Category: Black Heritage

Stephanie Boone-Shaw Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton What do you consider your greatest strength, and how do you think it benefits your business? I listen. It’s a surprisingly tough skill for some leaders, but an important one if you want to fully, authentically connect with people and understand what motivates and drives them. It is difficult… Read the full article

Darryl Porter VP Talent Management & Development, Army & Air Force Exchange Service My Greatest Strength… my integrity and ability to make sound decisions. People can speak openly around me without fear of judgment. I Motivate Others… with encouragement, and by leading by example. The Greatest Issues Facing the African American Community today… the incarceration… Read the full article

Desiree Ralls-Morrison SVP, General Counsel, Secretary, Boehringer Ingelheim, USA What do you consider your greatest strength, and how do you think it benefits your business? I think one of my greatest strengths is that I realize that I have not gotten where I am in my career alone. I have benefitted, and continue to benefit,… Read the full article

Alicia Tundidor Business Development Manager, CACI What do you consider your greatest strength, and how do you think it benefits your business? My greatest strength is being what I like to call a “well-trained extrovert” despite my natural tendencies as an introvert. I developed this skill as a result of growing up in a military… Read the full article

Dawrance Constant President & Owner, Cricket Wireless–Constant Enterprises What do you consider your greatest strength, and how do you think it benefits your business? My greatest strength is my ability to stay focused on my goal and not get distracted by events that would otherwise derail me from achieving it. My train keeps moving forward… Read the full article

Valerie M Jensen Executive Director, Twin Cities Diversity in Practice What do you consider your greatest strength, and how do you think it benefits your business? I believe that my greatest strength is being able to move across cultures and to create synergies among seemingly different agendas. I have been able to work in very… Read the full article

Shawn A. Pride Principal | Financial Services–Asset Management, EY What do you consider your greatest strength, and how do you think it benefits your business? Focus and Determination. Along the way, I’ve faced many challenges but always stayed focused on the vision I had for myself and my career. When faced with challenges or realized… Read the full article

Vernon H. Stafford, Jr. EVP/Chief Audit Executive, First Horizon National Corporation What do you consider your greatest strength, and how do you think it benefits your business? The ability to read people and situations has served me well in my professional and personal life. As an auditor and former bank regulator, it is, and has… Read the full article

Dawn Elizabeth Siler-Nixon Diversity & Inclusion Partner, FordHarrison LLP What do you consider your greatest strength, and how do you think it benefits your business? My ability to communicate with people, and across differences. I believe open communication allows people to feel comfortable sharing their perceptions of the challenges the firm may face. The knowledge… Read the full article

Marvin Dozier Partner and Chief Internal Auditor, KPMG LLP What do you consider your greatest strength, and how do you think it benefits your business? I think my greatest strength is my ability to stay calm in any situation. In my current role as Chief Internal Auditor for KPMG, I deal with issues that are… Read the full article