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Recognize Colleagues With a Bucketlist IDEA Champion Badge

To bring recognition to all the efforts, big and small, that bring IDEA to life, the Lab recently created a virtual IDEA Champion Badge – accessible through Bucketlist, the Lab’s employee recognition platform. The IDEA Champion Badge offers an easy and fun way to thank individuals and teams for demonstrating IDEA principals.  IDEA Champion Badge: […]

Association for Women in Science Membership Open to All Lab Employees

A 50-year History of Championing Women in Science Founded in 1971, AWIS has been the leading advocate for women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to achieve business growth, social change, and innovation. With over 30 grassroots chapters, we are dedicated to driving excellence in STEM by achieving equity and full participation of women. […]

Creating a Growth Mindset Culture to Build More Equitable, Inclusive, and Innovative Organizations – April 25, 2024

All Lab employees are invited to attend this Stanford VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab event on Thursday, April 25th from 10:15 – 11:30 PST. The Stanford VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab invites Corporate Program members to join us April 25, 2024 from 10:15-11:30am PT for a live stream of our spring member meeting’s keynote address […]

Tips for More Accessible Meetings

A hybrid work environment presents many challenges; one of the most frequent is preparing for meetings, specifically making meetings accessible for all participants. If you are planning a meeting – hybrid or onsite – Berkeley Lab’s IDEA Office has some tips for making the meeting accessible to all attendees. A hybrid work environment presents many […]

Allyship at Work Program: March 8 – June 7, 2024

Join the IDEA Office for Lean In’s Allyship at Work Program. We need all employees to show up as allies to advance a culture of inclusion and belonging for everyone at Berkeley Lab.  What is allyship? This program defines allyship as “An active and consistent effort to use your privilege and power to support and […]

IDEA 10 Cups Networking Program: February 20 – March 26, 2024

What do you think of arranging 10 informational interviews over virtual coffee? Let’s do it! The 10 Cups Networking program will support you building your career network for advancement. This growth-focused networking approach will prepare you to plan and conduct  successful informational interviews. In this accelerated program you’ll have asynchronous and synchronous peer support across […]

IDEA at Berkeley Lab – Overview and Resources – Lunchtime Learning, February 22, 2024

Are you new to Berkeley Lab or would you just like a refresher of all that IDEA has to offer? Join us on Thursday, February 22 at 12 noon for a lunchtime seminar on IDEA resources, how to get involved, and where to find and build community. We will give you a preview of all […]

Record and share name pronunciations in Google Workspace

How do you pronounce your name?  Our names are central to our unique identities, and saying them correctly is the first step in connecting with, respecting, and appreciating one another. In the spirit of promoting a culture of inclusion for all members of our Lab community, we want to let you know that you can […]

Engaging Men as Allies for Gender Equity – Thurs., Feb 29, 2024

All Lab employees are invited to attend this Stanford VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab event on Thursday, February 29th from 12-1pm PST  featuring gender-in-the-workplace experts David Smith, Associate Professor in the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, and W. Brad Johnson, professor of psychology at the United States Naval Academy, and a faculty associate in the Graduate School […]

Lab’s Lactation Rooms Updated – January 2024

In addition to family-friendly policies such as the Bright Horizons backup care program, the extended bereavement leave policy, and the newly expanded Pay for Family Care and Bonding policy, Berkeley Lab has seventeen designated lactation rooms for nursing parents. Fourteen of them are on the hill and there is one each at JBEI, the OCFO, […]