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Article 3: Individuals and Interactions
The Human Side of Progress
Why People Come Before Processes

In this third article, let’s explore how the Agile Business Creed™, the LID-BID-WID-RID-GID Framework...

In the first article of this series, we explored how accountability forms the foundation of Unity. Accountability is the bond that ensures each person recognizes their role, stands with integrity, and...

Unity is, too often, misunderstood. 

Too many times, it is seen as a soft skill, a passive reliance on others, or even a sentimental gesture. But, true Unity, is none of these. 

Think of a small tow...

In the second article of this series, we will share How the Agile Business Creed™ and LID-BID-WID-RID-GID Framework™ work together to Transform Collaboration, Communication, and Conversations into a f...

Unity is Accountability:

The Strength of Standing Together by Standing Up First

A close friend and I were talking about Achieving Unity this past weekend, and he said, “I agree with Unity and all th...

Building Safe Futures: Turning Awareness into Action

By Mark Entrekin

Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Violence (DV/IPV) affect millions of lives every year. Yet, for too many, the signs go un...

LID-BID-WID-RID-GID Framework™:

Turning Dialogue into Action

How Conversations Become Measurable Change, At Home, Work, and Beyond

Conversations are powerful. They spark ideas, challenge assumption...

The KISS of Fun vs.
The CIISS of Failure

There’s a reason we smile when we hear the word “KISS.” It's simple. It’s playful. It's memorable. Over the years, KISS has taken on many forms, Keep It Simpl...

EII as a Continuous Journey - Sustaining EII efforts for the long term.

Thank you for your help and support with my series on EII, Encouraging, Inspiring and Including others.

For the last nine articl...

I think Juneteenth is a moment to pause, reflect, and celebrate the profound significance of this day in American history. Juneteenth, observed on June 19, marks the anniversary of the emancipation of...

Pulling It All Together  

Solving Problems and Strengthening People with BID-WID-RID-GID  

We all live complex lives and what happens at home does not stay there, and what we carry from work often s...

Article 9: Addressing the Resistance to DEI and EII: Engaging the Skeptics  

Achieving Unity Success Formula – Encouraging, Inspiring and Including others in Action  

Do the words “Diversity, Equity...

Article 8. EII and the Future of DEI: A Call to Action

What kind of future do we, and our children, have to live for tomorrow?

Many of us see and realize the growing controversy and fatigue around D...

Can we talk about something that is at the heart of every strong commUNITY?

The balance between rights and responsibilities. We all want to be treated fairly and have our voices heard. That is the pr...

The HMO Tsunami! HMO, HMO, HMO (Here’s My Opinion)!

Let us take a lighthearted, meaningful look at a well-known acronym: HMO. Traditionally, it stands for Health Maintenance Organization and in the '...

EII and Accountability: Measuring progress and fostering responsibility. 

In today’s world, as we see it filled to possibly overflowing, with shifting political priorities and social tensions, Divers...