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After spending 25 years building software products and serving as a vice president of engineering at Adobe, Karen Catlin witnessed a sharp decline in the number of women working in tech. Frustrated but galvanized, she knew it was time to switch gears.

Today, Karen is an acclaimed author and speaker on inclusive workplaces. In 2014, Karen started the Twitter handle @betterallies to share simple, actionable steps that anyone could take to make their workplaces more inclusive. That Twitter handle became the inspiration for four books: Better Allies: Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive, Engaging Workplaces, Belonging in Healthcare, The Better Allies Way, and The Better Allies™ Approach to Hiring. She also emails a roundup of “5 Ally Actions” ...more

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	Better Allies: Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive, Engaging Workplaces by Karen Catlin (Goodreads Author), Sally McGraw (Editor) 4.14 avg rating — 559 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Present! A Techie's Guide to Public Speaking by Poornima Vijayashanker (Goodreads Author), Karen Catlin (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Better Allies Approach to Hiring 4.43 avg rating — 47 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Belonging in Healthcare: The Better Allies® Approach to Creating More Inclusive Workplaces 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Better Allies® Way: A Workbook for Being More Inclusive at Work 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	We Need to Talk: A Survival Guide for Tough Conversations by Joshua Graves, Karen Catlin (Goodreads Author) (foreword) 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Listen to Learn, and Other Actions for Allies

Better allyship starts here. Each week, Karen Catlin shares five simple actions to create a workplace where everyone can thrive.

Image with the message I listen to learn. When someone shares a perspective different from mine, I don’t mentally prepare a rebuttal. I stay present and listen intently. There’s an illustration of two people sitting outdoors, having coffee, apparently talking and listening respectfully to each other. Along the bottom of the graphic is the @BetterAllies handle and credit to @ninalimpi for the illustration.

1. Listen to learn

Just last week, I wrote about how Philz Coffee removed Pride flags from their shops to be more inclusive. That same day, Philz CEO Mahesh Sadarangani apologized and reversed the decision.

What stood out most was how it happened. According to San Francisco

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Calling In: How to Start Making Change with Those You'd Rather Cancel

by Loretta Ross

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“If you are able to disengage and not think about these issues, recognize you have privilege. If you’re able to write off these issues as ‘political’ rather than personal, recognize you have privilege. Many people who are directly or indirectly impacted do not have the option to “turn off” nor call it “too political” to be discussed or felt in the workplace.7”
― Karen Catlin, Better Allies: Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive, Engaging Workplaces

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“Public speaking is like a multivitamin for your career.”
― Karen Catlin, Present! A Techie's Guide to Public Speaking

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