DEI

Donald Thompson: Belonging as a global leadership imperative

Posted by Jodi Leese Glusco | Jan 11, 2024

When diversity and inclusion are combined, the result is stronger real-world business outcomes.

New lawsuits target business funding, DEI efforts after affirmative action ruling

Posted by Jen McFarland | Aug 31, 2023

If these lawsuits follow other cases it will likely be 5 or more years before all decisions and appeals are finalized. In that time there remains the potential that government and corporate programs with similar aims will face more lawsuits and threats.

In the LimeLight: Durham consulting firm spells out diversity, equity, inclusion goals

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Mar 7, 2023

Clarkston Consulting has announced a wide-ranging set of 10-year diversity, equity, and inclusion goals. Developed in partnership with the Diversity Council and senior leaders in the firm, the goals set robust objectives around the core areas of the business including leadership, recruiting, employee engagement, marketing, and more.

Diversity & lost business: How not embracing change costs execs billions

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Mar 1, 2023

I’ve seen that many senior leaders simply haven’t thought enough about what not implementing culture transformation through a diversity lens means financially for their organizations. The result? Trillions in lost business opportunities.

Diverse founders & investors: Here’s first-hand advice on how to find backers

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Dec 7, 2022

At The Diversity Movement, we have gained a great deal of insight from our experiences with VCs over the last couple of years. While getting money is certainly difficult, it is not insurmountable. Here are some strategies and thoughts on overcoming barriers to success that other leaders may be able to implement on their journey.

Triangle startup The Diversity Movement lands investment from TiE Atlanta

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Dec 7, 2022

The Diversity Movement, a startup focusing on programs to help companies embrace diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, has secured a $125,000 investment – and more – from TiE Atlanta’s ACCESS program.

Language & leadership: Improve the way you talk – you will see immediate results

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Nov 30, 2022

CEOs and other C-suite leaders are human and bound to make occasional mistakes. Yes, potential missteps can be devastating. However, the upside is that putting the effort in to improve this skill has real value. Improve the way you talk to people and you will see immediate results.

How to manage – and win – in these chaotic, turbulent times of change

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Nov 23, 2022

All we have experienced in the last two years has changed the organizational landscape, but also revealed some deep-root challenges that continue to drive leadership in the 2020s. Understanding the three stages of transition in Managing Transitions helped me form a mental model so I could understand what stage I was in, where my team was and how I could support them.