Author Archives: Michelle Higgins

Easy Accommodations You Can Offer Without Being Asked

Photo by Austin Kehmeier on Unsplash All employees with qualifying disabilities are legally able to request accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act. However, making those accommodation requests can often take a lot of time, be complicated, and often embarrassing for the person asking. On paper, it’s a pretty straightforward process but in actuality, it’sContinue reading “Easy Accommodations You Can Offer Without Being Asked”

Where to Start When You Have a Neurodivergent Employee

If this was shared with you, your employee would like to talk about their ADHD and how it affects their work. However, before that conversation, please familiarize yourself with these pages.

What Your Neurodivergent Employees Wish You Knew

There are so many stigmas around having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and the name certainly doesn’t help. Being an adult with ADHD in the workplace can be hard especially when your boss doesn’t know what’s going on.

The Festival that Never Was: Jubilee 2020

Now everything has been thrown out of the window because of a pandemic. At the same time, the conversation about BIPOC people is at a level it’s never been before. I was wondering how theatre-makers were feeling.

My Job Search Deserves Basic Decency. So Does Yours.

Just two hours before, I had received an email confirming the time and who I would be interviewing with tomorrow. It would be my 6th interview with the company about the job. I had spent hours over the weekend filling out the Caliper Profile as asked. I had already spoken with everyone conceivably related to the marketing position and even a stretch, VP of IT, so this next interview must surely be the last, as it was with the President.

Are You Leaving a Quarter of Americans Out of Your Marketing?

26% of American adults have some sort of disability. Many of these disabilities make it difficult or nearly impossible to navigate digital marketing. I’ve detailed a number of ways that your marketing team can make your materials accessible to all.

15 Minute Marketing Plan – Bark Place

For today’s blog, I thought I would give something new a try. I’m calling it a 15 Minute Marketing Plan. I choose a small business in my area and spent 15 minutes looking at their website and social media to come up with suggestions that I think could improve their marketing. Today I choose BarkContinue reading “15 Minute Marketing Plan – Bark Place”

Analysis and Application of Conflict Resolution Techniques in Media – The West Wing

Analysis and Application of Conflict Resolution Techniques in Media – The West Wing

Rainier Case Study – Acquisition Assessment

This case study reminded me of the many times that a charismatic and visionary leader I worked with overextended the company out of passion. When I first began writing, I was considering letting Bill continue after Philadelphia because he clearly wants it to happen. But a good leader looks at the reality in front of them.