• C-suite barriers and opportunities

    C-suite barriers and opportunities

    (Formerly published May 1, 2024 to LinkedIn.) Women in the C-suite – calling all current C-suite folks There’s some good news this year about women in the C-suite. For the first time in history, in 2023 “11% of Fortune 500 company CEOs are women [up from 9.6% in 1995], along with 30% of Fortune 500

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  • Making decisions

    Making decisions

    (Formerly published April 4, 2024 to LinkedIn.) Removing personal emotions from the decision-making process is a good business strategy but yet… Good results rarely, if ever, come from business decisions made with emotions in the lead. I am hard-pressed to think of even one example. However, I can think of multiple examples in which emotions

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  • The disappearing college dream

    The disappearing college dream

    (Formerly published March 20, 2024 to LinkedIn.) College should be a safe place to explore ideas – period. Not everyone gets to go to college. The widely advertised college experience is something that many students only dream about. For those who do get there, however, it should be a wide-open context in which to explore

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  • Reflections

    Reflections

    (Formerly published March 5, 2024 to LinkedIn.) It is March and I cannot help but contemplate February for a few minutes.  I love seeing and hearing the positive contributions of black people throughout the month of February. It is important for all people to understand American history. I appreciate Black History Month’s original purpose of

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  • The alphabet soup of DEI

    The alphabet soup of DEI

    (Formerly published February 26, 2024 to LinkedIn.) Three years ago, sites like Indeed, Glassdoor, LinkedIn, Monster, and ZipRecruiter were littered with DEI job postings. Companies were making global statements on their commitment to DEI. Now, not so much. What happened? This question deserves serious contemplation. Many people hurried to put DEI expertise on resumes. Face

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