Chared – verbal-isms

Three ways to a more inclusive communications strategy

Posted on January 20, 2020January 21, 2020 by Chared

None of us will see gender parity in our lifetimes, and nor likely will many of our children. - Global Gender Gap Report 2020 The latest release of Global Gender Gap Report swears that it will take 99.5 years to achieve complete gender parit...
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Why you should really invest in employee communication

Posted on December 18, 2019December 20, 2019 by Chared

"Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers." - Stephen Covey It was the last masterclass that I would follow under the Executive Int'l MSc Corporate Communication of the Rotterdam School of Management so I ...
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WDIET: Your way to healthy stories

Posted on March 14, 2019September 9, 2019 by Chared

"Journalists help us understand the world of public affairs beyond our direct experience" - Patterson, 2013 When I set out to write my master's thesis, I didn't realize I would discover a diet. It's not really a weight-reduction plan though. More...
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Gender gap: 68% closed

Posted on January 14, 2019January 16, 2019 by Chared

“In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.” ― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead The 2018 Global Gender Gap Report was released a month ago and boy/girl, was I jubilant. The Philippines ...
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This 2019, shall we work towards being more inclusive?

Posted on December 29, 2018January 2, 2019 by Chared

We are less when we don't include everyone. -Stuart Milk, Global human rights advocate Diversity has been the thing for a while now. Tourism, mass migration and the internet has made the world smaller and so much more connected, exposing us ...
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What are you grateful for today?

Posted on November 29, 2018January 5, 2019 by Chared

"If the only prayer you said was 'Thank you', that would be enough." - Eckhart Tolle While the above-mentioned quote is often cited as Eckhart Tolle's, I actually heard it first from my mother. One of the values I learned from home is gratitude. ...
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How to cultivate an inclusive mindset

Posted on October 18, 2018January 5, 2019 by Chared

When everyone is included, everyone wins. - Jesse Jackson There's a lot of talk about inclusion nowadays but how do you really put it in practice? Below is a very useful inclusion chart developed by Catalyst. Download the printable version at...
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Posted on August 18, 2018January 3, 2019 by Chared

We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right. - Aretha Franklin, 1942 - 2018 What's phenomenal about Aretha Franklin is not only her voice and presence but her commitment to civil rights and women empo...
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