DorothyDalton
@dorothydalton.bsky.social
Founder @3PlusIn Global Talent Strategist. Executive Search & Inclusive Recruitment. Certified Coach (CBC, Ikigai, Trauma Informed Coaching) Gender Balance, D & I, Champion, Anti-Bullying & Harassment, Psychosocial Safety ISO 450, BS Buster. Contraria
Quiet cracking and tend and befriend are two stress responses that cause people to stay in their jobs - but something we don't talk about enough or even at all.
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#PsychosocialSafety
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#PsychosocialSafety
Quiet Cracking: An Unexamined Stress Response
Just because people stay in their jobs doesn’t mean they are happy.
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September 21, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Quiet cracking and tend and befriend are two stress responses that cause people to stay in their jobs - but something we don't talk about enough or even at all.
dorothydalton.substack.com/p/quiet-crac...
#PsychosocialSafety
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#PsychosocialSafety
Today's job market is punishing women twice - find out how and what can be done about it.
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How The 2026 Job Market Is Punishing Women Twice
A double whammy: women are getting laid off faster reducing access to a key job search bonus
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September 7, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Today's job market is punishing women twice - find out how and what can be done about it.
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When AI meets DEI: what could possibly go wrong? We can’t bolt technology onto our flawed workplaces and expect it to do something powerful and inclusive on its own.
What AI can get right and where it can go wrong.
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What AI can get right and where it can go wrong.
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10 Areas Where AI and DEI Collide
What can go right and where it can go wrong
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August 23, 2026 at 9:49 AM
When AI meets DEI: what could possibly go wrong? We can’t bolt technology onto our flawed workplaces and expect it to do something powerful and inclusive on its own.
What AI can get right and where it can go wrong.
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What AI can get right and where it can go wrong.
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Discover 20 examples of non-inclusive behaviours in AI-enabled workplaces and how employers can prevent bias, discrimination and exclusion.
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Non-Inclusive workplace behaviours with AI
Discover 20 examples of non-inclusive behaviours in AI-enabled workplaces and how employers can prevent bias, discrimination and exclusion.
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August 20, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Discover 20 examples of non-inclusive behaviours in AI-enabled workplaces and how employers can prevent bias, discrimination and exclusion.
3plusinternational.com/20-examples-...
3plusinternational.com/20-examples-...
How often have we been told to develop some executive presence, lean -in, raise our visibility.
This " it's not us.. it's you" is corporate gaslighting at it's peak and a perfect way of deflecting responsibility and trasnferring it to the employee.
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This " it's not us.. it's you" is corporate gaslighting at it's peak and a perfect way of deflecting responsibility and trasnferring it to the employee.
dorothydalton.substack.com/p/corporate-...
August 16, 2026 at 2:20 PM
How often have we been told to develop some executive presence, lean -in, raise our visibility.
This " it's not us.. it's you" is corporate gaslighting at it's peak and a perfect way of deflecting responsibility and trasnferring it to the employee.
dorothydalton.substack.com/p/corporate-...
This " it's not us.. it's you" is corporate gaslighting at it's peak and a perfect way of deflecting responsibility and trasnferring it to the employee.
dorothydalton.substack.com/p/corporate-...
I got pushback for using the term coercive control to describe a workplace relationship.
I am stickng with it - find out why
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I am stickng with it - find out why
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August 10, 2026 at 8:25 AM
I got pushback for using the term coercive control to describe a workplace relationship.
I am stickng with it - find out why
dorothydalton.substack.com/p/coercive-c...
I am stickng with it - find out why
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As AI enters our workplaces those involved in workplace investigations and respond to employee grievances require a more sophisticated set of skills.
They must learn to distinguish between the quality of the writing and the credibility of the evidence.
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They must learn to distinguish between the quality of the writing and the credibility of the evidence.
3plusinternational.com/the-impact-o...
August 3, 2026 at 6:06 PM
As AI enters our workplaces those involved in workplace investigations and respond to employee grievances require a more sophisticated set of skills.
They must learn to distinguish between the quality of the writing and the credibility of the evidence.
3plusinternational.com/the-impact-o...
They must learn to distinguish between the quality of the writing and the credibility of the evidence.
3plusinternational.com/the-impact-o...
Read why setting up wellbeing initiatives without a psychsocial safety framework in place is like organising yoga classes on a sinking ship.
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Engagement Isn't a Perk Problem, It's a Safety Problem
Why cultiviating a culture of safety matters more than a new wellness dashboard
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August 2, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Read why setting up wellbeing initiatives without a psychsocial safety framework in place is like organising yoga classes on a sinking ship.
dorothydalton.substack.com/p/engagement...
dorothydalton.substack.com/p/engagement...
What do you know about digital harassment? (TFGBV)
Harassment has changed - has your organisation?
Targets report signifcant psychological damage caused by new forms of AI and digital abuse.
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Harassment has changed - has your organisation?
Targets report signifcant psychological damage caused by new forms of AI and digital abuse.
