Rachel Cooke

Communication Leadership Development Organizational Culture

March 2, 2022

Time for Real, Messy Dialogue and Debate at Work

To all my clients who continue to ask, “how can we spark debate when we are a conflict-averse culture?” please hear me: You’re asking a flawed question.

Rachel Cooke

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Communication Leadership Development Organizational Effectiveness

February 18, 2022

How (and Why) to Run a Wayfinding Session

In the earliest days of the pandemic we all went into GO-mode. We scrambled and raced and efforted…we carried worlds on our shoulders to keep it all on the rails.

Rachel Cooke

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Employee Experience

February 18, 2022

5 Tips for Kickstarting the Employee Experience

Employee Experience (EX) is kind of everything right now. It’s that magical force that retains, sustains, and unleashes the power of our talent. And whose top priority isn’t talent right now?

Rachel Cooke

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Communication Employee Experience Organizational Culture

February 18, 2022

How to Define the Future of Work

Between ages 5 and 14, I was asked 1,278 times what I wanted to be when I grew up.

Rachel Cooke

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Leadership Development

January 4, 2022

What HR Leaders Across Industries Say About Talent Retention in 2022

Retaining top talent is top-of-mind for HR leaders across industries. Call it the Great Resignation, the Big Quit, the Great Reshuffle...but just call it. Talent today is holding all the cards.

Rachel Cooke

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Organizational Culture Organizational Effectiveness Talent Engagement

December 1, 2021

The 4 Most Valuable Lessons of 2021

When my girls were little, they never stopped talking. In the moment it felt like auditory assault. In hindsight, though, I wish I’d listened more. Now, in teen and tween years, I must pull teeth…

Rachel Cooke

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Leadership Development

November 10, 2021

Three Levers to Amp the ROI on your L+D

In the earliest months of pandemic life, as panic pervaded, and our collective focus was on keeping the train on the tracks, learning and development (L+D) went into hibernation mode.

Rachel Cooke

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Leadership Development

October 31, 2021

The 3 Drivers of Innovation in 2022

New ideas, reinvention, and creative energy are the lifeblood of success today. Yet so many companies in my orbit play in highly regulated and/or risk-averse spaces.

Rachel Cooke

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Organizational Culture Organizational Effectiveness Talent Engagement

October 12, 2021

Our Top 7 Discoveries of 2021

At Lead Above Noise, we design experiences. And those experiences are built upon a foundation of Discovery.

Rachel Cooke

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Communication Organizational Effectiveness Talent Engagement

September 29, 2021

Four Keys to a Meaningful Q4 2021

And while Q4 is the same size and shape as the others, it always seems to fight above its weight class. Q4 holds the most pressure but also the most promise. It's about closure…but also…

Rachel Cooke

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Rachel Cooke

Time for Real, Messy Dialogue and Debate at Work

How (and Why) to Run a Wayfinding Session

5 Tips for Kickstarting the Employee Experience

How to Define the Future of Work

What HR Leaders Across Industries Say About Talent Retention in 2022

The 4 Most Valuable Lessons of 2021

Three Levers to Amp the ROI on your L+D

The 3 Drivers of Innovation in 2022

Our Top 7 Discoveries of 2021

Four Keys to a Meaningful Q4 2021

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