Fresh Insight by Maisha Gray-Diggs We are seeing a rise in multigenerational living and in the growth of the sandwich generation: middle-aged adults who are both raising children and supporting aging parents. According to data released in 2022 by the Pew Research Center, “Americans in their 40s...
Busting Bias To achieve equity in the workplace, we must understand how our actions or inactions amplify or support the systemic dynamics already in place. by Robin Pedrelli Despite progress made over the last decade, we’ve yet to achieve gender equality in the workforce. According to the World...
What you should know about psychometric tests—and how they are being applied in the workplace By Kimberly Olson Skills and knowledge are key in the workplace. But personality traits—persistence, helpfulness, the ability to manage stress—also influence how well we fare in a role. To assess those traits,...
Ryan Specialty’s Michael Blackshear is a DEI leader who knows that relationships are as important as data By Ijeoma S. Nwatu [caption id="attachment_13553" align="alignleft" width="450"] Photo by Andrew Collings.[/caption] As a young Syracuse University graduate in upstate New York, Michael Blackshear decided to venture into the insurance world,...
Advocating and Preparing for Change [caption id="attachment_13603" align="alignleft" width="450"] Photo by Tammy Zurak www.zphotog.net.[/caption] A chance meeting led then–communications executive Lori Spicer Robertson to make a major career pivot. “I met a chief HR officer for a regional bank and he said, ‘You seem perfect for the...
As founder and CEO of biotech firm SiNON Nano Sciences, Afreen Allam aims to revolutionize treatment for neurological conditions By Anna Rappel [caption id="attachment_13551" align="alignleft" width="450"] Courtesy of Durham Magazine[/caption] When Afreen Allam and her sisters were kids, they loved using their imaginations to concoct potions in the...