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The Invitation

Join a monthly Zoom call with other inspiring and dedicated humans to discuss the specific approaches and challenges many of us encounter when designing values-centered workplace policies, practices, and initiatives.

What is this?

We’re testing a regularly-scheduled convening for the next four months where friends and colleagues can gather to share, discuss, and support each other as we all engage in values-centered work. In the past, we’ve hosted conversations like the one-day Ethical Re-Opening Summit, the weeklong Values-Based Organizational Design workshop, and ad hoc one-off calls with colleagues to discuss something specific.

Who?

You and other awesome people! The initial Brain Dates invite list is comprised of friends, colleagues, and collaborators of the WSS HR Labs team. We asked ourselves, who are the coolest people we know with intellectually stimulating, discontinuous approaches and mindsets that we’d like to spend an hour or so with in conversation. Voila! The majority of you serve in C-level or Director-level roles, particularly positions that are crafting and designing workplace policies, practices, and initiatives. This group largely works in the non-profit sector, for B corps, and/or organizations and teams with a social enterprise or social impact focus. Most of you live and work in the U.S. and Canada, but many of you are situated around the globe too.

Format

During the 90 minutes we’ll spend time connecting with each other, framing the topic, unpacking various approaches, and sharing what’s resonating as we roll around ideas. Depending on who attends and how “juicy” the conversation, this might run a fast(er) 60 minutes or could be a long play 90-minute adventure with conversational cliffhanger. Members of the WSS team will provide light facilitation. We’ll also invite a participant or two in

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