Dancing Toward Courage, Connection, and Self-Awareness

Debra Giunta is the Founder of Design Dance. Design Dance is a community-based dance education company partnering with schools and community spaces throughout the Chicagoland area.

DEITom AlexanderDecember 4, 2018Design Dance, Chicago, education, connections, self-awareness, social-emotional, Students, Debra Giunta, Chicagoland, Maja, Maja Jovicic, interview

Employee Experience - How to Craft One That Drives Your Organization Forward

Every organization and its work culture is subtly different, and there is no one-size-fits-all employee experience creation template. However, we can put together a template for how to approach crafting an effective employee experience.

How to Create A Hospitable Workplace for Parents

It’s hard to think of something, to be sure. Being a mom, by definition almost, means doing everything at max effort -- kids, work, life, everything. The stakes are simply too high.

Workplace Culture, Employee SpotlightTom AlexanderNovember 14, 2018mom, 60percent, workplace, American Workplace, parenthood, parental leave, 1871

World Chicago: An International Exchange of Best Practices

Holistic Index is proud to have been able to host, Maja Jovicic, one of the fall fellows for 2018. Maja joined the company for 4 weeks and has been writing a series of blogs on her experience. Below is an interview she conducted with Peggy Parfenoff, President of World Chicago.

Elda BaezNovember 8, 2018Chicago, WorldChicago, Leaders, organizations, Citizens, Programs, World Chicago, Peggy Parfenoff

A Consultant's Journey to Unlocking the Potential of Every Employee

Maja attended an event where she was able to interview Terra Winston. Terra Winston is a leadership consultant and executive coach, living and working in Chicago.

Employee SpotlightElda BaezOctober 26, 2018Consulting& Leadership, Chicago, Holistic Family, Career, Employees, process, Maja Jovicic, World Chicago, Terra Winston, InTerract Consulting, inTerractions

This CEO is Helping Make Employees' Dream Trips Financially Attainable

Erica Pearson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Vacation Fund. Vacation Fund is an employer-matched vacation saving platform that incentivizes employees to put money aside and take meaningful vacations every year.

Employee SpotlightElda BaezOctober 19, 2018Vacation Fund, Holistic, Holistic Projects, Chicago, employees&paychecks, dream Trips, Maja Jovicic, World Chicago, Erica Pearson, employer-matched, Vacation Fund Account, AngelList, Toronto, employee engagement

What's the Benefit of Your Benefits?

When we would offer jobs to potential employees, I often was the one to call and offer them the jobs. It was great - people love getting jobs. I would call, welcome the person to the team, talk to them about the offer we were giving them, the benefits.

Workplace Culture, Resources, Employee SpotlightTom AlexanderOctober 8, 2018WhatAreYourBenefits, 1871, HR, small business, benefits, company, Peanut Butter, benefit, employeebenefits, Holistic Benefits Analysis, info@holisticindex.com, info@holistic.com

Introducing the Holistic Entrance Analysis

At Holistic, one of our core beliefs is that the moment of entrance into an organization is an absolutely critical moment for the well-being and long-term success of an employee. As such, we have launched a new offering, the Holistic Entrance Analysis.

Workplace Culture, Resources, Employee SpotlightTom AlexanderSeptember 27, 2018Employees, Holistic, employee experience, new environment, NewJobs, Northwest Indiana, Times, Holistic Entrance Analysis, Holistic Exit Analysis

Empowering Reminders for Women in Business and Society

I’ve never felt more empowered after meeting people for the first time! Here are some empowering reminders, shared in our conversation, that every woman, no matter how young or old, should always keep in mind no matter what season of life they are going through.

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