Being In the “Virtual Room” Where it Happened

On January 13, 2021
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USA Today’s Women of the Century project launched in late summer, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women in the U.S. the right to vote. I’m grateful for the opportunity I had to to sit on a very diverse, multicultural nominating panel of women (and one man). Throughout the deliberations, there were at […]

On October 7, 2019
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Cultural competence drives higher sales, forges stronger partnerships with clients and suppliers, stokes greater engagement with employees, and most importantly sparks innovation. Why isn’t it enough just to hire a diverse workforce? Diversity without culturally adaptive leaders will struggle to create the work environment that allows innovation to thrive. Good intentions are simply not enough to […]

On July 14, 2017
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By Donna Fullerton and Jane Hyun America’s multi-billion-dollar cosmetics industry thrives on consumers’ thirst for novelty—the next new service, formulation, or product—delivered through targeted messaging, packaging and promotion. While the United States is home to the largest cosmetics market in the world, there is perhaps no nation that prioritizes innovations in beauty and skincare as […]

On June 7, 2016
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Recently, I came upon a riveting documentary called RED ARMY, which follows the lives of Soviet hockey players who were recruited to play for the National Hockey League. Now, hockey is an acquired pastime for me. I used to think it was all about the fights…but once my kids started playing the game, I began […]

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