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The Merging Social and Professional Identities of Gen Z
18 Coffees intern and resident member of Gen Z Morgan Anderson explores the intertwining personal and professional identities of the next generation.
Pocket Change: Employee activism and disinformation
April’s notes on disruption from 18 Coffees co-founder Caleb Gardner, taking a deeper dive on employee activism and disinformation.
How Remote Work Created an Equity Imperative
Conversations about equity are rising to the forefront just as work is disaggregating from physical locations. Cultural norms reinforced through everyday interactions are giving way as the individualization of work spotlights longstanding inequities at work.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts Have a Long Way To Go
It’s easy to praise the concepts of diversity, inclusion, and creating a more equitable society. But trying to diversify one of the most important workplaces in the United States—the Supreme Court—showed how much progress we still have to make.
Pocket Change: The new global oligarchy
March’s notes on disruption from 18 Coffees co-founder Caleb Gardner.
Why Identifying Risks Can Help Change Be Successful
Anticipating what might happen is not easy, but a solid risk assessment helps troubleshoot before problems arise to ensure a successful change initiative.
Navigating the Waves of Disruption
Disruptions are unavoidable. Sometimes, they may seem more frequent than we would like. If leaders work to make organizations increasingly adaptable before a crisis actually occurs, they will be better prepared.
Pocket Change: Movement language in the boardroom
February’s notes on disruption from 18 Coffees co-founder Caleb Gardner exploring the importance of consistent internal communication, education, and engagement.
Celebrating the Year of the Tiger
As a second generation Chinese American, I grew up in the Chicago suburbs without many peers or friends who looked like me. As a kid and even a teenager, I just wanted to fit in and be accepted; I remember being self conscious about friends seeing the different foods my family ate (jook, pig’s feet, whole fish), what leftovers I might bring to school lunches, or hear the Chinese radio my grandparents always had on.
Pocket Change: “I do not dream of labor”
January’s notes on disruption from 18 Coffees co-founder Caleb Gardner.
Take Your Temperature: Measuring Your Capacity for Disruption
While certain elements of change are predictable, so many more are out of our control. And while leaders can’t accurately predict one hundred percent of what’s to come, they can measure their organizations’ capacity for disruption and prepare their teams to navigate change the best that they can.
To Make Organizational Change Effective, Focus on Behavior
Often when organizations identify new goals, they tend to do the same things they did in the past in order to achieve them. But it’s not just about measuring the end product when trying to gauge success.
Here’s to 2022
As we look ahead to 2022, we wanted to extend our sincerest thanks to our Community Partners. Because of you, we made it through the past year with our optimism intact and incredibly proud of the work we accomplished together.
Pocket Change: Strategic Optimism
December’s notes on disruption from 18 Coffees co-founder Caleb Gardner.
18 Coffees Holiday Gift Guide
Introducing the 18 Coffees Holiday Gift Guide! Each unique recommendation was curated by 18 Coffees Community Partners and comes from companies that are women-owned, LGBTQIA-owned, BIPOC-owned, or encourage sustainability.
Finding Your “Cookie Monster” Moment
When working with clients in change management bootcamps and training sessions, 18 Coffees walks through navigating the change lifecycle to help teams find their “Cookie Monster moment.”
Wake Up Wired: ESG’s Impact on Change and Success
18 Coffees’ senior engagement manager Phoebe Chen sat down with PwC sustainability senior manager Ellen Shieh and Dorothea Duenow, ESG reporting lead at UL, to dig a bit deeper and discuss ESG.
Finding Your Change Champions
As your organization grapples with change, it’s crucial to recruit change champions across levels and departments to serve as point people for actualizing the organization’s new blueprint.