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Leadership’s Biggest Perk—Giving Others a Boost

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But, in a demographically evolving workplace, the following statistics highlight deficiencies in the current process. To change that, we came up with a structure that allows for on-demand project work in blended, cross-functional teams. Seventy-one percent of executives choose mentees of their own gender or race. “My

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What Nonprofits Can Learn from New Orleans

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They’ve seen poverty and tragedy in their city, experienced natural disasters and man-made neglect. Everything is a blend of people, flavors, sights and sounds; all are welcome. I present three of them to you now. Lesson #1: NOLA does not whine. The people of New Orleans have had some tough times. I expected it to have taken its toll.