--- title: AboveBoard Blog | Alyson Claire Decker description: Alyson Claire Decker is an experienced general counsel, litigator, mediator, board member, and executive... not to mention a little bit of an employment law guru. She also leads DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) workshops and trainings and uses her legal background to provide preventative holistic approaches to human capital. --- [![EXP-AboveBoard_logo_rev](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/EXP-AboveBoard_logo_rev.png)](https://www.aboveboard.com/) - [How it Works](https://www.aboveboard.com/how-it-works) - [For Executives](https://www.aboveboard.com/how-it-works) - [For Hiring Companies](https://www.aboveboard.com/partners) - [Hiring Companies](https://www.aboveboard.com/partners) - [About](https://www.aboveboard.com/about-us) - [Contact](https://www.aboveboard.com/contact) - [Login](http://platform.aboveboard.com/?_gl=1*1dsh2z7*_ga*MTc3MjQzODE3My4xNjIwMjQ4Nzky*_ga_RHHWL2TM2R*MTYyMDYzNTI1My44LjEuMTYyMDYzNTMzNi40NA..&_ga=2.130629578.479589033.1620580731-1772438173.1620248792) [JOIN TODAY](https://platform.aboveboard.com/signup) - [How it Works](https://www.aboveboard.com/how-it-works) - [For Executives](https://www.aboveboard.com/how-it-works) - [For Hiring Companies](https://www.aboveboard.com/partners) - [Hiring Companies](https://www.aboveboard.com/partners) - [About](https://www.aboveboard.com/about-us) - [Contact](https://www.aboveboard.com/contact) - [Login](http://platform.aboveboard.com/?_gl=1*1dsh2z7*_ga*MTc3MjQzODE3My4xNjIwMjQ4Nzky*_ga_RHHWL2TM2R*MTYyMDYzNTI1My44LjEuMTYyMDYzNTMzNi40NA..&_ga=2.130629578.479589033.1620580731-1772438173.1620248792) [JOIN TODAY](https://platform.aboveboard.com/signup) - [Blog Home](https://blog.aboveboard.com/) - [Resources](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/resources) - [Success Stories](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/success-stories) - [Notes from Lucinda](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/notes-from-lucinda) - [Candid Conversations](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/candid-conversations) ![Alyson Claire Decker](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/alyson%20headshot%202.png) ##### Alyson Claire Decker Alyson Claire Decker is an experienced general counsel, litigator, mediator, board member, and executive... not to mention a little bit of an employment law guru. She also leads DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) workshops and trainings and uses her legal background to provide preventative holistic approaches to human capital. Find me on: #### Recent Posts by Author [![Two Asian men in an office, smiling and looking at a phone. ](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/overcoming-implicit-bias-workplace.jpg)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/overcoming-implicit-bias-in-the-workplace) ##### [Overcoming implicit bias in the workplace](https://blog.aboveboard.com/overcoming-implicit-bias-in-the-workplace) [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/overcoming-implicit-bias-in-the-workplace) # AboveBoard Blog Conversations, resources, and insights for today's executives and leaders #### Resources [See All](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/resources) [![](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/windows-YzLMmxDTrvI-unsplash.jpg)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/professional-development-for-remote-workers) [Resources](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/resources) ##### [Professional development strategies for remote workers](https://blog.aboveboard.com/professional-development-for-remote-workers) Working remotely can be a boon for work-life balance. But it also can be a drag on career growth. [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/professional-development-for-remote-workers) [![](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/disruptivo-iQ15DTx-63k-unsplash.jpg)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/generation-z-in-the-workplace) [Resources](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/resources) ##### [How Gen Z will change the workforce](https://blog.aboveboard.com/generation-z-in-the-workplace) Generation Z is the most diverse generation in our nation's history. [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/generation-z-in-the-workplace) [![](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/christina-wocintechchat-com-0Nfqp0WiJqc-unsplash.jpg)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/best-practices-employee-resources-groups) [Resources](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/resources) ##### [Best practices for employee resource groups](https://blog.aboveboard.com/best-practices-employee-resources-groups) As workplace DEI efforts continue to evolve, employee resource groups stand out as one of the top tools to drive.. [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/best-practices-employee-resources-groups) #### Success Stories [See All](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/success-stories) [![](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/TomSuccessStory_BlogFeature_Isis%20Ruiz.png)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tom-mcgarry-success-story) [Success