It wasn’t until I lived in Paris that I realized I wasn’t brown. Or, a woman. I’ve lived in America most of my life, since I was 4.5 years old. There, …
On Leadership as Purpose Alignment: Q&A with the London School of Economics
Earlier this week, the London School of Economics and Political Science shared a Q&A that we worked on together about how to scale ideas through networks. While all of the …
Dear Nilofer, How Do I Keep Everyone Happy While Innovating?
Have question? Feel free to share in response to my bi-weekly newsletter. I'll pick one periodically to post here. From Sue M.: With innovation being such a hot topic, what …
I Give You Your Faults
The pink-haired, sweatshirt-wearing person who was sitting near the back started her question during the Q&A with… “I understand the value of being authentic”, but then paused to ask, “what …
In Harvard Business Review: To Change Someone’s Mind, Stop Talking and Listen
This post originally appeared in Harvard Business Review. Samar Minallah Khan, the feminist Pakistani anthropologist and filmmaker, was enraged. Local tribal leaders were trading little girls as compensation for their …
The Core of Onlyness
Having first introduced the idea of Onlyness in 2012, in the HBR-published book 11 Rules for Creating Value in the Social Era, I haven't talked about it much in a …
Why The Metric Matters
Around this time last year, my son was coming home with some really (!) disappointing grades. It was driving my husband and I a little crazy cause we knew he …
Belonging Precedes “Doing Stuff”
What Your Organization Needs to Increase Innovation Belonging is a seemingly little thing that shapes everything. We each need to belong. Having a sense of belonging is, in fact, a …
Why Leaders Must Find & Create Belonging
The Secret to Getting Your Ideas Heard & Impacting the World This post originally appeared on Medium. Why are some people able to make a difference, and other people give up …
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