Dear Reader Let’s be real — the past while has been heavy... to say the least. If you're dealing with burnout, rising complaints, or policies that no longer fit the moment — without the time or team to fully address them — you're not alone. And you're not doing it wrong. What I’ve been sitting with is this: traditional HR fixes aren’t built for what we’re facing now. That’s why I created ALG Service Bundles — for leaders and HR who want to do it differently. Human-first. Heart-led (many of...

Dear Reader Happy belated new year! Those who have been following me know I previously wrote about how the future of DEI is trauma informed here . As I reflect through the noise around DEI and what to share with you in this moment, this message resonates: Being trauma informed is more than a buzzword. It is a critical approach to guide leaders to build respectful, inclusive and caring workplace policy and culture in polarized times. Today, I will focus on why regulating reactions, whether you...

Dear Reader I hope you are healthy and well. As the season blooms into spring here in Montreal, I have been thinking about hope; how to maintain it, how paradoxical it can feel to have it when we see increasing polarization, and binary either/or thinking online and off. Again and again, I ground myself in the importance of relational skill-building in shifting workplace culture. More than ever, ALG's work is focusing on helping folks navigate differences across genders, background and...