Erika Dowell Erika Dowell

The Social Hour: Why I Check In With My Team Every Week

Emails and messages are great for communicating with team members, but not everything can be explained over text; sometimes you need to call.

Having weekly calls means that there is a specific dedicated time to follow up with tasks, troubleshoot live, or explain more abstract concepts that could be harder to understand just with reading a message.

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Erika Dowell Erika Dowell

Keeping Things Secure: Cybersecurity Habits You Need to Have

Are you secure?

Not in an emotional security way (that’s between you and your therapist), but when it comes to your cybersecurity!

If you want to keep your company’s data protected, you need to assess your cybersecurity habits, as a worker and overall as a company.

Make security a priority in your culture through these key tips:

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Erika Dowell Erika Dowell

Your Business and DEI: Where Do You Sit?

You CAN sit with us. That’s what diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is all about.

Your policies, your processes, and your practices should allow everyone the opportunity to have a seat at the table, as well as be supported and uplifted within your business.

At its core, it’s about removing barriers that hinder and exclude your employees, barriers reinforced through the systems that we live in day in and day out.

So, we’re going to break each concept down and give you a start to examining your business through a DEI lens.

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