Chared – verbal-isms

Be a beacon of hope

Posted on April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 by Chared

Covid-19 has drastically changed the world. If you started 2020 with grand plans and a bucket list, they probably flew right out the window as soon as the pandemic reached where you are. If you are young and healthy, you can postpone it to one o...
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5 keys to navigating the new normal posed by the corona virus pandemic

Posted on April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 by Chared

The corona virus disease (Covid-19) has gripped the world with over 1M confirmed cases and more than 50,000 deaths worldwide, at the time of this writing. Here in the Netherlands, there has been more than 15,000 cases and over 1400 deaths. Those...
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Three ways to a more inclusive communications strategy

Posted on January 20, 2020March 9, 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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