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Profit and Common Good: The new CEO workforce diversity focus

For a long time, business leaders have known that workforce diversity positively affects many outcomes they value, including profits and innovation and decision-making. Nevertheless, that...
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The Business Case for Diversity Does Not Work: Here’s Why

Business leaders often ask, “what is the business case for workplace diversity?” But, is that the right question to ask when discussing the human experience...
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You already know how to be an inclusive leader: Connect!

The best leaders I know are also the most inclusive. I have always thought so, but the increased volume in the discourse about racial justice...
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How Amazon’s (Talent) Data Insights Made me Giggle

I am not easily impressed. My mantra is, “Keep Calm and Carry On!” But, on Friday June 26th, 2015, at around 530 pm Eastern Daylight...
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Become a Fixer: How Leaders Maximize Return-on-Influence (R.O.I.)

In an earlier blog post I wrote about how employees need to behave in order to thrive in social business environments. Then, I was re-reading...
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Don’t Get Caught Between Fishbowls! Part 2

In the first post in this series “Don’t Get Caught Between Fishbowls – Part 1,  I talked about the general unease we are all experiencing...
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Don’t Get Caught Between Fishbowls! Part 1

Many of the leaders and professionals I meet in business these days seem nervous and a little apprehensive – we are all focused on “something...
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