Rachel Cooke

Employee Experience

May 23, 2018

The Four Critical Words in Experience Crafting: Look Down, Not Up

Change is the new (though not really that new) constant, so they say. It’s one of the core pillars of innovation, agile development, and all the buzzy things. To remain relevant and competitive, organizations must…

Rachel Cooke

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Communication Leading Through Change Talent Engagement

April 24, 2018

Why Change Should Always Start at the Top… Except For When It Shouldn’t

Change is the new (though not really that new) constant, so they say. It’s one of the core pillars of innovation, agile development, and all the buzzy things. To remain relevant and competitive, organizations must…

Rachel Cooke

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Communication Organizational Culture

March 5, 2018

Beyond #MeToo: The Real Call to Action From the Red Carpet

#MeToo and its inciting, insidious revelations are out of the box. Way out. And now, the Hollywood-born movement has fired up a national (global?) demand for equality, civility, humanity, and basic respect for all people…

Rachel Cooke

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Leadership Development

December 6, 2017

The One Question to Ask in 2018

We’re almost at the finish line. 2018 is well within sight. How are you feeling? Full disclosure: I’m a little tired. A little road-weary; spent.

Rachel Cooke

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Organizational Culture Organizational Effectiveness

October 19, 2017

Biohacking Business Performance: Why Butter is Better and Why Leaders Should Listen

Per my personal hero, Dave Asprey (of Bulletproof coffee fame… or infamy), biohacking is “ science, biology, and self-experimentation to take control of and upgrade your body, your mind, and your life… The art and…

Rachel Cooke

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Employee Experience Organizational Culture Organizational Effectiveness Talent Engagement

October 12, 2017

The Real Problem with Performance Management… And Why We Have It All Wrong

Performance Management as a practice has really been pummeled in recent years. Forced rankings, bell curves, and annual reviews… nearly all of its elements have been demonized, thrown to the curb by myriad premiere organizations.

Rachel Cooke

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Communication Leadership Development Talent Engagement

September 7, 2017

The What, Why, and How of the Hunch

Quick question: the last time you heard an inspirational quote around failure – whether fail forward or fast, learn from failure – did you kind of roll your eyes?

Rachel Cooke

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Communication Leadership Development Organizational Culture

August 18, 2017

What Weight Watchers Wasn’t Watching, And the Lessons We’ve Learned

In 1963, the Beatles invaded America, Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream, and women in large part were striving to be thin. The enterprising Jean Nidetch saw and seized upon the great opportunity, and…

Rachel Cooke

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Communication Leadership Development

July 19, 2017

Why Leaders Need to Check Their Frequency

I had lunch recently with a colleague who used this delightful turn of phrase: we all need to “check the frequency we’re resonating at.”

Rachel Cooke

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Leadership Development Organizational Effectiveness

July 10, 2017

Unsexy: It’s the New Black

Working with leaders that shoot for the moon is inspiring, and frankly just fun. I have all the time in the world to talk about building capabilities for innovation, risk-taking, learning from failure – all…

Rachel Cooke

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Rachel Cooke

The Four Critical Words in Experience Crafting: Look Down, Not Up

Why Change Should Always Start at the Top… Except For When It Shouldn’t

Beyond #MeToo: The Real Call to Action From the Red Carpet

The One Question to Ask in 2018

Biohacking Business Performance: Why Butter is Better and Why Leaders Should Listen

The Real Problem with Performance Management… And Why We Have It All Wrong

The What, Why, and How of the Hunch

What Weight Watchers Wasn’t Watching, And the Lessons We’ve Learned

Why Leaders Need to Check Their Frequency

Unsexy: It’s the New Black

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