The History of Juneteenth and How it’s Celebrated
Juneteenth—which is short for June Nineteenth—is a federal holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. Although...
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Intelligent Partnerships
- Apr 1
- 5 min
How Wage Theft Steals Billions from Workers and Taxpayers
Wage theft is the costliest crime in America and accounts for more than 100x the cost of all robberies in the United States. This...
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Intelligent Partnerships
- Mar 15
- 8 min
Acknowledging the Effects of Systemic, Gender, and Racial Wage Gap
The Wage Gap is a universally recognized term referring to the difference in pay between two groups of people. The most recognizable wage...
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Intelligent Partnerships
- Feb 1
- 6 min
What is Apprenticeship and How Can it Help Your Business?
As early as the 14th century, craftsmen and town governments relied on the use of apprenticeship to transfer knowledge of a skilled trade...
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Intelligent Partnerships
- Jan 7
- 4 min
How Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Impact the Workforce
In recent years, there has been a nationwide push to tackle Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) measures within the workforce. Most...
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Intelligent Partnerships
- Nov 29, 2021
- 4 min
How the New Infrastructure Bill Affects the Nation
On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed a $1 trillion infrastructure plan into law. The plan aims to improve the nations aging...
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Intelligent Partnerships
- Oct 28, 2021
- 5 min
What is Pay Equity and How Can It Help Close the Wage Gap?
In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, America has witnessed a phenomenon dubbed “The Great Resignation”. In August of 2021 alone, 2.9%...
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Intelligent Partnerships
- Sep 23, 2021
- 5 min
A Day in the Life of a Field Compliance Specialist
At Intelligent Partnerships, we constantly look for innovative ways to impact the workforce and ensure that Diversity, Equity, and...
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Intelligent Partnerships
- Aug 9, 2021
- 3 min
Reassessing Our Priorities in a Changing Economy
The most visible business outcome from the last 18 months is the realization that American workers have repositioned their priorities on...
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Intelligent Partnerships
- Apr 29, 2021
- 5 min
The Growing Cost of Ignoring Inclusion
This week, the U.S. released census outcomes and most news centered around the impacts of the previous administration’s efforts to...
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Intelligent Partnerships
- Apr 16, 2021
- 4 min
Creating Opportunity Has to be Done on Purpose
I was recently approached by a business leader who needed help. As he described it, “We have tried to adapt our approaches through social...
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Intelligent Partnerships
- Mar 19, 2021
- 17 min
A Conversation
With Julie Villao, President and Chief Operations Officer of Intelligent Partnerships, Inc. To celebrate Women’s History Month, we sat...
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Intelligent Partnerships
- Feb 19, 2021
- 4 min
The Value of Apprenticeship in Today’s Emerging Market
The Federal Registered Apprenticeship system got a boost this week when the Biden Administration recommitted itself to job generation...
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Intelligent Partnerships
- Jan 25, 2021
- 4 min
Let the Healing Begin: Treating the Cause Instead of the Symptom
It has been a stressful week. Anxiety about what would or would not happen during our "peaceful" transition has had everyone on pins and...
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Intelligent Partnerships
- Jan 5, 2021
- 4 min
Leadership Matters
All of us have been employed in environments that are challenging. Sometimes it’s a co-worker, immediate supervisor, or customer that...
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Intelligent Partnerships
- Sep 1, 2020
- 3 min
Creating Success through Decision
In today's environment decision-making has become one of the clearest indicators of successful performance outcomes. The responsibility...
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Intelligent Partnerships
- Sep 1, 2020
- 3 min
Unique Windows into Marketing in the New COVID-19 World
This week, we witnessed a unique view into our new reality. As our political process ramps up for a national election, we witness a new,...
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Intelligent Partnerships
- Aug 18, 2020
- 2 min
The Cost of Education in the Time of the Coronavirus (Education Series 8/14)
My best friend’s daughter had her first day of school this week. Imagine twenty kindergarteners sitting on Zoom, most having never been...
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Intelligent Partnerships
- Aug 18, 2020
- 2 min
Personal Responsibility
It used to be that we could trust the information that we were receiving, and that if someone said that that they’d read an article about...
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Intelligent Partnerships
- Aug 4, 2020
- 2 min
Responsible Engagement
Students in California are first introduced to the concept of civic duty in their fourth grade year. I remember reviewing the...
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