I frequently speak about Inclusion & Belonging, in addition to LGBTQ+ specific topics at conferences, workshops, and Employee Resource Groups. This blog includes a short video and tips to outsmart inclusivity bias.
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Philanthropy and volunteer leadership have been a key part of my annual goal setting process. I volunteer at least once each month, and get great joy from helping others in my community - whether it's those who are hungry, those who could use mentoring, or those who could benefit from learning.
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My professional speaking work continues to grow, and the demand to provide different topics have emerged. I have noticed that many clients begin the discovery conversation focused on having me provide LGBTQ+ speaking topicsfor their programs to support their employee resource groups (ERGs) or Business Resource Groups (BRGs). As the conversation evolves, it's become more common for clients to want to expand to a broader focus on Inclusion & Belonging, in general.
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With the return to travel since the COVID-19 pandemic, many bloggers are back to sharing what they carry every day. This movement is known as Everyday Carry or EDC. I thought it would be fun to write a blog sharing what I typically carry - my EDC as a speaker and facilitator.
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Through conversations with my SCORE mentors, a spreadsheet was created showing the current-state and future-state of the systems. This analysis also included the frequency of use. This spreadsheet helped to quantify the amount of time devoted to each task and system. From these insights, I identified ways to use certain systems for multiple tasks and streamline processes. It's often helpful to take a look at what we're spending our time doing as entrepreneurs, and what we may be able to delegate or eliminate.
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The results are in! After looking at the analytics for 2020 on my Performance, Transformed Blog, these were the top 10 blogs of the year.
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The start of the New Year is a great time to look at your own development plan and goals! As a lifelong learner, professional in the Learning and coaching fields, and an entrepreneur, I have found it to be critical to invest both time and money into my continued development and learning. When it comes to keeping engaged and your skills sharp, finding ways to think about what and how you want to learn next is important. Each New Year's Day I write myself a personal development plan.
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To support lifelong learning, I read A LOT of books, article, and blogs. In 2020, I set a goal to read 40 books annually. Reading, for me, includes reading a physical book or e-book, and also listening to audio books.
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With people feeling scared and anxious about taking public transit back to work during COVID-19, I wanted to share some tips and gear that I use for bike commuting, which is a safe way to travel and maintain social distancing.
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For the past 18 months the world has gone through massive loss and major transition due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This has included a significant loss of life, change in the way people work, change in where and how people work, and in some cases the complete re-tooling or elimination of some industries. On the flip-side, the Covid-19 pandemic also revealed a silver lining of meeting, and at times exceeding, defined business goals and needs for certain companies.
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In 2021, Sarah Scala Consulting came out as an LGBTQ+ business. Although I have been out to friends and family for a number of years, many people in the business world did not know that I am a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
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There are many ways to build a culture of safety for LGBTQ+ and diverse employees. Although pride month is over, remember that LQBTQ+ employees are members of the LGBTQ+ community 365 days per year!
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This summer I had the wonderful opportunity to speak at many Pride events! Some of these were for corporate LGBTQ+ employee resource groups (ERGs) and others were at Regional conferences. I had the honor of working with Medline Industries, Ocean Spray, and the New England BCORP leadership conference. Participants included members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies. Here are a few of the questions that I was asked during the speaking events.
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I was recently interviewed by Dr. Deb Elbaum M.D., PCC for her In the Right Direction podcast on the topic of Coaching while kayaking.
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Recently I was kayaking on Cape Cod and a huge gust of wind came out of no where! It has been 18 years since I have had an unplanned capsize in my kayak. I have taught kayaking for 10 years in the past and have a solid roll in case I tip over. This was a very unique situation. I was kayaking with some friends who are advanced paddlers in the Nauset Marsh in Orleans and Eastham, MA, USA.
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With the return to travel since the COVID-19 pandemic, many bloggers are back to sharing what they carry every day. This movement is known as Everyday Carry or EDC. I thought it would be fun to write a blog sharing what I typically carry - my EDC as a speaker and facilitator.
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Minimalist Ultralight Travel as a Business Entrepreneur
With travel beginning to return since the COVID-19 pandemic I have added N-95 masks and travel size hand sanitizer to my packing list! I now have clients in 16 US states and 6 countries I often need to travel. I like to keep things as simple and minimal as possible, especially when I'm flying on an airplane.
As I anticipate future travel since the COVID-19 vaccine, I reviewed my gear to see what worked best from my last big trip. Often when I travel I combine business with some adventure.
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