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A Conversation with Canada’s “D&I Dude”

Experience to Lead

Professionally, Michael began his career in IDEA with KPMG Canada as the National Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – a role, he says, that he was fortunate to establish and hold for seven years. It stimulates a system of collaborative teams that are innovative and engaged.

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Someone = Us!

Mills Scofield

Perhaps innovators and entrepreneurs aren’t more risk-o-philic, they just define risk differently – not following one’s passion and purpose is a greater risk than financial or reputational security. Khalil is preparing for a 2012 Fall launch. We can all learn from their transformative innovations.

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The Coming of the Clairvoyant Computer

Leading Blog

For example, in the mid-1990s, Chase Bank witnessed a nine digit windfall predicting mortgage outcome. Obama was re-elected in 2012 with the help of voter prediction. The leading career-focused social network, LinkedIn, predicts your job skills. This could be worth an estimated $40 million annually to the company.

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Don't Leave a Legacy; Live One

Harvard Business Review

I thought about Aggie and Louise again last week, after many years, as we (at Encore.org) announced the winners of the 2012 Purpose Prize , five annual $100,000 awards to social innovators in the second half of life. One of the 2012 winners is Thomas Cox, 68, a lawyer from Maine, who spent his midlife career working for banks.

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U.S. Latinos Feel They Can’t Be Themselves at Work

Harvard Business Review

According to a new study published by the Center for Talent Innovation, Latinos at Work: Unleashing the Power of Culture , most Latinos in the U.S. CTI research on diversity and innovation found that 56% of employees say that leaders at their companies fail to see value in ideas for which they don’t personally see a need.

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Praise Entrepreneurs, Not Cubicle Capitalists

Harvard Business Review

adults involved in start-ups hit a record 13% in 2012 , the White House proclaimed that " entrepreneurs are the engine of our economy " [PDF]. Said one: "I can''t get a mortgage - the bank won''t even look at me." Career planning Entrepreneurship' "I could have joined Company Y in the early days. As the percentage of U.S.

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2013 Trends and The Power of Women

Women on Business

I had to step back and think about the themes in my own career and what I’ve been hearing this year from women all over the country. In 2012, according to the State of Women-Owned Businesses Report from American Express Open, there are more than 8.3 In 2012, over 50% of dentists are women, as are 47% of medical students.

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