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Samantha Furbush Taraskiewicz

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Pride 2023: Pride all month long and beyond!

For nearly twenty years, Leading NOW has been a champion for the underrepresented and supported the advocacy of diversity, equity and inclusion for all. We believe all rights are human rights and recognize that everyone must do their part in order to foster a true culture of inclusion. As we kick off Pride month, we encourage our clients, partners, colleagues and associates to proudly let your LGBTQIA+ team members lead discussions in your organizations and incorporate their ideas into your plans whenever possible. To innovate, you must have all perspectives and voices at the table willing to speak up and be heard. Let’s encourage that and celebrate Pride all month long and beyond. #pride #LeadingNOW
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International Women's Day 2023

Happy International Women's Day from your team @ Leading NOW
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Proud Ally and Supporter - Pride 2022

Leading NOW has been building cultures of inclusion for our clients for almost 20 years. As we celebrate Pride month, our commitment to advocating for inclusion for all remains as strong as ever. We are a proud ally and supporter of the LGBTQ+ community and their efforts to raise awareness, improve the attitudes of society, and encourage inclusiveness. #Pride2022 #FutureForward #WeCanHelp
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International Women's Day 2022

Happy International Women's Day from your team @ Leading NOW
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Learn more about Leading NOW's Inclusive Culture Assessment

The Inclusive Culture Assessment (ICA) goes much deeper than an employee engagement survey and the results from this assessment may be utilized as the baseline from which you can measure the impact of the DEI solutions you employ. Identifying how your employees experience the Culture, the Leadership, and Equity can provide the guidance needed to identify the barriers to inclusion at your organization. Leading NOW's proprietary, research-driven, and field-tested Inclusive Culture Assessment (ICA), was created to give companies quantifiable data on their culture, leadership and equity, including a deep understanding of the views of its workforce, and how they experience the organization. This unique assessment tool is designed to provide insights to all sizes of organizations, from small and mid-range, to large global entities. Below you will find some excellent articles that go into more depth about the ICA. Read ON!
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Proud Ally and Partner - Pride 2021

As we celebrate Pride Month, Leading NOW supports all organizations' goals of inclusion for all, and is a proud ally of the LGBTQ+ community and their work towards acceptance and equality each and every day.
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International Women's Day 2021

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Privacy Policy Update - October 2020

Leading NOW and its subsidiaries Leading Women, Leading Forward, Center for Diversity & Inclusion, and Gender Dynamics Institute are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We have updated our Privacy Policy to make our policies more clear to you, and to comply with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law in the European Union (EU). Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our data collection and storage policies and our commitment to keeping your information secure. If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at contact@leadingwomen.biz.
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The 19th Amendment: 100 Years and Counting

100 years ago today, August 18th, Tennessee became the final state needed to ratify the 19th Amendment, and a week from now, August 26th, it was officially signed into law. August 26th is now known as Women’s Equality Day here in the United States. While we are celebrating this watershed moment in US history, we should ask ourselves how far the 19th Amendment went towards granting women’s equality?
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7 Ways to Help You Navigate to the New Normal

Wondering how you can navigate to the “new normal” when you’re not even sure what the new normal is? Although you may not realize it, change is constant, and acknowledging this means you have actually taken the first step to the path forward. Leading Women, named a 2020 Top 10 Leadership Development Training/Coaching Company by HR Tech Outlook, put together the following list to help you navigate and emerge successfully as your organization transitions out of quarantine.
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