Cristina Herrera Cristina Herrera

How Do I Become Human: Facing Equality, Anti-Racism and Intentionality

Article Published on LinkedIn, June 2020.

Since the dawn of time, being human meant that we were able to develop meaning, tell stories, partake in the act of reciprocation, become social tribes and teach. This behavioral modernity, however, has let us down. We, as a global society, have allowed and encouraged (consciously and unconsciously) historic and modern racial inequality that grows like a cancer. There is a scurry of organizations looking to make a statement condemning injustice, but how do we turn that statement into action?

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Cristina Herrera Cristina Herrera

Discussing Business Strategy and Evaluating Corporate Strategy

Podcast Published on Open Sourced Workplace, May 2020.

Touched base with Steve Todd from Open Sourced Workplace to discuss overall business strategy in informing your corporate strategy. When you are not sure what the organization's priorities are you might want to begin with conducting a corporate strategy assessment. While I don't go into the types of questioning techniques I use, I share the model I use to help facilitate the process; Rubik's Cube.

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Cristina Herrera Cristina Herrera

How to Make Free Address Offices More Comfortable

Article Published in HRDive, July 2018.

It’s easy for workers introduced to this type of space to feel like they’ve lost their sense of belonging and comfort. Fortunately, there are a number of ways to create community and continuity in this new environment.

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Cristina Herrera Cristina Herrera

Workstyles: A Life-Cycle Reflection from Pre-K to the Workplace

Article Published on LinkedIn, May 2018.

Throughout our education, we are taught that we are being prepared to live in the “real world”, in a professional world. As they grow, children and young adults are certainly afforded an increased level of trust and responsibility in the progression from preschool up to university. Yet many of us find that once we enter the professional workforce, we are made to revert back to more of a play pen or grade school style of working, far from the intellectually empowering workstyle we experienced in college.

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