Melissa Dobbins
- Dec 13, 2023
- 3 min
Tis the season – gifts, appreciation, and inclusion
For many organizations and managers, this is the season to show appreciation. With the spirit of the holidays, under the distracting buzz...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Dec 6, 2023
- 4 min
The Power of Completely Conscious Bias as Illustrated by … a Video Game?
Unconscious Bias. This conspicuous concept in the circles of Diversity argues that our bias-driven choices and actions are, in large...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Nov 29, 2023
- 2 min
Three MUST haves to turn feedback into effective DEI actions
One of the core values of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (and other variants) initiatives is to respect and empower every...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Nov 15, 2023
- 4 min
Up, up, down, down, left, right, … keeping it fair in hiring
In the 1980s there was a beloved secret among Nintendo game enthusiasts called the Konami Code. With this code you could unlock all sorts...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Nov 8, 2023
- 2 min
Look beyond the job to select ‘The One’
When it comes to hiring, there are those times when all the stars align and that single, perfect candidate pops out as the obvious and...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Oct 27, 2023
- 3 min
From movies to HR, the reveal is everything
How many times did we ‘not see that coming’ after we hired someone that fit the vision of the job but didn’t succeed? How many more did...
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