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Jul 1, 2023 | newthinking.com | David Haldane |Bryan Ward Q.S.M |Greg Whipple |Simon Vaarning

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Jun 24, 2023 | newthinking.com | Greg Whipple |Chris Wright |Simon Vaarning |Natalia Matous

While June is Pride Month, this month also marks the birthday and the untimely passing of LGBQT+ icon, Judy Garland. She was quite the silver screen sensation back in the golden age of Hollywood, and she’s also my favorite actress. You may wonder how an ex-cop went from writing a pro-second amendment article about gun control to gushing over a gay icon like Judy Garland during Pride month? It doesn’t quite meet the expectations of the pigeonholing haters hellbent on dividing us, does it?

Mar 31, 2023 | newthinking.com | David Callaway |Daniel Kelly II |Simon Vaarning

Work culture matters. Not news, right? But work culture really matters in tech. Changes in the industry are reflecting that. Now we don’t just have HR Managers, we have Chief Happiness Officers and Chief of Staff and People and Culture Managers.  There are ample articles out there talking about how Silicon Valley ruined work culture for everyone and, especially in light of recent news of tech giants making layoffs, there’s understandably a lot of negative chat.