The Notebook

How to Build Psychological Safety, Not Destroy It

August 11, 2022

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Ann Kowal Smith

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For Manufacturers, A Key to Culture and Inclusion Could Come From An Unlikely Place: Literature (Forbes)

July 28, 2022

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What Building an IKEA Daybed Taught Me About Inclusion

June 15, 2022

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Ann Kowal Smith

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The Many Faces at Work: Do You See Them All?

May 4, 2022

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Ann Kowal Smith

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Collective Intelligence: The Key to Unstoppable Teams

March 30, 2022

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Ann Kowal Smith

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The Art of Being Present

March 19, 2022

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Maria Bitarello

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The Skills to Operate Your Business Aren't What You Think They Are

March 11, 2022

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Ann Kowal Smith

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The Learning Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King

January 16, 2022

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Ann Kowal Smith

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Don't Miss the Trees: Finding Connection in the Details

January 7, 2022

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Ann Kowal Smith

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The Future of Work Is...

December 8, 2021

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Ann Kowal Smith

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Fostering a Collective Mindset: Making Collaboration Work

December 5, 2021

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Ann Kowal Smith

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Collective Mindfulness: It's More than Meditating Together

November 13, 2021

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Ann Kowal Smith

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Can We Really Expect People to Bring Their Whole Self to Work?

November 8, 2021

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Ann Kowal Smith

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Do You Value the Dissenting Voices in your Organization?

October 10, 2021

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Ann Kowal Smith

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How to Build Culture in a Hybrid Workplace

September 25, 2021

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Ann Kowal Smith

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Fieldnotes: A Workplace Conversation about Mentorship and Marginalization

September 10, 2021

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Ann Kowal Smith

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The Elephant in the Zoom: Addressing Workplace Problems in the Age of Hybrid Work

August 5, 2021

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Ann Kowal Smith

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Pulling at Threads: Facilitating Good Conversation

July 21, 2021

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Ann Kowal Smith

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Is Your Organization's Name Hindering Its Growth? (Crain's Cleveland Business)

July 18, 2021

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Complex Challenges Need Indirect Approaches

July 6, 2021

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Ann Kowal Smith

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Build Hybrid Workplace Culture with Intentionality

June 23, 2021

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Ann Kowal Smith

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To See and Be Seen: Inclusive Teams Invest in Relationships

June 9, 2021

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Ann Kowal Smith

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The Secret Ingredient for Organizational Learning and Innovation

May 13, 2021

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Ann Kowal Smith

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What's in a Name?

April 9, 2021

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Ann Kowal Smith

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Building Successful Teams: Relationships Remain the Secret Sauce

March 26, 2021

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Ann Kowal Smith

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How Business Practices Prevent us from Workplace Diversity

March 12, 2021

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Ann Kowal Smith

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The Future of Work: Powered by Shared Stories

February 26, 2021

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Ann Kowal Smith

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How Good Teams Bring out the Best in their Members

February 12, 2021

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Ann Kowal Smith

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Building Work Culture Virtually

January 29, 2021

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Ann Kowal Smith

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Why Diversity Can Never Be One and Done

January 15, 2021

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Ann Kowal Smith

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If Your Lean Strategy Isn't Delivering Enough, Focus on Your Culture

January 1, 2021

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Felix M. Brueck

Reflection Point Discussion: Leadership Lessons from the Gods

December 18, 2020

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Ann Kowal Smith

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The Connective Power of Stories at Work

December 4, 2020

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Ann Kowal Smith

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Psychological Safety: Practice Matters

December 1, 2020

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Ann Kowal Smith

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Black Life Matters

November 20, 2020

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Ann Kowal Smith

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How Diversity Leads to Innovation

November 6, 2020

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Ann Kowal Smith

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Through the Eyes of Others: The Impact of Collaborative Reading

October 23, 2020

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Ann Kowal Smith

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How to Reopen the American Mind (The New York Times)

October 22, 2020

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The Case for Using Literature to Kickstart Conversations About Race at Work (Quartz)

July 12, 2020

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Memo to the boss: put down those papers and read a novel (Financial Times)

May 14, 2020

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The Case for Reading Fiction (Harvard Business Review)

March 6, 2020

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Cleveland police event uses story to spark discussion between officers and community members (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

January 30, 2019

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Text to Text | ‘The Metamorphosis’ and ‘How Social Isolation Is Killing Us’ (New York Times)

October 18, 2018

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Bringing People Together With Books, In Cleveland And Beyond (On Point, WBUR-Boston)

July 20, 2018

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Cleveland uses literature to empower youth, overcome social divides (Christian Science Monitor)

July 9, 2018

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Literature changing lives: Books@Work helps local veterans start a new chapter (Fresh Water Cleveland)

May 10, 2018

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Literature Discussions, in the Office (Inside Higher Education)

March 7, 2018

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How Books@Work Is Bringing Humanities to the Front Line (Huffington Post)

December 6, 2017

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Innovations in Reading Prize (National Book Foundation)

November 12, 2017

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Q&A: Ann Kowal Smith (Crain's Cleveland Business)

September 9, 2017

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Book club silo buster: CEO, factory crew meet to eat and read (Philadelphia Inquirer)

June 7, 2017

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The Top Five Businesses That Promote Literature (Forbes)

March 26, 2016

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Are book clubs the wave of the future at work? (Chicago Tribune)

October 24, 2014

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Here Are the Crucial Job Skills Employers Are Really Looking For (TIME)

August 29, 2014

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