When Waymaking Matters Most
Waymaking is a daily commitment to support employees during key moments like new roles, chasing dreams, high stakes, and change. Waymakers guide, protect, and provide stability to help talent thrive.
To Be Protected
The final talent need is protection at work: from harm, insecurity, and from speaking up. Support feedback, establish psychological contracts, and expect compliance to foster safety.
To Be Valued
Inspired by Jerry Maguire, employees thrive when valued through negotiation, discipline, and coaching. Show value with pay, promotion, affirmation, and opportunity.
Respect, Find out what it means to me
Respect in the workplace: Respect means valuing employees’ uniqueness, fostering connections, collaborating, and showing care. Relate, collaborate, and act responsibly to build trust and empowerment.
The Four Talent Needs: Being “Seen” at Work
Feeling seen is vital for underrepresented talent to thrive. Leaders can foster this through inclusion consciousness, influence, accountability, and bridge-building.
The Four Talent Needs
TWCHG explores how fulfilling these needs boosts workplace engagement, especially for marginalized talent. Join us as we delve deeper!
Shining a Light on Bias
Bias hides in beliefs, feedback, training, social networks, and succession planning. Recognize, challenge, and disrupt it intentionally to foster equity for underrepresented talent.
Empathy, Fairness, Courage
Being a Waymaker means using your power to leave the world better. Guided by the 5 principles—Empathy, Fairness, Courage, Ownership, and Integrity
Open to Change
New Year’s resolutions often fail, but setting goals requires embracing change, taking responsibility, and building relationships to create equitable, inclusive cultures.
A New Thing: The Waymaker Life
Inspired by Elemental, Waymakers are called to “take breath, make connection,” embracing new perspectives to create workplaces of respect, value, and equity.