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DEI has evolved over the years, and I wanted to reach out about a new term being discussed and practiced — justice (aka DEIJ). Mary-Frances Winters, founder and CEO of The Winters Group Inc., a global DEI consultancy, focuses on this topic in her new book: Racial Justice at Work: Practical Solutions for Systemic Change . Justice is a newer concept in the corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion...

Regina Lawless helps high-achieving Black women find purpose beyond their paycheck in order to experience more bliss in their lives and sustainable success at work and at home. Before starting Bossy & Blissful, a community for Black women executives and business owners, Regina served as the head of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at Instagram (parent company Meta). Prior to Instagram, she se...

Amy Gallo is a contributing editor at Harvard Business Review. She is the author of the HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict and a cohost of HBR's Women at Work podcast. Her articles have been collected in dozens of books on emotional intelligence, giving and receiving feedback, time management, and leadership. As a sought-after speaker and facilitator, Gallo has helped thousands of leaders deal wit...

Maureen Dunne is a cognitive scientist, neurodiversity expert, global keynote speaker, board director, and business leader with over two decades of experience helping organizations build thriving cultures. She has served as a Senior Advisor to some of the world's top corporate brands, Fortune 500 companies, universities, venture capital funds, and government officials, including the LEGO Foundatio...

Scott Anthony is a multidisciplinary expert who is passionate about helping individuals and organizations develop the capacity to thrive in today's world of never-ending change. He has worked at Innosight, a growth strategy consultancy cofounded by Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen, since 2003. As a senior partner there, he has advised leadership teams at top global companies o...

From the cornfields of Iowa, Jane Boulware defied expectations to lead billion-dollar businesses and rise as a top Microsoft executive. By 52, she'd launched three major ventures, navigated the US's largest merger, and left a trail of influential leaders behind her. Passionate about empowering others to recognize their worth, Jane now dedicates herself to mentoring, board service, and cherishing o...

Malissa Clark is an associate professor of industrial and organizational psychology at the University of Georgia, where she leads the Healthy Work Lab. She is one of the world's leading scholars on workaholism, overwork, burnout, and employee well-being. In addition to serving as an expert consultant to many organizations on these issues, Clark and her work have been featured in outlets including...

Elaine Lin Hering is a facilitator, speaker, and writer. She works with organizations and individuals to build skills in communication, collaboration, and conflict management. In her career, Elaine has worked on six continents and with a wide range of corporate, government, and nonprofit clients. She has trained mental health professionals, political officials, religious communities, and leaders a...

Website: www. FireUpInnovation.com   Helene Cahen, MS, is an innovation strategist, trainer, facilitator, and speaker with over 20 years of experience helping companies navigate innovation challenges. She is the founder and principal consultant at Fire Up Innovation Consulting (previously Strategic Insights), where she guides Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and non-profits to understand i...

Website: https://herminiaibarra.com/ Thinkers50 profile: https://thinkers50.com/biographies/herminia-ibarra/ Herminia Ibarra is an authority on leadership and career transitions. She is the Charles Handy Professor of Organizational Behavior at London Business School and is ranked among the top management thinkers in the world by Thinkers50. She is a member of the World Economic Forum's Expert Netw...

KATE BRAVERY , an organizational psychologist, draws from her time living in China and the United Kingdom during the pandemic and working with global firms on their talent strategies. Leading on Mercer's Insight and Advisory agenda, she is close to workforce trends and emerging people practices around the world. During this period, she also partnered with the World Economic Forum to help CHROs inn...

Anna Papalia  is the author of  Interviewology: The New Science of Interviewing  and a career influencer with over 1.5 million followers across social media platforms.  She has consulted with Fortune 100 companies, taught at Temple University's Fox School of Business and coached over 10,000 clients to interview better. Her groundbreaking discovery of Interview Styles revolutionized the way we teac...

  www. YourFinestWork.com     Merideth Mehlberg  is CEO of Merideth Mehlberg Group.  An ICF-certified Master Coach, she helps executives look forward to Monday mornings. For almost twenty years, she has walked alongside senior and high-potential leaders to define their career priorities, measure the gap with their current opportunities, and close the space between the two. Clients grow their profe...

