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Silverline World Tour Brings Remote Teams Together In Person to Give Back
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As a company with a predominantly remote workforce, we’re always exploring new ways to build stronger connections between our employees. One of our core values is that we “are better together,” which is why we launched the Silverline World Tour this fall, uniting Silverliners across the globe to learn more about each other, have fun,...
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The Importance of Accessibility in Salesforce Development
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In 2016, a man named Guillermo Robles decided to order pizza from Domino’s. Despite his best efforts, his attempt was unsuccessful. Guillermo, a blind man, relied on screen reader software to navigate the web, and both Domino’s website and mobile app proved unusable and inaccessible with his assistive software. He later sued Domino’s under the...
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Veterans Day 2022: How Service Helped Silverline Vets Succeed
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In serving their country, military veterans dedicate themselves to a greater cause – one that demands collaboration and commitment to the success of the group before the individual. We’re proud to honor Silverline’s veterans and their families on this Veterans Day in the U.S. and Remembrance Day in Canada. We’d also like to take this...
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Tips for Effective and Empathetic Communication Across Cultures
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When Indiana Jones needs to travel, his films cut to the image of a map with a red line marking his path he hops to locations around the globe. If you were to travel by map to visit all the Silverliners, you’d end up with a map full of red lines. In addition to our...
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Recognizing and Overcoming Impostor Syndrome in the Workplace
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Maya Angelou. Tom Hanks. Awkwafina. Sonia Sotomayor. Serena Williams. What do all these celebrities have in common? At first glance, you may think not much except being famous. But they have all suffered from impostor syndrome. In other words, these celebrities have feelings of inadequacy that persist despite evident success (Harvard Business Review). At some...
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Fostering Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at DIBS Week
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A veteran, a caregiver of a family member with a disability, first in a family to graduate college, an immigrant, the Oregon Trail generation – these are just a few of the ways Silverliners answered when asked how they identify themselves. This identity exercise kicked off DIBS Week at Silverline. DIBS stands for Diversity, Inclusion,...
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Silverline Spotlight: Women in Leadership
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Did you know that on August 26th, Women’s Equality Day is celebrated in the United States? Today we commemorate the 1920 adoption of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of...
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How the Fresh Air Self Care Challenge Energized Our International Team
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Sequels are all the rage, so when we saw big success with our Fresh Air Self Care challenge last year, we decided to bring it back for another round of outdoor and wellness activities. Fresh Air Self Care 2: The Freshening was another exciting opportunity for Silverliners from across the world to learn more about...
Media & Entertainment
Recognizing and Correcting Gender Bias in the Media Industry
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Back in March, we celebrated this year’s International Women’s Day with a theme of #BreakTheBias. As a leader in the Silverline Media & Entertainment division, I think it’s important to keep crucial conversations like this one going. One of my top priorities is to extend equal opportunity and equal grace to all members of the...
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Silverline Celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride Month
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On the morning of Saturday, June 28, 1969 — only 53 years ago — members of the LGBTQ+ community took to the streets after a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. They protested for their right to live freely in a city that criminalized their existence, and the...