1. It's time to pay more attention to belonging. A study from BetterUp found that one in four employees do not feel a sense of belonging at work. This…
Gagen MacDonaldJune 1, 2021
Like all of our clients, Gagen MacDonald is striving to evolve our own culture of inclusion. This is critical work in our own journey toward racial equity. While diversity &…
Barbara HuntFebruary 11, 2021
To change a culture with clear intent and direction, what employees see, hear, and experience each day must operate in harmony. A helpful way to view this is across the…
Gagen MacDonaldFebruary 11, 2021
At Gagen MacDonald, when new consultants are introduced to the firm’s values, culture, and norms, everyone hears the same message: When in doubt, do the loving thing. When presented with…
Gagen MacDonaldFebruary 11, 2021
Friends, I am so pleased to offer this second edition of Mac. We were heartened by the response we received to our inaugural issue last month, and are always grateful…
Maril Gagen MacDonaldDecember 2, 2020
1. The next talent war: Retaining employees called to return to offices. With so much encouraging news on vaccine progress in recent weeks, the prospect of a “return to work”…
Gagen MacDonaldDecember 2, 2020
The rapid shift to large-scale work-from-home arrangements has exposed long-simmering vulnerabilities, gaps, and weaknesses in many companies’ internal communication infrastructures. For instance, with exponentially more people now working remotely, many…
Gagen MacDonaldDecember 2, 2020
For too long, there’s been a gap between what organizations need out of people and what they’ve been willing to invest in them. Now more than ever, it’s in the…
Gagen MacDonaldDecember 1, 2020
Maril MacDonald, founder & CEO of Gagen MacDonald, was honored as a winner of the 2020 Enterprising Women of the Year Awards at the 18th Annual Enterprising Women of the…
Gagen MacDonaldOctober 21, 2020
