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Ann Melinger

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Head honcho. Passion for people. Craves connection. Equity advocate. Sticky note addict.

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Gratitudes, Revelations and Lessons from 2020
Just for Fun

We could all create a laundry list of the things that went wrong this year. But as we look ahead to 2021, our hope is that it wasn’t all for naught. So instead of forever begrudging 2020, we are grateful for the lessons it taught us.

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Becoming Better Humans: Building a More Diverse and Inclusive Company
Diversity & Inclusion

To truly change the face of our company, and ultimately our industry, we’re going to have to break out of familiar patterns. We must open our minds to new ways of working and thinking and approaching problems. Here are some insights we’ve gained on our journey toward meaningful change.

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Ask the DEI Expert: Recruiting and Hiring Women of Color
Diversity & Inclusion

Right now, we are seeing a lot of companies making public gestures to support Black employees but how do you go beyond and take action? We sat down with Michele Heyward, founder of Posi+ive Hire, to explore how companies can hire and, more importantly, retain women of color.

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10 DEI Experts Who Can Help Your Company TODAY
Diversity & Inclusion

Many organizations are realizing just how much work needs to be done to dismantle systems of inequality and racism in the workplace… but many are struggling to know where to get started. Here are 10 diversity, equity and inclusion experts who are ready to help.

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Communicating in the New World of Work: 4 Ways We Can Do It!
Internal Communications

We can no longer simply manage our way through this crisis. It’s time to pivot and ask ourselves: How are we going to communicate in this new world of work? It's a scary thought but we can do this. Here's how.

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5 Leadership Lessons from Netflix’s Cheer
Best Practices

Watching the head coach on Netflix’s binge-worthy “Cheer” is magic. Monica Aldama’s winning leadership style holds 5 valuable lessons for all of us.

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Brilliant Predictions: 6 Employee Engagement Trends For 2020
Internal Communications

From streamlining IC channels to mastering measurement to more beautiful employee-focused design, here are the trends our team predicts will shape employee engagement in 2020.

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Serving Up Gratitude
Just for Fun

One of our team's favorite traditions is to share what we’re grateful for. Aside from our families, our friends, our pets, and so many other things, we love what we do – really! 

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A Company's Purpose
Employee Experience

The Business Roundtable announced that the nation's top CEOs have redefined a corporation’s commitment beyond profit and shareholders to include employees and communities. Of course, we were heartened by this news but we were also a bit disappointed for two key reasons.

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Making Summer Memories: Insights from ALI’s Strategic Internal Communications Conference
Best Practices

Year after year, I leave ALI’s Strategic Internal Communications Conference with outstanding takeaways and a clear picture of the latest challenges, trends, and new technologies in the world of IC. Here are a few highlights from this year’s conference.

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#SquadGoals - How To Build Your Network of Women Supporting Women
Diversity & Inclusion

Without a strong support system, our work lives can get awfully lonely - especially when we grapple with challenges we can’t easily discuss with the people we work with. Check out some tips from our CEO on how to build and nurture your network.

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5 Principles for Refreshing Your Brand
Best Practices

As Brilliant Ink embarked on its 10th year in business, we felt it was time to refresh our brand to better reflect our evolution as a company. While there were certainly aspects of our brand that we loved - our name! Our logo! The bold colors! - there were also components we felt we’d outgrown. 

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