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Category Archives: Culture & Leadership

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Walking the Talk on Purpose (What Harish Manwani’s TEDtalk got Wrong)

February 11, 2014

The currency of the word, “Purpose” is at risk. If you haven’t already seen it, you’ll see it soon. “Purpose” is the new “authentic”. Or the “values-based leadership”. And I …

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To Agitate, or Not? That is the question.

February 5, 2014February 6, 2014

Were you struck when you heard that GM’s new CEO Mary Barra is only earning half of what her (male) successor made? She may have shattered the “glass ceiling” as …

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Let’s try emotional correctness

December 9, 2013

Sally Kohn has learned about hate the hard way — by being a target of it. But she’s learned something profound along the way of being a Fox News commentator …

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What it is to be Prey

December 9, 2013

To build a culture of inclusion — where everyone is welcome to contribute — we must understand what creates imbalance. In ourselves and in our communities. “To know a predator, …

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What Good is Play at Work?

November 21, 2013November 22, 2013

When Jill Vialet — a social entrepreneur and founder of Playworks – talks to me about play, I usually scoff. Not because I don’t believe in her mission – which …

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What Fortune’s Most Power Women Have to Say On Culture

October 23, 2013

Last week, Fortune held a “Most Powerful Women” MPW summit with about 400 people in attendance. Going to a conference like this is such a privilege because you get a …

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The One Thing VCs Could Do To Increase Returns

September 23, 2013September 27, 2013

If the person who can cure diabetes came to you for money, if you were a VC you’d likely turn that person away. And, an inventor who could reduce global …

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Is Bias Fixable?

September 23, 2013September 25, 2013

“As a brown woman, your chances of being seen and heard in the world are next to nothing,” he said. “For your ideas to be seen, they need to be …

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Can Mayer Save Yahoo and How?

August 1, 2013August 1, 2013

Today, BusinessWeek ran a front cover story on Marisa Mayer’s leadership of Yahoo, asking what seems like a 10-year old question, ‘can it be saved?’ Having grown up in Silicon …

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