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📡 Have you ever wondered what your digital communication style is—and how it affects your work relationships? SOCIAL PRESENCE THEORY explains how communication media differ in their ability to convey emotional and relational cues. High-presence channels (like video calls) foster warmth and immediacy, while low-presence channels (like text or email) demand greater attention to wording, tone, and structure. Understanding this framework helps you choose the right medium for each message. When you need empathy or nuance, use channels with richer presence. When efficiency is the goal, simpler formats suffice. Being intentional about your communication medium and style ensures that your digital body language supports, rather than undermines, your intent. To learn more, check out the image below. 🌐📊

Thinking about a career in professional services and not sure if it’s the right move? 🤔 If you love solving complex problems, working with clients, and keeping your options open across consulting, finance, legal, accounting, marketing, or IT, this path can be a powerful launchpad. 🚀 In our latest Industry Sectors guide, we break down what professional services really is, how to get started, where the best opportunities are, and how this career path can set you up for future transitions. 👉 Read this article: https://lnkd.in/egmVV-Wg 👉 Not a PathWise member yet? Join free here: https://lnkd.in/e5rRGr6i 💼🌱

Fairness isn’t a vibe! Most companies say they care about equity. But only 18% of employees say their workplace is actually fair. 🤯 We obsess over: ✅ Diverse hiring ✅ Pay bands ✅ DEI statements …but most unfairness shows up in the everyday grind: -Who gets the prep before an interview 📄 -Who actually feels supported 🧠 -Who hears about internal gigs and stretch roles 🚀 -Who gets seen in hybrid vs. quietly overlooked 👀 Fairness isn’t a vibe. It’s a designed experience. This Harvard Business Review by Brian Kropp, Jessica Knight and Jonah Shepp article breaks it down into 4 tough questions leaders should be asking: 1️⃣ Are employees truly informed? 2️⃣ Do they feel genuinely supported? 3️⃣ Do they get a fair shot at internal opportunities? 4️⃣ Are contributions recognized equitably—especially for remote/hybrid workers? If the answer is “not really”… your “equity” value is just wall art. 🖼️ 👉 Want real talk and real tools for building fair, human-centered workplaces? Read the article: ➡️ 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eAqQwFZX Join the PathWise Member Community (basic membership is free!) and connect with peers, coaches, and resources focused on doing this better every day. 🔗 Join PathWise: https://lnkd.in/e5rRGr6i

Let’s be honest: If your values don’t cost you anything… They’re not values. They’re vibes. This piece by Vibhas Ratanjee + Patrick Lencioni calls it out: 🔥 “Cool” leaders want the stage. 🛡 Noble leaders take the hits. 🚷 Real culture is willing to say: this is not the place for you. Stop polishing culture for the slide deck. Start living it in who you hire, promote, and walk away from. Cool is a brand. Noble is a backbone. 💣 Read the Forbes article: https://lnkd.in/eKs5H--x

In our latest PathWisdom, we explain how to create a personal culture and provide updates on our latest live events, podcasts, new content, and more!

In the latest PathWisdom, we ask - should you stay or should you go? December is a natural time to think about whether it's time for a change (especially before Mom and Dad ask, "How's work?" over a holiday meal). Check out our thoughts on how to navigate that decision, a great new group coaching offer, and full details on a packed month of events in our member community!