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01/08/2024

We said it once and we’ll say it again, and again, and again…

When it comes to true flexibility in the workplace, one size does not, and will never, fit all.

Take the historic example referenced in this article from HBR, which recounts the Air Force’s success in creating the perfect cockpit, designed to mitigate accidents in their workplace in the sky.

The challenge: “None of the pilots were perfectly average, and so designing the cockpit around [the average of the pilots’ relevant measurements]…meant designing for no one.”

It was only when making each aspect of the cockpit adjustable that the Air Force found a remarkable solution that brought about unmistakable results.

Pilot performance, diversity, and especially the availability of talent all dramatically increased.
Imagine the volume and value of talent your organization could find if you just made your positions — and your employee communications and engagement — adjustable for the neurodivergent.

Read the article and reach out to LeadGood Education for assistance putting these concepts into action!

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Is it possible for companies to protect employee autonomy, engagement, and well-being, as well as job flexibility while also ensuring efficiency and productivity through a period of economic uncertainty and slower growth? The author’s research into how organizations unlock the productivity of neur...

12/13/2023

Want another perspective on the “ROI in Neuroinclusion”? Check out this NPR story about the new Broadway production that opens with this laugh line:

"If you've met one autistic person, you have met one autistic person," one says.

Not a bad reminder for , , and as well.

The musical “How to Dance in Ohio,” is about youth who have been diagnosed as autistic, and the producers cast autistic performers to play the autistic characters. Indeed, this story not only profiles the show; it also gives insight into the production as an employer of autistic workers.

The director, Sammi Cannold, told NPR: "For example, we know certain members of our company need to be able to step out every hour or so. We make that possible. Certain members of our company need to have fidget toys with them when they're rehearsing. We make that possible."

Bravo! And if your organization would like help making neuro-inclusion possible, please give us a call.

https://zurl.co/LXc3

The musical is an adaptation of a Peabody award-winning HBO documentary — it follows seven young people at a group counseling center in Columbus as they get ready for a big dance.

11/16/2023

Working with ADHD involves navigating challenges like task paralysis, distractions, and time management.

So says CNN senior culture writer AJ Willinham, who warmly and candidly reflects on the impact of her ADHD on daily tasks, from mundane chores to stringent journalism deadlines. Despite her struggles, AJ finds strengths in the unexpected connections, creativity, and adaptability that come with her own neurodivergence.

Acknowledging the stigma around ADHD in high-demand professions is important, as an estimated 20% of the workforce is neurodivergent - which means 1 in 5 of your team members may experience this prejudice in their career… and may not engage with your critical messages.

But as Willinham’s creativity, dedication, good humor and distinct perspective all reflect, there is real ROI for organizations that work toward neuro-inclusion.

We can help.

As this important conversation continues to develop, LeadGood Education is proud to be on the forefront of developing strategies for neuro-inclusion in ethics, compliance, HR processes, and organizational culture.

For a first-person account, read AJ’s story: https://zurl.co/R3sy

As one CNN writer manages her ADHD, she finds her learning differences spark creativity and help her connect with her audience.

08/10/2023

Don’t miss Leadgood Founder Jason Meyer’s presentations at SCCE’s annual Compliance and Ethics Institute! The biggest event of the year for Ethics and Compliance professionals is almost here, and we are looking forward to sharing two unique offerings that are sure to engage and inspire new approaches to compliance, commercial contracts, and neurodiversity in the workplace.

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁: 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 - In this presentation with colleague Amy McDougal, JD, CCEP, understand how routine commercial contracts can boost or undermine a program and get better at closing good deals that support great !

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀: 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿 - Part of LeadGood’s 2023 initiative to help organizations include and engage their workforce in . An important project utilizing our passion for fine-tuned personalized E&C messaging, learn about how neurodiversity among your workers impacts your , and efforts. LeadGood is proud to be the first to introduce the issues and opportunities in neurodiversity to the compliance community.

Learn more about the conference and register: https://zurl.co/xiox

06/13/2023

Hot off the presses - we’ll be pitching a doubleheader at this year’s highly anticipated SCCE Compliance and Ethics Institute! We are thrilled that our founder Jason Meyer has been selected again to give two presentations in Chicago:

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁: 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 - In this presentation with colleague Amy McDougal, understand how routine commercial contracts can boost or undermine a program and get better at closing good deals that support great !

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀: 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿 - Part of LeadGood’s initiatives for 2023 include helping organizations include and engage their workforce in . An important project utilizing our passion for fine-tuned personalized E&C messaging, learn about how neurodiversity among your workers impacts your and efforts.

