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The contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders to modern society cannot be understated – on Stern’s roster alone, sit a glass ceiling-shattering health care pioneer, prolific authors whose strategies for elevating the talent pool are transforming organizations, and technology engineers who are designing our futures. This year’s theme for AANHPI Heritage Month…

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This International Women’s Day, we invite you to celebrate with us by amplifying the voices that are shaping our future in AI, leadership, resilience and geopolitics. This year’s theme, “Accelerate Action,” calls for bold moves and innovative thinking. Our roster of distinguished women speakers are at the forefront of their fields, ready to empower and…

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Elizabeth Dunn’s insights help boost employee happiness, reducing turnover and increasing productivity for long-term business success.

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Award-winning quantum technology pioneer Prineha Narang prepares businesses to lead in the next tech evolution: the quantum age.

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Meg Rithmire’s insights into China’s dynamic economy reveal the subtle ties between power, policy and profit in international trade.

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Barbara Wixom’s frameworks reveal how to be successful with data monetization, data liquidity and data democracy in an AI-powered world.

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Close out Q3 with these new releases that reposition the value of data, reframe relationships, and redefine success.

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Abigail Marsh’s research reveals how to cultivate a courageous company culture that raises psychological safety and increases collaboration.

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These fascinating women scientists, entrepreneurs and leaders are making huge strides in AI, robotics, health care and space technology.

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A disturbing trend started to emerge in 2022: more and more women leaders are leaving their companies, and the gap between the rate at which women and men were leaving is the largest it’s ever been. These results, derived from over 333 companies surveyed in McKinsey’s 2022 Women at Work study, reveal that even the…

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We all want to work in an office where people are polite, considerate and kind. But it is possible to be too nice, failing to disagree when it’s important to do so and never surfacing new ideas or innovations. “You can’t have a diverse, inclusive, productive team without some healthy fights,” says workplace dynamics expert Amy Gallo. “And…

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In a variety of just released and upcoming books, our clients are taking on topics as diverse as the organizational resilience that comes out of exceptional leadership, especially in crises, a timely update about Vladimir Putin’s geopolitical influence, and insights into just how consequential the process of picking a president is. Written by leading experts…

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How do leaders create workplace cultures that inspire true inclusiveness and make all employees feel like they belong? How can organizations turn everyday crises into opportunities? Simmons University President Lynn Perry Wooten, Ph.D., has built a career out of transforming these challenging questions into competitive advantages, showing that organizations don’t have to succumb to crises…