Lettersnatcher

Recent Posts

• Will women stay in the workplace?

  By lettersnatcher on January 4, 2021 • ( 0 )

  
  

  The lines have been blurred between work and home for most women, especially working mothers since the pandemic began early last year. According to the “Women in the workplace 2020” report by McKinsey, nearly 2 million women are considering leaving… Read More ›

• Grant writers and Aversive Racism

  By lettersnatcher on January 3, 2021 • ( 1 )

  
  

  I am as guilty as any other grant writer who uses racially coded terms to seek funds from foundations. I didn’t know this until I recently read Robin Diangelo’s acclaimed book “White Fragility.” According to Diangelo, “Aversive Racism,” is a… Read More ›

• Contempt as a virus

  By lettersnatcher on January 2, 2021 • ( 0 )

  
  

  Novelist Zadie Smith’s essay collection, “Intimations,” written during the early days of the pandemic shows us why contempt is deadlier than COVID-19. Her long sentences, pithy anecdotes and thought-provoking reflections take us on a journey of our world filled with… Read More ›

• Storytelling with a sense of belonging

  By lettersnatcher on December 30, 2020 • ( 0 )

  
  

  Farmers harvest paddy and dump the grain and chaff into old, rectangle-shaped wooden boxes. The hard task begins the next morning when they have to separate the grain from the chaff. I was reminded of this while searching for books… Read More ›

• Forget the audience: Write for yourself

  By lettersnatcher on December 30, 2020 • ( 2 )

  
  

  Every winter, I faithfully read William Zinsser’s “On writing well.” This classic book tells me not to think too hard of the mass audience. In fact, Zinsser says there is no such audience because every reader is different. He encourages… Read More ›

• Sainsbury’s “Gravy Song”: Rare corporate unity

  By lettersnatcher on December 23, 2020 • ( 0 )

  
  

  My aunt had settled in England long ago and during her visits to India, she would bring us gifts from the British supermarket chain Sainsbury’s. So, when Sainsbury’s became the target of a harsh online backlash for their Christmas ad,… Read More ›

• 3 secrets to pivot your social media business

  By lettersnatcher on December 23, 2020 • ( 0 )

  
  

  Many small business owners and independent contractors lost business during the pandemic and it’s impact has been simply devastating. So, when Kami Huyse, CEO, Zoetica gave 3 noteworthy tips to pivot your business on social media, I was excited. Her… Read More ›

• What did the first census in 1790 teach us?

  By lettersnatcher on December 23, 2020 • ( 0 )

  
  

  I was curious to find out what our first federal census had taught us in 1790. According to the US Census Bureau, the census counted the number of people living in the present states of Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine,… Read More ›

• How can we bring our whole selves to work?

  By lettersnatcher on December 23, 2020 • ( 0 )

  
  

  If we’ve watched “Office,” we all know how hard it is to bring our whole selves to work! It was refreshing to hear Sandra Altine’, VP of Diversity & Inclusion at Facebook suggest 3 tips at a recent webinar: Understand… Read More ›

• An obit urges us to wear a mask

  By lettersnatcher on August 2, 2020 • ( 0 )

  
  

  I must confess I am a fundraiser and I scour through obit pages of newspapers on Sunday mornings. Today, it was really hard to read about 50-year-old Katie Springs in the Houston Chronicle. She passed away on July 25, 2020… Read More ›

• Confessions of an ex-materialist

  By lettersnatcher on July 29, 2020 • ( 0 )

  
  

  My pursuit of life, liberty and hand sanitizers is over. I’ve been hurting the Great American economy by doing just this since March…. 300 miles on my car; 1 oil change; 0 toll fees 0 new shirts; 0 new trousers;… Read More ›

• “People like us hire people like us.”

  By lettersnatcher on July 22, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Companies hire “people like us” despite clear data that shows that diverse, heterogenous organizations innovate faster, outperform competitors, and bring greater long-term value. A McKinsey report “Diversity Matters” based on feedback from 366 companies in 2015 had found that companies… Read More ›

• 10 types who try connecting with me on LinkedIn

  By lettersnatcher on June 27, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  We all want to be connected, especially in times like these when we need one another more than ever. However, there’s a way to connect through trust, understanding and empathy. Here are 10 types who try connecting with me on… Read More ›

• Want to build an inclusive culture? Start with empathy.

  By lettersnatcher on June 23, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  In her national best seller, “Inclusify,” Stefanie K. Johnson, PhD., tells us why leaders should harness the power of uniqueness and belonging to build innovative teams. Systemic, institutional racism has destroyed lives everywhere and it can no longer work. This… Read More ›

• Is the inverted pyramid dying?

  By lettersnatcher on May 18, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Are alternative story forms killing the inverted pyramid, a journalist’s legendary tool? According to Andy Bechtel, Professor at the School of Journalism & Mass Communication at UNC Chapel Hill, “readers seem to have less and less time to read, you… Read More ›

• Will getting back to work make you belong?

  By lettersnatcher on May 4, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  
  

  From Beijing to Los Angeles, workers are returning to their offices. Is your employer ready to make you feel belonged? This reminded me of an interview I did with Professor Stephen Heppell, a global expert on education over a decade… Read More ›

• Let’s share the beer: Collaborative consumption

  By lettersnatcher on May 1, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Imagine 2 of us sitting at a bar but we don’t want to drink an entire pitcher of beer. We want to save money and not buy beer by the glass. So, we convince a couple at another table to… Read More ›

• ‹ Older Entries