3plusinternational.com/what-do-you-...
Digital Harassment (TFGBV) Explained
Workplace harassment focuses on what happens in person. Today HR and DEI specialists need to be aware of digital harassment (TFGBV)
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July 30, 2026 at 10:47 AM
What do you know about digital harassment? (TFGBV)
Harassment has changed - has your organisation?
Targets report signifcant psychological damage caused by new forms of AI and digital abuse.
3plusinternational.com/what-do-you-...
Harassment has changed - has your organisation?
Targets report signifcant psychological damage caused by new forms of AI and digital abuse.
3plusinternational.com/what-do-you-...
Candidate fraud is on the increase - how to spot and stop second screen interviews in AI assisted interviews. dorothydalton.substack.com/p/hiring-hoa...
Hiring Hoaxes - Spot (And Stop) Second Screen Interviews
What Recruiters Need to Know About AI-Assisted Interviewing
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July 26, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Candidate fraud is on the increase - how to spot and stop second screen interviews in AI assisted interviews. dorothydalton.substack.com/p/hiring-hoa...
Imagine your career as a burning building. What trasnferable skill would you rescue to start over in a big career pivot especially after burnout or workplace trauma? 3plusinternational.com/never-forget...
Never Forget Your Transferable Skills
Changing careers doesn’t mean discarding your identity but carrying forward your transferable skills while leaving behind what no longer serves you.
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July 24, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Imagine your career as a burning building. What trasnferable skill would you rescue to start over in a big career pivot especially after burnout or workplace trauma? 3plusinternational.com/never-forget...
You outsourced the process but sadly didn't outsource the lawsuit.
New post: When You Outsource the Process, But Not the Risk dorothydalton.substack.com/p/when-you-o...
New post: When You Outsource the Process, But Not the Risk dorothydalton.substack.com/p/when-you-o...
When You Outsource The Process But Not The Risk
Why TA should care that the next headline lawsuit could have their company’s name on it
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July 19, 2026 at 10:49 AM
You outsourced the process but sadly didn't outsource the lawsuit.
New post: When You Outsource the Process, But Not the Risk dorothydalton.substack.com/p/when-you-o...
New post: When You Outsource the Process, But Not the Risk dorothydalton.substack.com/p/when-you-o...
Think you're being a lazy sloth hitting snooze? No need to feel guilty any longer - read more about hypnagogia! This is potentially your most productive time.
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Hypnagogia: In defence of Snoozing
Why the twilight state between sleep and waking might be a creative time, and the neuroscience around thinking in bed instead of bouncing up at 5am.
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July 9, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Think you're being a lazy sloth hitting snooze? No need to feel guilty any longer - read more about hypnagogia! This is potentially your most productive time.
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Working through workplace trauma with ikigai.
And no - it's not the Venn diagram . dorothydalton.substack.com/p/working-th...
#ikigai #workplacetrauma
And no - it's not the Venn diagram . dorothydalton.substack.com/p/working-th...
#ikigai #workplacetrauma
Working Through Workplace Trauma with Ikigai
A trauma-informed guide to rebuilding identity after job loss, toxic leadership, or workplace abuse, using the real ikigai framework
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July 5, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Working through workplace trauma with ikigai.
And no - it's not the Venn diagram . dorothydalton.substack.com/p/working-th...
#ikigai #workplacetrauma
And no - it's not the Venn diagram . dorothydalton.substack.com/p/working-th...
#ikigai #workplacetrauma
Some insights into how women can thrive in the age of AI Women Aren't Failing to Adopt AI. AI Is Failing Women.
Using Maslow's hierarhcy of needs as a bechmark - we have a long way to go.
from the @PWN Global Conference in Lisbon.
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Using Maslow's hierarhcy of needs as a bechmark - we have a long way to go.
from the @PWN Global Conference in Lisbon.
3plusinternational.com/women-arent-...
Gender Bias in AI - why AI is failing women
“The gender gap in AI is structural. New data on algorithmic bias, job displacement and the competence penalty shows why, and what to do about it.”
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June 29, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Some insights into how women can thrive in the age of AI Women Aren't Failing to Adopt AI. AI Is Failing Women.
Using Maslow's hierarhcy of needs as a bechmark - we have a long way to go.
from the @PWN Global Conference in Lisbon.
3plusinternational.com/women-arent-...
Using Maslow's hierarhcy of needs as a bechmark - we have a long way to go.
from the @PWN Global Conference in Lisbon.
3plusinternational.com/women-arent-...
Hot takes on LinkedIn between job seekers, recruiters and hiring managers aren't fixing the job market. They're just adding noise to an already factured system.
With more layoff coming the pressure is going to get worse.
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With more layoff coming the pressure is going to get worse.
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The Hiring Trifecta: The Disconnet Which Damages Everyone
The structural cracks behind every LinkedIn rant about job searching
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June 21, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Hot takes on LinkedIn between job seekers, recruiters and hiring managers aren't fixing the job market. They're just adding noise to an already factured system.
