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Wave Your Rainbow Flag!
Happy Pride Month! June is all about celebrating the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, queer, and plus) community! June has...
Catherine Toney
Jun 6, 20222 min read


People are Messy
How is it June already? I don't know about you, but this has been a busy spring for us! In the past couple of months alone we have...
Catherine Toney
Jun 1, 20223 min read


You Are Enough
At some point or another, we all struggle with the fear that we aren't enough. So, this week's blog post is your (not so) gentle...
Catherine Toney
May 23, 20222 min read


Mental Health Awareness... & Action
May is a great month. Temperatures are rising, gardens are blooming... spring is my favorite season! Plus, May has Mother's Day (a...
Catherine Toney
May 16, 20222 min read


Organizational Change Requires Individual Change
Hi! It's been two weeks since my last post. I'd say I missed you, but I spent that time away in California, which was LOVELY. I spent...

Christi Pilutik
May 9, 20223 min read


Get the Perfect New Hire
Last week, I was catching up with a friend of mine -- let's call her Sara -- and we started discussing a person she had recently hired...
Catherine Toney
Apr 18, 20222 min read


How to Use a DEI Maturity Model
So you want to become a more diverse, more equitable, and more inclusive organization. Great! So... what now? Or, maybe over the past...
Catherine Toney
Apr 11, 20223 min read


Mental Health is Still Important!
Remember March 2020? When the management at your company first told you that you'd begin working from home, effective immediately? The...
Catherine Toney
Apr 4, 20224 min read


Do You Know What the Role of HR Is?
No, that title isn't a joke. Do you know what HR's role is? The reason I ask is because, in my work as an HR professional, I've...
Catherine Toney
Mar 25, 20223 min read


The Two-Way Street of Mentorship
Last week, I attended a webinar put on by InEight on mentorship. Specifically, it was "How Mentoring Benefits Women in Construction."...
Catherine Toney
Mar 20, 20222 min read


Bravery - What Does it Mean?
Qualtrics, a leader in Experience Management, recently published an interesting article called "How to Build Bravery and Belonging" and I...
Catherine Toney
Mar 14, 20222 min read


Celebrating Women in Construction!
March is Women's History Month, and specifically, March 6 through 12 is the 24th annual Women in Construction Week! The National...
Catherine Toney
Mar 7, 20222 min read


The Talent You Already Have
When we talk about winning “the war on talent,” your mind probably automatically goes to the recruiting process: the tips to attract your...
Catherine Toney
Feb 28, 20222 min read


The Numbers Behind Why Diversity is Important
Over the past several years, companies nationwide have been reckoning with how to make their company more diverse and their culture more...
Catherine Toney
Feb 21, 20223 min read


Flexible Work Options WILL work for Operations
Continuing the discussion around flexible work (as a follow up to my post earlier this week; click here if you haven't read it yet!)... I...
Catherine Toney
Feb 11, 20223 min read


Who Said Flex Work Won't Work?
"I was surprised at how many of these options are doable!" Last week, a client invited me to lead a workshop on implementing flexible...
Catherine Toney
Feb 8, 20222 min read


Black History Month in Construction
February is Black History Month. It’s our opportunity to elevate the stories of past Black leaders and visionaries and take time to...
Catherine Toney
Jan 31, 20222 min read


How to Lose a Candidate in 10 Days
I’m sure you’ve heard by now that the market for talent is fierce out there, for both the companies that are hiring and the people who...
Catherine Toney
Jan 24, 20222 min read


K.I.S.S.
As we all turn the preverbal calendar page to a new year many of us find ourselves setting resolutions and goals for 2022. At least that...

Christi Pilutik
Jan 3, 20222 min read


Who is interviewing who?
If you have tried to hire or recruit anyone in the past year, then you know: It is a candidates' market. As we emerge from the pandemic,...

Christi Pilutik
Dec 6, 20212 min read
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