Regardless of whether you work in a remote, hybrid, or in-person environment, making connections with colleagues in the workplace is incredibly important for overall employee engagement, success, and wellbeing. In fact, Gallup’s 2024 State of the Global Workforce Report found that disengaged and disconnected […]
In this piece for Fast Company written by LinkedIn’s vice president for Global Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, Rosanna Durruthy, she shares results from a survey of over 2,000 Black professionals about challenges in the workplace conducted by LinkedIn. Learn about the importance and significance […]
In this piece for the Harvard Business Review, the authors interviewed 37 women who work in senior leadership roles to learn about the top behaviors that have helped propel their careers forward. Additionally, this article examines how women grow their careers despite systemic problems […]
Written by Cassaundra Young (’07), MPH, CPHQ, VP, Care Model Advancement, Equality Health As recently as a generation ago, people stayed in one place for most of their career. And while that serves some, in my experience, I have found great value in navigating […]
Is it necessary to get a graduate school degree? This is a question we often hear from alumni considering their next career step. Before taking the leap into a graduate program, consider other ways to acquire new schools. From certification programs to online courses to […]
In the following short webinar, get a quick overview of the LEARN Model Step 2: Evaluate Skills and Gaps along with practical examples for how to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to evaluate your skills and gaps in your current job role. Using your […]
Whether you’re starting on a new work team or have been in your job role for many years, it can be challenging to be the only Black person in the workplace. This helpful piece from 24/7 Live Culture Magazine examines the emotions and experiences […]
With so many organizations shifting to a hybrid work environment, it can make the onboarding process for new employees a bit tricky. Do you provide online meetings and trainings? Or require employees to come in-person? Research has shown that “in-person time during onboarding is beneficial. […]
Written by Nina Banks (’23), Current Candidate for MS in Management in the WFU School of Business (May 2025) and Former Fellow in the Office of Personal & Career Development at Wake Forest University Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) is consistently becoming a standard […]
If you’re feeling stuck where you are, or just starting to think about making a change down the road, you can actually create a career development plan right now, from where you are. We created our LEARN Alumni Career Development Model to help you […]