Stories](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/success-stories) ##### [Success Story: Tom McGarry, Chief Technology Officer at Second Nature](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tom-mcgarry-success-story) [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tom-mcgarry-success-story) [![](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/SuccessStory_BlogFeature_Isis%20Ruiz.png)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/success-story-isis-ruiz-chief-growth-officer-virgin-voyages) [Success Stories](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/success-stories) ##### [Success Story: Isis Ruiz, Chief Growth Officer at Virgin Voyages](https://blog.aboveboard.com/success-story-isis-ruiz-chief-growth-officer-virgin-voyages) [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/success-story-isis-ruiz-chief-growth-officer-virgin-voyages) [![](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/SuccessStory_BlogFeature_Kelly%20Scheib.png)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/success-story-kelly-scheib-crunchbase-chief-people-officer) [Success Stories](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/success-stories) ##### [Success Story: Kelly Scheib, Chief People Officer at Crunchbase](https://blog.aboveboard.com/success-story-kelly-scheib-crunchbase-chief-people-officer) Throughout her journey in human resources, Kelly Scheib has seen the field evolve from fighting for a seat at the table.. [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/success-story-kelly-scheib-crunchbase-chief-people-officer) #### Notes from Lucinda [See All](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/notes-from-lucinda) [![Photo of two women sitting at a table in front of a window.](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/christina-wocintechchat-com-LQ1t-8Ms5PY-unsplash-1.jpg)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/quiet-quitting-antidote-leadership-both-sides) [Notes from Lucinda](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/notes-from-lucinda) ##### [The Quiet Quitting Antidote: Leadership — on Both Sides](https://blog.aboveboard.com/quiet-quitting-antidote-leadership-both-sides) ###### “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds.. [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/quiet-quitting-antidote-leadership-both-sides) [![Two women sitting together at a desk, looking at a laptop screen.](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-21%20at%2010.28.52%20AM.png)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/how-to-apply-a-startup-strategy-to-increase-team-diversity) [Notes from Lucinda](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/notes-from-lucinda) ##### [How to Apply a Startup Strategy to Increase Team Diversity](https://blog.aboveboard.com/how-to-apply-a-startup-strategy-to-increase-team-diversity) **Companies that decide to build a more diverse pipeline to their executive team often make one critical mistake: they..** [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/how-to-apply-a-startup-strategy-to-increase-team-diversity) [![smiling adults sitting in an office](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/Untitled%20(1560%20%C3%97%201000%20px).png)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/pick-a-lane-remote-or-in-office) [Notes from Lucinda](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/notes-from-lucinda) ##### [Pick a lane: be remote, or be in-office. Here's how we do remote.](https://blog.aboveboard.com/pick-a-lane-remote-or-in-office) As Jim Hightower said, “There's nothing in the middle of the road, but a yellow stripe and dead armadillos.” [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/pick-a-lane-remote-or-in-office) #### Candid Conversations [See All](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/candid-conversations) [![Image of Clayton Harris, a smiling Black man wearing a grey suit with a dark tie](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/Blog-Member-Spotlight_Clayton-Harris%20(1).png)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/faces-of-leadership-clayton-harris) [Candid Conversations](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/candid-conversations) ##### [Faces of Leadership: Clayton Harris](https://blog.aboveboard.com/faces-of-leadership-clayton-harris) Decades of leadership in the tech industry taught Clayton Harris that efficiency and progress come down to true.. [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/faces-of-leadership-clayton-harris) [![Two images of women—Amelia Hardy & Sara Clarke—in circles on a gradient green background. ](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/sara-clarke-amelia-hardy-aboveboard-lessons-in-leadership.png)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/lessons-in-leadership-amelia-hardy-sara-clarke) [Candid Conversations](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/candid-conversations) ##### [Lessons in Leadership: On safe spaces and cultivating potential](https://blog.aboveboard.com/lessons-in-leadership-amelia-hardy-sara-clarke) As part of our [Lessons in Leadership series](https://www.aboveboard.com/campaigns/lessons-in-leadership), we had a virtual sit down with a number of AboveBoard members who are.. 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