Learn more about the conference and register: https://zurl.co/xiox

05/16/2023

While e-learning and other technology-based delivery tools have over the years made it abundantly easier and more efficient to deliver messages throughout organizations, technology always had its limits in terms of effectiveness and engagement… and it still does.

Before you ask someone to click “next page” on another lesson, consider this: According to a Gallup poll, only 17% of digital training program users rated their program as excellent, far lower than blended and in-person offerings. That’s a stark statistic, with two lessons:

Number one, research has proven that good old-fashioned interpersonal learning holds more power in effective training than trendy tech solutions.

Number two, if you are going to do or tech-based training, you need to do it really well. Off-the-shelf and generic may check a box, but they won’t make an impact.

For audience-centric solutions that elevate connection over computers, and for consulting that empowers your team to elevate behavior, reach out to LeadGood Education today.

04/27/2023

LeadGood is proud to be presenting at Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE)’s virtual conference on Compliance in Smaller Organizations!

Our thesis is that, when it comes to success in engaging an audience and elevating behavior, Mindset Matters Most.

And while that’s a critical truth for all organizations, it’s especially potent in smaller organizations. Indeed, compliance efforts in SMBs often have the power to educate more effectively than big businesses with bigger budgets and more advanced technology because the right entrepreneurial mindset is the real key to engagement.

In fact, there are eight of these mindsets, and knowing how to use them is the key to successful compliance and ethics leadership!

Jason Meyer of LeadGood Education and Rebecca Wellum of GEOTAB’s presentation “The Entrepreneurial Mindsets of Ethics and Compliance Leadership” is sure to empower all compliance professionals to DIY, educate, and communicate more effectively while spending less.

Link to register: https://zurl.co/BUA7

04/12/2023

Need help delivering elevating, engaging, and influencing content?

If you’ve taken a step back and a focused look at your in-house courseware, you may have noticed room for improvement.

And as we continue to consult with C&E leaders and create bespoke compliance courseware, in 2023 we are also highlighting three additional initiatives:

🎯 Coaching and supporting in-house teams: We help your C&E or team to be entrepreneurial, and do more and better with your in-house resources by adopting the Eight Mindsets.
🎯 Higher Ed Investigations: We conduct sensitive, high-level for colleges and universities.
🎯 : We help organizations include and engage their workforce in and compliance.

We sweat the details, laser-focus on the audience, instill effective mindsets, and help you tackle these challenges and more.

If any of these resonate with you, contact us!

04/06/2023

Ramadan, Passover, Easter… what are the lessons in and that we nerds might take from our recurring religious rituals?

We explored just that question in a 2021 episode of The Eight Mindsets podcast, with Nicole Rose and LeadGood founder Jason Meyer (one of our first episodes, actually).

Check it out on Spotify… and happy holidays everyone!
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04/04/2023

sets a precedence, and in the case of Alabama sports, we can learn a bounty of lessons in and . Learn more about what went down this past March Madness in this short with Jason Meyer and Tom Fox!

03/29/2023

When they recorded the podcast last week, Jason Meyer and Tom Fox criticized the troubling tone-from-the-top emanating from the University of Alabama’s basketball program, following the involvement of two star players in a fatal shooting. Among the miscues was when the Alabama team’s head coach Nate Oats characterized the players as merely “being in the wrong spot at the wrong time.”

After we recorded the podcast, Alabama’s football coach, Nick Saban, suspended one of his own players following a drug arrest. Saban’s explanation of the suspension provided a counterpoint to Oats’ example in the pictured quote.

Saban later said his comments were not a criticism of Oats, who did not suspend his star players. But for and leaders, Saban’s tone-setting, like his teams, has to be seen as .

Look for the entire Ethics Madness 2023 conversation in the next episode of The Eight Mindsets podcast!

https://zurl.co/fEXc

03/21/2023

Ethics Madness is back, baby!

Our mostly-annual excuse to talk trash about in sports and as an allegory for , with LeadGood Founder Jason Meyer and Tom Fox, Founder of the Compliance Podcast Network.

And this year, the Madness is available live, and the recording will be on the 8MS Podcast!

On the line-up for Ethics Madness 2023:

🏀 Alabama: Way to build a culture… not. Can you love the play but hate the player? And is it ok to put the Tide in my bracket?
🏀 Rick Pitino and the Astros: Can one be redeemed for past misconduct?
🏀 DEI in higher education: walking the tightrope. (How’s it going in Texas?)
🏀 So I can bet on sports, but I can’t bet on ESG? Huh?
🏀 Should I feel virtuous because I picked Princeton in my bracket? (Spoiler alert: Damn right I do.)

Join us tomorrow at 3PM! https://zurl.co/kK5T