Category: PDJ
Through this letter, my hope is that for your second term, you and your administration will be challenged to practice what you’ve preached to us to move our country forward—and that we will be inspired to follow.
HEADQUARTERS: Davidson, North Carolina WEBSITE: www.ingersollrand.com BUSINESS: Diversified industrials REVENUES: $14 billion EMPLOYEES: 48,000 TITLE: Vice President, Global Engineering and Technology, Industrial Technologies EDUCATION: BS, University Polytechnique in West Africa; MS, Politecnico di Milano; MS, Renssalear Polytechnic Institute; MBA, Rennssalear Polytechnic Institute; Certificate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology WHAT I’M READING: The 5 Levels of Leadership,… Read the full article
A house divided cannot stand, a reality that makes your firm yet nuanced approach to leadership especially compelling.
HEADQUARTERS: Melbourne, Florida WEBSITE: www.harris.com BUSINESS: International communications and information technology REVENUES: $5.5 billion EMPLOYEES: 15,000 TITLE: Vice President, Human Resources, RF Communications Division EDUCATION: MBA, University of Rochester WHAT I’M READING: How Will You Measure Your Life?, by Clayton M. Christiansen INTERESTS: Singing, reading, community service, hanging with my family Are there any organizations… Read the full article
HEADQUARTERS: 35 offices worldwide WEBSITE: www.gtlaw.com BUSINESS: Law firm REVENUES: $1.243 billion EMPLOYEES: 1,699 TITLE: Managing Shareholder, Atlanta Office, National Coordinator for Local Branding and Development, and Chair of the Atlanta Litigation Practice EDUCATION: AB, Harvard University; JD, Northwestern University School of Law WHAT I’M READING: Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn: A Saga of Race… Read the full article
HEADQUARTERS: New York City WEBSITE: www.girlsinc.org BUSINESS: Nonprofit REVENUES: $8.8 million EMPLOYEES: 44 TITLE: Director of Research EDUCATION: BS, Murray State University; MA, University of Memphis; PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia WHAT I’M READING: The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho INTERESTS: Overseas travel and trying new cuisines What lessons have you learned from business relationships? I’ve learned… Read the full article
The need for culturally competent leaders will be ever more urgent as the workforce becomes more and more diverse on a number of different dimensions.
By Bill Proudman Many business leaders, especially white men, view diversity as a problem to solve or a set of strategies to implement. This approach overlooks the leaders’ personal role. White male leaders who effectively lead in this effort do more than implement strategies to fix the problem. They first expand their mindsets—how they think… Read the full article
HEADQUARTERS: Newark, New Jersey WEBSITE: www.gibbonslaw.com BUSINESS: Law firm REVENUES: $111 million EMPLOYEES: 395 TITLE: Director, Business & Commercial Litigation Department EDUCATION: BA, Old Dominion University; JD, Seton Hall University WHAT I’M READING: Nutrient Timing: The Future of Sports Nutrition, by John Ivy and Robert Portman INTERESTS: Girls’ softball; My daughter travels all over the… Read the full article
HEADQUARTERS: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania WEBSITE: www.highmark.com BUSINESS: Health insurance REVENUES: $14.8 billion EMPLOYEES: 20,000 TITLE: Director, Community Programs and Employee Volunteerism EDUCATION: BS, Eastern University; MS, Waynesburg University WHAT I’M READING: On Becoming Fearless…in Love, Work and Life, by Arianna Huffington INTERESTS: Reading, traveling, spending time with family, and most importantly writing my first book What… Read the full article
