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The Cultures of Belonging: Building Organizations that Last book trailer is out now! Alida Miranda-Wolff and the Skill Scout Films team have worked hard to produce this video. Give it a watch and let us know what you think! PS: Pre-order Cultures of Belonging here: and you’ll receive FREE bonus supplements to go along with your book. Pre-order here: https://lnkd.in/eUfCnjsU Watch: https://lnkd.in/enDYsYQm

How do you recognize when staying true to your values means stepping back? Over the past two years, the Care Work podcast has explored the challenges, necessity, and beauty of caregiving. Often, the conversation turns to the need for caregivers to take care of themselves in this difficult work—something that can be hard to prioritize for individuals so tuned to caring for others. With these lessons in mind, Alida explores what she has learned on this audio journey so far. She shares how she came to the decision that Care Work needs to go on hiatus in order to uphold her own values and make room for much-needed rest and restoration over the coming months. Her deeply personal glimpse into the challenges and growth she has encountered so far offers inspiring insights about living a life in support of others that stays true to your values. Consider the balance between working for the greater good and caring for yourself: ❤️ The factors complicating the current landscape of DEIB ❤️ Why just being present is such an impactful act of care ❤️ Where to learn more about the link between DEIB and social justice ❤️ How the podcast journey facilitates personal and professional growth Listen in for inspiring insights about living a life true to your values, as well as thoughtful episode suggestions to tide you over until the show returns in 2025. https://hubs.ly/Q02L6hZJ0

How can creators innovate to instill more humanness into their designs? Despite being at the root of almost everything we interact with day-to-day, designers can forget to consider the humans for whom they design. In this episode, executive design leader, illustrator, podcaster, and educator Antonio Garcia shares his thoughts on the essentialness of human-centered design and innovations that consider people at every step of the process. He discusses where design is excelling, where it still has a ways to go, and why it’s essential to view both work and life from a lens of continuous compassion. Design your life and work to uphold your humanity: 🎨 The overlap between humanness and innovation 🎨 The simple step that supports human-centered design 🎨 Why the design industry needs to adopt a code of ethics 🎨 The importance of taking a step back when you’re at your limit Listen here: https://hubs.ly/Q02HkCvx0

How connected are you to the food you purchase and consume? Over the past century, society’s focus on the food it consumes has shifted from origins and process to the latest price increase. Many communities also face uncertainty about the availability and quality of fresh foods in their nearest store. In this episode, Alida Miranda-Wolff speaks with Lisa Tallman, the Executive Director of Community Food Navigator. This Chicago organization champions food sovereignty by establishing and strengthening connections at every level of the food system and helping communities wrest back control from the conglomerates that currently hold most of the power in cultivation, distribution, and consumption. Rediscover your connection to food, culture, and community and find out: 🍽️ How we lost food sovereignty and why getting it back is so important 🍽️ How individuals can rejoin the food system chain for huge local impact 🍽️ The challenges and barriers to seizing back control of our sustenance 🍽️ The inextricable connection between culture and food security Listen here: https://hubs.ly/Q02FK-V00

In this episode, Alida is joined by Dr. Alexandra Solomon is a therapist, author, and speaker who, over the past two decades, has worked with couples to help them better navigate intimacy and meet both each other's needs and their own. Dr. Solomon places relational self-awareness at the center of all her work. She believes that the core foundation of a happy, thriving relationship is a continuous willingness to look inside ourselves and identify what the notable moments in our interactions bring up. Listen to learn: 👂A definition of love that embraces the worth of each partner 👂The impact of our individualistic society on romantic love 👂How recontextualizing shame and disappointment can help us heal 👂Positive habits that instill relational self-awareness Link: https://hubs.ly/Q02FL4Nq0

How does a culture of care transform the workplace experience? The call for safe, caring workplaces is becoming increasingly loud, which means building these environments is an essential consideration for founders. In this episode, Alida Miranda-Wolff speaks with Michel Fabode, the author of Cultura: A Guidebook for Founders Building Diverse Teams. Michel’s work focuses on helping founders navigate the path to truly diverse, safe cultures of care that lead to business success on multiple levels. Michel’s essential and practical exploration of workplace culture strives to show business owners seeking to build something better that they have the power to design environments in which diverse teams can thrive. Recognize and rethink the importance of workplace cultures of care: 🧠 Why we overlook the care work component inherent in so many professions 🧠 How feeling valued and cared for in the workplace makes all the difference 🧠 Why it’s more important than ever to build diverse company cultures 🧠 The connection between delivering on the bottom line and creating a positive work environment Listen here: https://hubs.ly/Q02DCtkd0

As a manager, how do you balance offering care and corporate responsibility? Many managers may not apply the label of caregiver to their work, but Claire Podulka, the Chief of Staff for TXI, points out that it is the manager “who can operate at the nexus of care and strategy and efficacy” who really brings out the best in their team—and therefore their company—in those inevitable times of change and ambiguity. New and established managers alike will feel an immediate connection to the topics Alida and Claire cover in this Care Work episode. Their conversation explores the mindsets and approaches that are essential in a great manager, covering concepts that will resonate with anyone who has ever had a direct report or is pursuing a future in people management. Let Claire’s insights validate and inspire your inner managerial care worker: 💡 The caregiving imperative for all managers and chiefs of staff 💡 The equity argument for employee-owned businesses and ESOPs 💡 Walking the line between clarity and transparency as a responsible manager 💡 Throwing out growth for growth’s sake and building a new model for business success 💡 Balancing self-care and taking care of your employees Link: https://hubs.ly/Q02BC0Sm0

In 2022, Care Work host Alida Miranda-Wolff celebrated the publication of her first book: “Cultures of Belonging: Building Inclusive Organizations That Last.” In May of 2024, her second book was released: “The First-Time Manager: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.” Over the next episodes, Alida will explore two intriguing topics: what it takes to be a truly inclusive manager and leader; and how to transform your essential care work experience into a proposal, write the book, and sell and promote it. In this introductory episode, she delves into the origin story of The First-Time Manager: DEI and shares two impactful excerpts from the book. Ignite the motivation to share your care work knowledge: 👂Birthing a book in the midst of life’s unpredictability 👂Persevering amidst changing social and political landscapes 👂The real struggles of establishing DEIB as a middle manager 👂Navigating different kinds of stress to support both employees and self Link: https://hubs.ly/Q02yQcPN0

In this episode, Alida is joined by Dr. Sunitha Chandy, a clinical psychologist specializing in helping transform both individual lives and communities through mental health services. Sunitha shares her insights on the interplay between community and grief and the importance of accepting both the inherent difficulty and the cathartic potential of the grieving process. Listen to learn: 👂How COVID impacted how we understand grieving 👂The behaviors with which grief and mourning are intertwined 👂The detrimental effect of our American taboos against public grief 👂Why the grieving process is an ongoing healing rather than a cure Link: https://hubs.ly/Q02tJW370

In this episode, Alida Miranda-Wolff reflects on the ways stigma and a repurposed definition of “normal” have impacted disability justice, from the history of society’s aversion to disability to the possibility of a future where people with different abilities are viewed not as inconveniences but as essential contributors to our communities. https://hubs.ly/Q02qFhqB0 Explore the origins stigma and what we can do to disassemble the harmful attitudes that hold as back. Tune in to learn: 🎤The definition of  stigma and the development of disability as an inconvenience 🎤The role of industrialization in the segregation of and aversion to disability 🎤How closed captioning is a proof positive that accessible spaces benefit us all 🎤The role pre-emptive inclusivity plays in standardizing accessibility LINK: https://hubs.ly/Q02qFhqB0