With more layoff coming the pressure is going to get worse.
dorothydalton.substack.com/p/the-hiring...
With more layoff coming the pressure is going to get worse.
dorothydalton.substack.com/p/the-hiring...
How AI can support job search- NOT by writing yout CV! 3plusinternational.com/how-ai-can-s...
#jobsearch
#jobsearch
How AI Can Support Job Seekers
AI can support job seekers well, but it can also present myths, outdated advice and outright nonsense as well as legitimate guidance.
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June 19, 2026 at 5:32 PM
How AI can support job search- NOT by writing yout CV! 3plusinternational.com/how-ai-can-s...
#jobsearch
#jobsearch
CHAIO - A New Dimension To The Second Shift - Chief Household AI Officer the outsourcing paradox when women use AI at home. Another layer of invisible work
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CHAIO and the Second Shift
AI is supposed to save women from the drudgery of home management. But becoming Chief Household AI Officer is another layer of invisible work
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June 18, 2026 at 11:27 AM
CHAIO - A New Dimension To The Second Shift - Chief Household AI Officer the outsourcing paradox when women use AI at home. Another layer of invisible work
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Taking on the HR bashers dorothydalton.substack.com/p/hr-bashing...
HR Bashing. Fresh Air, Hot Air or Smoke for Mirrors
Everyone's firing HR. Nobody's asking what happens next.
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June 16, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Taking on the HR bashers dorothydalton.substack.com/p/hr-bashing...
Why I react strongly to career pundits calling job seekers desperate when they are simply dysregulated because of their natural survival response to job loss which for huge numbers is traumatic.
Read the research to support that and what happens
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Read the research to support that and what happens
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Dysregulation Not Desperation: Inside Job Loss Trauma
What the research tells us about unemployment, rejection, and how the job seach process can feel like a survival threat.
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June 14, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Why I react strongly to career pundits calling job seekers desperate when they are simply dysregulated because of their natural survival response to job loss which for huge numbers is traumatic.
Read the research to support that and what happens
dorothydalton.substack.com/p/dysregulat...
Read the research to support that and what happens
dorothydalton.substack.com/p/dysregulat...
There has been an uptick in HR Bashing - but there are a lot of issues being glossed over or missed out completely.
How much is valid -and how much is this leaders looking to be less acountable than they already are.
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How much is valid -and how much is this leaders looking to be less acountable than they already are.
dorothydalton.substack.com/p/hr-bashing...
HR Bashing. Fresh Air, Hot Air or Smoke for Mirrors
Everyone's firing HR. Nobody's asking what happens next.
dorothydalton.substack.com
June 7, 2026 at 12:09 PM
There has been an uptick in HR Bashing - but there are a lot of issues being glossed over or missed out completely.
How much is valid -and how much is this leaders looking to be less acountable than they already are.
dorothydalton.substack.com/p/hr-bashing...
How much is valid -and how much is this leaders looking to be less acountable than they already are.
dorothydalton.substack.com/p/hr-bashing...
How workforce planning is going badly wrong and the mismanagement of 4 key trends which will result in a pension Armageddon in 2040.
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How Workforce Decisions Are Building A Pension Crisis
The pension crisis, the birthrate collapse, parents leaving the workplace and AI are not four problems. They are more connected than people realise.
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June 1, 2026 at 8:38 AM
How workforce planning is going badly wrong and the mismanagement of 4 key trends which will result in a pension Armageddon in 2040.
dorothydalton.substack.com/p/how-workfo...
dorothydalton.substack.com/p/how-workfo...
All the infographics on gender violence are focused on legal penalties and leave out oen key element.
The traumatic impact of the fear of what MIGHT happen.
Read why this is so important
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The traumatic impact of the fear of what MIGHT happen.
Read why this is so important
3plusinternational.com/fear-based-a...
May 27, 2026 at 7:37 PM
All the infographics on gender violence are focused on legal penalties and leave out oen key element.
The traumatic impact of the fear of what MIGHT happen.
Read why this is so important
3plusinternational.com/fear-based-a...
The traumatic impact of the fear of what MIGHT happen.
Read why this is so important
3plusinternational.com/fear-based-a...
Netflix dropped a new mive this weekend Ladies First where a misogynist hits his head and lives ina world run by women before becomes an ally.
But leaves unanswered - for how long? Male allyship - under pressure.
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But leaves unanswered - for how long? Male allyship - under pressure.
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Allies Until It Costs Something
Real allyship always costs something. Many organisations are quietly deciding not to pay.
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May 24, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Netflix dropped a new mive this weekend Ladies First where a misogynist hits his head and lives ina world run by women before becomes an ally.
But leaves unanswered - for how long? Male allyship - under pressure.
dorothydalton.substack.com/p/allies-unt...
But leaves unanswered - for how long? Male allyship - under pressure.
dorothydalton.substack.com/p/allies-unt...