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Thought Leaders

3 Keys to Success for Black Women Entrepreneurs

Even in the face of adversity, a resilient spirit, clear vision and unwavering commitment can make all the difference in achieving success and positively impacting the world.

Thought Leaders

3 Ways Women Founders Can Leverage Their Value on Women's Equality Day — and Beyond

Women founders lead in different ways than their male counterparts and data is showing how beneficial that is. This article covers three things for women entrepreneurs to keep in mind throughout their journey.

Thought Leaders

What Is Women's Equality Day? Here's What It Represents and Why It Matters

Women's Equality Day serves as a reminder of the ongoing struggle for gender equality and women's rights. It is crucial to address issues like caregiving leave, sexual harassment and gender biases to achieve true equality.

Leadership

3 Keys to Leading Teams During a Time of Divisive Opinions and Tension

If you can find ways to balance the differences and unions within your teams, you can discover that a business can be a beautiful example of diversity and an antidote to the echo chambers we find online.

Leadership

3 Ways Leaders Can Support Women Who Want to Enter a Career in Tech

The tech world hasn't always been welcoming to women, and we still have a decent amount of progress to make. As a leader, you can help change the trajectory for women in tech fields by employing these three strategies right away.

Diversity

Know a DEI Skeptic? Use These 3 Strategies to Engage Them

Not everyone is on board with diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. For those that are hoping it will fade away, it is time to engage them proactively before they disrupt the culture.

Growing a Business

How to Embrace People With Disabilities In Your Business: A Disability Advocate Explains

People with disabilities face several barriers to entering the workplace and frequently face discrimination and exclusion. To develop an institution of inclusivity, people with disabilities must be represented and embraced at every level.

Diversity

7 Common Myths You Might Believe About Allyship

While most people consider themselves to be good people, many struggle to effectively show up as allies. Allyship is about consistent, intentional actions over time rather than one-and-done, check-the-box activities.

Marketing

Where Anheuser-Busch Went Wrong and How We Can Do Better

Failed campaigns do more harm than good — not just for the company but also for the causes and people they only feign to support.

Science & Technology

Artificial Intelligence Can Be Racist, Sexist and Creepy. Here Are 5 Ways You Can Counter This In Your Enterprise.

Today's entrepreneurs and innovators are exploring ways to use artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance efficiency, productivity, and customer service, but is this technology truly an advancement or does it introduce new complications by amplifying existing cultural biases, like sexism and racism? 

Leadership

Why Addressing the Racial Wealth Gap is Good for Business

Employers and investors have a moral imperative to make closing the racial wealth gap a focal point of their business model. There is a tremendous opportunity to hire workers from disadvantaged communities and grow and sustain a strong workforce that helps grow all businesses.

Growth Strategies

Here's How Gender-Balanced Organizations Can Drive Success In The Middle East's Business Landscape

As a growing number of women and female leaders progress in the workforce, regional businesses can enjoy inclusive economies of scale by adapting to a gender-balanced business model.

Collaboration

Dealing With Workplace Intimidation? Here's How to Take Back Control of Your Work Relationships

Intimidation in the workplace happens far too often among colleagues, management and employers. Having the courage to stand up to someone can be hard for some employees, so it's best to try some different ways to take back control of work relationships in a professional way.

Leadership

What Is the Difference Between Equality and Equity? Here's What You Need to Know.

Many people get overwhelmed with diversity language. Just two letters in the difference between equality and equity spell out two very different approaches — here's how you can understand how they're different.

Diversity

To Be a Real Ally, You Need to Support Black Employees Beyond Juneteenth. Here's How.

Rather than simply honoring Juneteenth as a holiday, organizations that take a more comprehensive and systemic approach demonstrate real allyship, because real change needs action year-round.