On a perfect-weather Friday, at 9 in the morning, I joined a Teams call to discuss the week’s updates, the path forward, and reevaluate KPIs and actionable items. Instead, I found out that one supervisor had just had a nephew. Another one showed her new dog, someone else mentioned their upcoming wedding, and another, their […]
Imagine this: You’re a low-level employee at an IT firm. Suddenly, one day, you get an email saying that the organization selected you as the CEO of the multinational firm for one day. What would you do? Here’s another cherry to top it: You get an unlimited budget to implement and run one program of […]
In 2020, an academic study controversially claimed that having women on the board of directors won’t make much of an impact because board decisions don’t directly affect a firm’s bottom line. That statement sounds scandalous and absolutely untrue for D&I when you first read it. However, upon reflection, you realize that the details affecting the […]
During a discussion with a colleague on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion imperatives at organizations, he brought up an interesting point. He asked me to make a business case for adopting DEI initiatives. Obviously, I mentioned that it helps bottom lines and improves overall team productivity. However, as the discussion progressed and we couldn’t find enough […]