The Curious Cultivator

We invite you to take some time to read our blog ‘The Curious Cultivator’ that features articles with our latest research, stories of people at big companies making positive change (what we call our Cultivator Profiles), guides and toolkits, and much more. Let us know what you’d like to see more of as we look to publish the latest on how to continue to build a more empowering culture, drive change and communications, and build community at work.

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From Impact to Income: Advocating for Fair Compensation as an ERG Lead

Affinity groups, Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), and other workplace communities empower organizations and their employees through improved retention, culture building, and leadership development. Despite that, not all ERG leaders receive fair compensation for their valuable work. Dive into the step-by-step guide to asking for a compensation increase and other tangible support as an ERG lead.

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Stephanie Hart Stephanie Hart

Icebreakers that won’t make you roll your eyes

Icebreakers don’t have to be anxiety-inducing or cringe-worthy. In fact, icebreakers play a big role in building successful communities where teams can learn and grow together in meaningful ways.

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Creating, Growing, and Sustaining Employee Resources Groups (ERGs)

Without Employee Resource Groups, vital employee information can lead to losing the best company talent and your favorite co-workers. Tune in for a valuable conversation about how these ERG leaders are working everyday with their communities to solve complex internal problems.

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Kris Benefield Kris Benefield

Why Intersectionality Matters at Work (Part 4/4)

In this series, we’ll walk you through some of the basics of intersectionality. In each issue we’ll leave you with questions to help you apply these concepts to your work; we’ll also share all of our sources so you can use this information as a gateway to further learning, questioning, and action. Ready? Let’s go! 

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Kris Benefield Kris Benefield

Why Intersectionality Matters at Work (Part 3/4)

In this series, we’ll walk you through some of the basics of intersectionality. In each issue we’ll leave you with questions to help you apply these concepts to your work; we’ll also share all of our sources so you can use this information as a gateway to further learning, questioning, and action. Ready? Let’s go! 

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Why Intersectionality Matters at Work (Part 2/4)

In this series, we’ll walk you through some of the basics of intersectionality. In each issue we’ll leave you with questions to help you apply these concepts to your work; we’ll also share all of our sources so you can use this information as a gateway to further learning, questioning, and action. Ready? Let’s go! 

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Kris Benefield Kris Benefield

Why Intersectionality Matters at Work (Part 1/4)

In this series, we’ll walk you through some of the basics of intersectionality. In each issue we’ll leave you with questions to help you apply these concepts to your work; we’ll also share all of our sources so you can use this information as a gateway to further learning, questioning, and action. Ready? Let’s go! 

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Three Quick Wins to Kick Start An Employee Resource Group At Work

We wrote a roughly 4,000-word toolkit on how to build & sustain thriving Employee Resource Groups. While it's full of helpful tips for ERG leaders, it might be too much if you're just getting started. For that reason, we're sharing three quick wins to kick-start your Employee Resource Group.

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Featured Workplace Community Leader: Penny Schnarrs

Communities are containers for possibility. At their best, they bring people together to move towards change. But building community isn’t fast, not even in our speedy virtual world. As writer Stephen Covey said, “Change moves at the speed of trust.”

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ERG Leader Profile: Using Data to Meet Pressing Needs of Caregivers at Culture Amp

Culture Amp’s mission is to build a better work world—and not just for its enterprise customers. At Culture Amp, employees (known as “Campers”) are encouraged to join one of several existing employee resource groups or to create their own if they see an unfulfilled need. That’s exactly what Senior Campaign Manager Iryna Halaway did.

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Community-Building Inspiration

We love to learn from the many great ERGs, communities of practice, service groups, and other workplace communities out there, but we also love finding inspiration from the different types of communities that exist all around us.

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Steve Garguilo Steve Garguilo

The Evolution of Workplace Communities

The Office, the quintessential workplace comedy T.V. series, was once the most relatable depiction of working life in America. But, over the last decade, work around the world has shifted entirely.

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