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Should you offer alcohol at your Holiday party? And should it actually be called a "Christmas Party"?!?!? Let's talk about it: Well, friends, we really did it… We recorded an entire episode about corporate holiday parties and all the ways they can go delightfully right and disastrously wrong 😅 I had the absolute joy of joining Kate Noel on Morning Brew’s People Person podcast to talk about how HR can plan holiday parties and holiday calendars that are fun, thoughtful, and actually inclusive: Here’s some of what we got into: 🟣 My best and worst holiday party stories (including… the one where we had to call an ambulance 👀) 🟣 What we should actually be calling these events (holiday party? winter celebration? company hangout? all of the above?) 🟣 How alcohol, timing, and location decisions impact safety, inclusion, and who really feels welcome 🟣 Building an inclusive holiday calendar (Juneteenth, flexible holidays, unlimited PTO that actually works, and more) 🟣 How to handle pushback when people ask "Why do we get this day off but not that one?" If you’re in HR, People, leadership, DEI, or you’re just nosy about corporate chaos, this one’s for you! I'll drop all the links in the comment section :) Huge thank you to Kate, Lea Palmieri, Morning Brew,HR Brew and the entire production team for having me and for making space for real talk about culture and inclusive workplaces. Now I’m curious... what’s the wildest or most memorable thing you’ve seen at a company holiday party?