1500Speaking out against mistreatment and harassment are increasing, including within the corporate setting, which means pressure for the companies reaping the fruits of their labor. Bari Weiss, the former staff editor at the NY Times Opinion Section, stepped down in 2020 after decrying a bullying workplace culture where “self-censorship had become the norm.”

Often, workplace tensions are at a high decibel before a company stirs from a deep slumber awakening to the seriousness of the noise. Amidst a national flood at tsunami proportions of growing awareness when it comes to mistreatment, organizations still struggle to recognize and resolve workplace issues before it's too late. Often employees choose to walk – or file a public lawsuit – before HR or leadership wakes up to the fact that systemic problems exist.

Jana Morrin and Nandini Easwar collided over this exact issue.

Morrin was a thriving young professional who chose to leave a coveted spot and risk her career rather than carry the abuse she was receiving. Easwar was proving her muscle in Silicon Valley yet was growing tired of the racial slurs and boys club battles she faced.

Morrin wanted her legacy to be someone who made a shift in the retaliation, harassment, and microaggression that plagues the workforce, remote or in person. Easwar wanted to contribute to a human-centric approach to tech that would have an authentic workplace culture impact.

Though apprehensive, Morrin posted a job description for a new tech platform she was envisioning. Easwar was the first to reply. It was exactly what she'd been seeking. And the bi-racial business duo teamed up.

Together, they created “Speakfully” leading the way to a new normal within the workplace. The tech platform provides an organic approach for an employee to track and record multiple incidents of uncomfortable work experiences until they are ready to come forward. Often, a worker facing mistreatment is confused, not sure where lines are to be drawn and what is considered mistreatment. With tracking, those issues become more clear.

For leadership, analytics from anonymous tracking provides a proactive solution in identifying conversations necessary to ensure a healthy workplace culture.

With analytics involving the people within the company, a picture window is revealed as to what is really happening within an organization and what workers are truly facing, measuring overall wellbeing, mental health, and perhaps hidden worker experiences, positive and negative.

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