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By Katherine Reynolds Lewis When Karenga Ross met Intel senior leaders at a conference of the National Society of Black Engineers two years ago, they invited her to throw her hat into the ring for opportunities at the company. The next day, she found herself facing a panel of interviewers that included two women who—like her—are African-American. “Wow, this is different,” Karenga r...

By Jeff Kauflin, Forbes Staff Many businesses acknowledge the importance of building a diverse team. But if employees of different backgrounds don’t feel like they belong, diversity doesn’t mean much. A new Deloitte study shows that, although 71% of organizations aspire to have inclusive cultures, only 12% meet that goal. “Inclusion is taking people with diverse backgrounds and sayin...