Arishma   Singh  is an award-winning top performer, a 'pocket rocket,' and a woman to watch, with over 20 years of corporate experience working with such major brands as Nielsen Media, American Express, Google Australia, Pivot Software, and Experian Australia, After numerous health setbacks, Singh's journey into mind-body solutions led her to EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques). A globally certifie...

Barbara Rosenblat: Actor. Audiobook Narrator. One of the most sought after voice artists worldwide, Barbara Rosenblat is London-born, New York City bred and carries performance credits from the US to the UK. From Broadway to London's West End. From network television to Netflix, Showtime, Marvel, and more! While acting in London's West End, Barbara began what was to become a long career in voice w...

Today more than ever, leading with humanity and empathy is mission-critical for any team or organization seeking to achieve its highest potential. Yet too many leaders blunt their impact by confining their ability to inspire, allowing it to stay locked up inside themselves. They remain trapped in the outdated myth that they must be superhero leaders - infallible, unflappable, and fearless - even t...

Book: Simply Put: Simply Put: Why Clear Messages Win - and How to Design Them     Ben Guttmann is a marketing and communications expert and author of Simply Put: Why Clear Messages Win — and How to Design Them. He's an experienced marketing executive and educator on a mission to get leaders to more effectively connect by simplifying their message. Ben is former co-founder and managing partner at D...

Buki Mosaku is Founder and CEO of London-based DiverseCity Think Tank, a workplace-bias and diversity-and-inclusion consultancy. He is one of the world's foremost bias-navigation experts. Mosaku has cracked the code for calling out unconscious workplace bias and stopping it in its tracks, which he details in his new book,  I Don't Understand: Navigating Unconscious Bias in the Workplace  (Business...

How Executive Mothers Navigate Work and Life with Joann S. Lublin   Website: www.joannlublin.com       Joann S. Lublin is a regular contributor to The Wall Street Journal following her award-winning career there. She shared its 2003 Pulitzer Prize, long covered management issues and initiated the Journal's coverage of career topics by launching an advice column in 1993.  Her career column ran unti...

LORI MAZAN  is a distinguished 25-year executive coach who has provided tens of thousands of coaching sessions to top leaders, from Fortune 100 CEOs to venture-backed startup executives. She's the co-founder, president, and chief coaching officer of  Sounding Board, Inc. , which offers a tech-driven, human-centric approach to leadership development. As the go-to leadership development firm for for...

Laurie Robinson Haden is the President and CEO of Corporate Counsel Women of Color (CCWC). In 2004, Laurie founded CCWC to advance women of color attorneys and foster diversity in the legal profession. She formerly worked for 18 years in multiple leadership roles at the CBS Corporation (now media and entertainment juggernaut Paramount+), including Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counse...

Sam Horn, CEO of the Intrigue Agency, is a three-time TEDx speaker and the author of 10 books - including Tongue Fu!, POP!, SOMEDAY is Not a Day in the Week - and her latest TALKING ON EGGSHELLS. Her work has been featured in NY Times, Fast Company, Forbes and taught to hundreds of organizations worldwide - including Intel, Accenture, Oracle and American Bankers Assn. She was Exec. Director of the...

  Jane Frankel  is a business author, lifelong educator, workforce consultant, and successful entrepreneur. Today, she serves as the managing principal of The Art of Performance LLC and as an adjunct professor in economics at Temple University. Her new book is  "The Intentional Mindset: Data, Decisions, and Your Destiny"  (Business Expert Press, August 2023).     Big Idea:  Why do some people cons...

Book - HOW WORK WORKS: The Subtle Science of Getting Ahead without Losing Yourself: https://www.michellepking.com/how-work-works/   Dr. Michelle P. King is a globally recognized expert on inequality and organizational culture. Based on over a decade's worth of research, Michelle believes that we need to learn how workplaces work, so we can make them work for everyone. She is the host of a popular...

Anne Morriss  is an entrepreneur, leadership coach, and founder of the Leadership Consortium, a first-of-its-kind leadership accelerator that works to help emerging leaders thrive. Her collaborators have ranged from early-stage tech founders to Fortune 50 executives to public-sector leaders building national competitiveness. Her recent  TED talk , which has had over one million views, focuses on t...