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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...

Harvard Business Review. Laura Sherbin & Ripa Rashid. Leaders have long recognized that a diverse workforce of women, people of color, and LGBT individuals confers a competitive edge in terms of selling products or services to diverse end users. Yet a stark gap persists between recognizing the leadership behaviors that unlock this capability and actually practicing them. Part o...

The San Diego Union Tribune. The start of a new year is the traditional time to take stock of our lives and resolve to better ourselves. We asked some local leaders to suggest resolutions for our community. Here are their responses. … Dwayne Crenshaw, CEO and co-founder of RISE San Diego  “Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance.”  —Vernā Myers,...

By Rachel Whalen Photo Courtesy of Nicole Agaronnik ’19. She walked into the classroom, prepared to take her exam, when she noticed the chair behind her desk was not conducive to her scoliosis. Sitting in a chair for long periods of time hurts her back, so she requested a different one. She kept her head down to avoid any unwanted attention, but her classmates began to comment.“I don...

Author Dixie Gloria Feldt, Huffington Post. “Victory is not final. Defeat is not fatal. It’s the courage to continue that counts.” This quote is misattributed to Winston Churchill. But whoever said it was right. Having been through many wins and losses, I can vouch for that. I offer it as balm if you are pained by the election results and as caution if you’re pleased with the outcome....