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Fortune 500 Female CEOs in 2021: Breaking Three Records!
Record #1: The highest number of women running companies on Fortune’s 500 list. Record #2: Two Black women are leading companies on the list. Record…
Executive Committee, or Executive Team?
Team is probably one of the most overused words in management these days. Yet, executives are always looking to instill and nurture a “team spirit.”…
Speech that is an act. What does this mean?
Speech that is an act. What does this mean? A speech act is defined as a verbal expression by an individual that both presents information…
Continuous Feedback in Lieu of a Performance Review
The annual performance review is often the most hated interaction to have between leaders and employees annually. It can be a review process that is…
Are you providing what young professionals value?
Are you listening to young professionals and to what they value? Over the past weeks and months, I have had the privilege of speaking with…
On Diversity Part II: No Quotas, Just Remove Bias
With so many organizations committed to creating diverse and inclusive cultures, it’s no wonder that some have missed the mark on their diversity imperatives. I…
On Diversity Part I: Defining It For Your Organization
The year 2020 truly shed light on social injustice here in the U.S. It also highlighted that many organizations, regardless of the industry, have responded…
Archimedes’ Principle – Of Learning
“You can’t know what you don’t know. You can’t know about things you have yet to discover.” – Jonathan Raymond. Catalyzing people involves the ability…
Kohl’s CEO on Emerging from the Pandemic
The largest department store in the USA is Kohl’s. Founded in 1962, the chain has more than 1,100 stores and 85,000 employees. The company was…
Four Distinct Ways To Deliver Consulting Services
There are different ways to deliver consulting work or to deliver value as a service. Some of those ways could look like any one of…
Where Doctors and Healthcare Fail Patients
Many know a simple form of Ockham’s razor, that being that the simplest explanation is usually the right one. Otherwise known as the law of…
Honoring Women in Business: Meet Mary Ellen Pleasant, 19th Century Millionaire & Civil Rights Activist
As we reflect on the contributions of women in history this month, I am reminded of Mary Ellen Pleasant, a self-made millionaire in the 19th…