Intelligent PartnershipsApr 15 minHow Wage Theft Steals Billions from Workers and TaxpayersWage theft is the costliest crime in America and accounts for more than 100x the cost of all robberies in the United States. This...
Intelligent PartnershipsMar 158 minAcknowledging the Effects of Systemic, Gender, and Racial Wage GapThe Wage Gap is a universally recognized term referring to the difference in pay between two groups of people. The most recognizable wage...
Intelligent PartnershipsFeb 16 minWhat 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...
Intelligent PartnershipsJan 74 minHow 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...
Intelligent PartnershipsNov 30, 20214 minHow 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...
Intelligent PartnershipsOct 28, 20215 minWhat 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%...
Intelligent PartnershipsSep 23, 20215 minA Day in the Life of a Field Compliance SpecialistAt Intelligent Partnerships, we constantly look for innovative ways to impact the workforce and ensure that Diversity, Equity, and...
Intelligent PartnershipsAug 9, 20213 minReassessing Our Priorities in a Changing EconomyThe most visible business outcome from the last 18 months is the realization that American workers have repositioned their priorities on...
Intelligent PartnershipsApr 29, 20215 minThe 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...
Intelligent PartnershipsApr 16, 20214 minCreating 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...
Intelligent PartnershipsMar 19, 202117 minA ConversationWith Julie Villao, President and Chief Operations Officer of Intelligent Partnerships, Inc. To celebrate Women’s History Month, we sat...
Intelligent PartnershipsFeb 19, 20214 minThe Value of Apprenticeship in Today’s Emerging MarketThe Federal Registered Apprenticeship system got a boost this week when the Biden Administration recommitted itself to job generation...
Intelligent PartnershipsJan 25, 20214 minLet the Healing Begin: Treating the Cause Instead of the SymptomIt has been a stressful week. Anxiety about what would or would not happen during our "peaceful" transition has had everyone on pins and...
Intelligent PartnershipsJan 5, 20214 minLeadership MattersAll of us have been employed in environments that are challenging. Sometimes it’s a co-worker, immediate supervisor, or customer that...
Intelligent PartnershipsSep 1, 20203 minCreating Success through DecisionIn today's environment decision-making has become one of the clearest indicators of successful performance outcomes. The responsibility...
Intelligent PartnershipsSep 1, 20203 minUnique Windows into Marketing in the New COVID-19 WorldThis week, we witnessed a unique view into our new reality. As our political process ramps up for a national election, we witness a new,...
Intelligent PartnershipsAug 19, 20202 minThe 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...
Intelligent PartnershipsAug 19, 20202 minPersonal ResponsibilityIt 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...
Intelligent PartnershipsAug 4, 20202 minResponsible EngagementStudents in California are first introduced to the concept of civic duty in their fourth grade year. I remember reviewing the...
Intelligent PartnershipsAug 4, 20203 minGet Feedback (Getting Back to Work 7/17)GET FEEDBACK Many of you are aware that I spent time in senior program roles in both the current and previous White House...