by greenconnections | Jan 9, 2021 | Blog, Business, Featured Tips Post, Policy, Tips
Without a national paid maternity leave policy, U.S. firms must decide whether to provide paid leave. But for small companies and start-ups, the decision isn’t so easy. With limited funds, offering the benefit can be a struggle, but increasingly, employees are...
by greenconnections | Sep 28, 2019 | Business, Energy & Storage, Interviews, Technology
“I think it’s always about meeting people where they are. I think sometimes…people can go over the edge of just making the business case, where…I think people do want to do the right thing.” Suzanne Fallender, on Green Connections Radio What if corporations took their...
by greenconnections | Jul 20, 2019 | Blog, Business, Careers & Talent, Featured Profiles Post, Policy, Tips
U.S. women’s soccer team wave to the crowd as their float makes it way up Broadway in New York City. Getty What if U.S. Women’s Soccer had not hired Rapinoe because she was just too “different”? Would they still be repeat World Cup...
by greenconnections | Mar 15, 2019 | Business, Careers & Talent, Featured Tips Post, Interviews, Leadership & Innovation, Technology
“It would be a mistake to think that computer scientists only need to know how to code, because…ethics and privacy issues are so important. (Therefore) understanding a little bit about history and humanity will be really important as we move into these new...
by greenconnections | Jan 29, 2019 | Business, Energy & Storage, Interviews, Leadership & Innovation, Transportation & Infrastructure, Uncategorized
“You have to start with empowering people at the local level…You’ve got to do a combination of bottom up and top down…Everything is interconnected.” Karen Lightman on Green Connections Radio A community in Pittsburgh was alarmed by the high rate of asthma...
by greenconnections | Dec 30, 2018 | Blog, Business, Careers & Talent, Careers & Talent, Leadership & Innovation, Tips, Training
Politico’s Women Rule Summit 2018, panel with (l to r) Shawna Thomas of Vice, Cristina Shapiro of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women, Olivia Milch of “Oceans 8,” and Rhonda Foxx, Chief of Staff to Congresswoman Alma AdamsJoan Michelson You know you’ve...