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Blog Author ![Shabnam Banerjee-McFarland](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/hubfs/shabnam.jpg) ## Shabnam Banerjee-McFarland Shabnam Banerjee-McFarland is the Sales & Marketing Strategist for Berrett-Koehler Publishers. She is a San Francisco, Bay Area native passionate about studying and writing about the intersection of social inequality and popular culture. ## Recent Articles - Filter by: - [All](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/all) - [Leadership](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/topic/leadership) - [Workplace Culture](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/topic/workplace-culture) - [Personal Development](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/topic/personal-development) - [Diversity & Inclusion](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/topic/diversity-inclusion) - [Berrett-Koehler News](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/topic/berrett-koehler-news) - [Social Change](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/topic/social-change) [![](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/hubfs/4-major-changes-and-how-we-can-respond-in-the-age-of-covid19.png)](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/4-major-changes-and-how-we-can-respond-the-age-of-covid-19) [Leadership](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/topic/leadership), [Workplace Culture](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/topic/workplace-culture), [Personal Development](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/topic/personal-development) - [Shabnam Banerjee-McFarland](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/author/shabnam-banerjee-mcfarland) - April 3, 2020 ### [4 Major Changes and How We Can Respond in the Age of COVID-19](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/4-major-changes-and-how-we-can-respond-the-age-of-covid-19) We are living through a global transformation. 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