Resources

Here is a collection of favorite resources for small and medium-sized business leaders.

Videos

4/16/24

De-Escalation Approaches for a More Harmonious Workplace

This explores de-escalation approaches that when used effectively can help an individual ease conflict and potential violence in a workplace. This is accomplished by using empathy, effective listening and avoiding conversation mistakes.
6/8/23

Great Managers Hone Their Craft: Learn the Top Three Skills to Go from Good to Great

Enjoy this conversation with Lauren Francis, founder of Mulberry Talent Partners and Amy McGeachy, HR Consultant. Amy shares the top three skills you can practice now to become a better manager.
1/3/22

Small Business HR in 2022

Every once in a while Amy’s exuberance for small business HR pours over into a YouTube video. Here are Amy’s latest YouTube videos focused on cultivating the best people practices at small businesses.
8/5/21

Managers: Five Ways to Support Your Team Right Now

Every once in a while Amy’s exuberance for small business HR pours over into a YouTube video. Here are Amy’s latest YouTube videos focused on cultivating the best people practices at small businesses.
9/13/21

Small Businesses: Prevent Turnover by Creating a Culture of Belonging

Every once in a while Amy’s exuberance for small business HR pours over into a YouTube video. Here are Amy’s latest YouTube videos focused on cultivating the best people practices at small businesses.
2/23/21

Chief Diversity Officer at eBay on humanising diversity and inclusion

Damien Hooper-Campbell, VP, Chief Diversity Officer at eBay talks about the meaning on diversity and inclusion, and how organisations can start their own diversity strategy.
2/22/21

Giving Feedback - 3 Funny Examples of Giving Employee Feedback

Shari Harley, Candid Culture, shows us how to use her 8-Step Feedback Formula to give feedback in the workplace. Watch out, this video is both hilarious and helpful.
2/22/21

Humanize Diversity and Inclusion

This First Round CEO Summit Talk features Damien Hooper-Campbell, the Chief Diversity Officer at eBay as he walks participants through a moving experience about inclusion (by helping us remember what it’s like to feel excluded). A must-watch.
2/18/21

Eliminating Microaggressions: The Next Level of Inclusion | Tiffany Alvoid | TEDxOakland

This podcast episode from Lead to Win is one of the best resources for managers looking to introduce 1:1’s or re-engage with 1:1’s with their team. Included is both practical wisdom and how to overcome common hurdles.

Podcasts

How to Do One-on-One Meetings

Leaders are often great solo achievers. But to be a truly great leader, you need to lead a great team. We’ve noticed that some leaders give too little attention to team members. Others smother them with communication and requests for updates. It’s challenging to find the right level of interaction to keep a team on track.

Listen

What Black Leaders Bring to the Table - HBR Ideacast Podcast.

This podcast was helpful in understanding the barriers to inclusivity and how a minority, any minority, might encounter your workplace culture. Chad Sanders, Author of Black Magic: What Black Leaders Learned from Trauma and Triumph, made a point to say his blackness is not an advantage, that he always has to stand on his track record of success to advance in corporate America.