If you’re a longtime sports fan like me, you’ve probably heard of Grant Hill. He was the guy who threw “the pass” to Christian Laettner that led to him hitting “the shot” that beat Kentucky in the Eastern Regional Final in 1992 that put Duke into the Final Four, which they eventually ended up winning. […]
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SAP Chief Strategy Officer Deepak Krishnamurthy said at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, “Imagine if we can work together and make inclusion a fact.” Additionally, Alexa Gorman, who is SVP, Head of SAP.iO Foundries Europe announced the creation of a dedicated accelerator program for women and diverse-led enterprises in Berlin, Germany. SAP Chief Strategy Officer
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Representation matters. That’s more than just a hypothesis; it’s the value proposition on which Karen Okonkwo and Joshua Kissi based their new business. Karen and Joshua met through a friend, connecting easily as entrepreneurs and first-generation African immigrants. At the time, Karen ran a blog — among other things — and often lamented about how stock
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My practice allows me to have several in-depth and candid conversations with leaders of various organizations spread over several industries. And while their operations, customers and demographics of skilled workforce may differ, there are two similar challenges they all face – Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) and Digital Transformation (DT). While they’ll agree that they’ve taken
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When I joined MailChimp’s Culture team last year, one of my first projects was developing and launching a mentorship program for our 800-plus employees. Our Culture team exists to make sure all MailChimp peeps have what they need to be their best selves at work and grow in their roles. This includes initiatives like
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I will never stop doing my part to make the tech industry more welcoming for women, especially in technical roles. With all of the intense discussion surrounding the subject of equality in the workplace, this is a great time to look at five easy steps you can take right now to make a change for women
Photo Credit: Fox Searchlight Pictures Frances McDormand won Best Actress for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” at the Oscars and told actresses to seek out an inclusion rider for their films. In Hollywood, actors and actresses can seek equality clauses or inclusion riders stipulated by big-name talent for their contracts. This allows bringing better inclusion
When Frances McDormand won the Oscar for Best Actress, she asked the audience to demand better ethnic and gender representation on their projects. Here’s why they should listen. When Frances McDormand won the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, she began her speech by admitting to the audience that she was
