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Editor’s Note: In recognition of National PTSD Awareness Day (June 27th), this first-person essay from our Founder & CEO, Charmaine Green-Forde, offers a rare, unfiltered look at the toll toxic workplace culture can take—especially from behind the scenes in HR.   Is the danger of toxic workplace culture overblown—or are we just used to it? […]

A Gemisode® Series Let’s not sugarcoat it: Comfort is costing you. It’s costing trust, innovation, top talent, market share, and time you’ll never get back. In Part I, we explored why resistance to change runs so deep—rooted in behavioral patterns like status quo bias, loss aversion, and inertia. In Part II, we uncovered how culture […]

A Gemisode® Series   If Part I asked us to confront the psychology behind resistance to change, Part II takes us deeper—into something more subtle but just as dangerous: how culture becomes the cloak that comfort hides behind. Here’s the thing: comfort doesn’t just show up in what people do—it shows up in what organizations […]

A Gemisode® Series Many leaders and organizations say they want change. But when it’s time to do the work? They choose comfort. Again. They bring in consultants. Coaches. Experts. They draft bold vision statements and announce transformations. And yet—when the moment comes to make decisions that require courage, vulnerability, and behavioral change? They stall. They […]

A Gemisode® Series – Part II Once celebrated for its flexibility and adaptability, we opened Part I of this series by asking whether Agile is showing signs of cracking under its own weight. In other words: Has the movement become too rigid to serve the needs of teams and businesses today? And if so, what […]

A Gemisode® Series – Part I First introduced in 2001, the Agile Manifesto—authored by 17 software practitioners and guided by four values and twelve principles—was about defining core values and principles for software development, prioritizing flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability. Over two decades later, the methodology continues to significantly shape the business world as its adoption […]

A Gemisode® Series – Part II Women are judged regardless of their actions, so our belief is that you might as well go ahead and ask for what you need, want, and, let’s be frank, very often already deserve. In Part I, we got real about  the double standards women face in the workplace and […]

A Gemisode® Series – Part I In the workplace, it’s no secret that women often face different expectations and challenges compared to their male counterparts. These double standards not only affect their day-to-day experiences but also their opportunities for advancement and compensation. Despite contributing significantly to their organizations, women are often judged on subjective criteria […]

A Gemisode® Series – Part II In part I of this Gemisode, we introduced the term intersectionality, coined by legal scholar, educator, and activist Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989. We also shared our perspective on the impact of failing to address and educate people on the realities of the human experience. Now it’s time to […]

A Gemisode® Series – Part I It’s June, which means another month of highlighting and bringing awareness to various causes has arrived. This month, in addition to Pride, which celebrates and recognizes the contributions of members of the LGBTQ+ community, we also focus on Men’s Health, which seeks to bring attention to the unique health […]