"In creating the LEQ model, I did not develop something that wasn't there. Instead, I created a model to help give language and structure to actions that were taking place in workplaces."

– Jenn Tardy

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"LEQ isn't simply a new way of thinking about work, it's a new way of thinking about life. We become a more advanced people when we lean in with our LEQ and tap into the LEQ of others."

– Jenn Tardy

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"I took an abstract way of thinking about the benefits of increasing diversity and made it concrete. I build a construct that employers ad job seekers can now leverage in conversation and action. And they can do this ethically, with more intentionality to create more equity. That is social impact."

– Jenn Tardy

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"The exhaustion we often feel is due to a history of being forced (and even - often- praised and rewarded) for our ability to see and navigate the workplace through the lens of middle class, cis-gender, heterosexual, able-bodied, white, male norms and standards that preceded us. I want to live in a world where my perception and things that I consider due to my LEI are valued, praised and rewarded because of how unique my perspectives are. That's a world that embraces my LEQ."

– Jenn Tardy

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