Oct 12, 2020 | Leadership
By Isabel Togoh JP Morgan Chase & Co, the nation’s biggest bank by assets, on Thursday pledged $30 billion over the next five years in its latest efforts to solve the racial wealth gap made worse by the Covid-19 crisis, and as banking institutions—in the midst of...
Sep 30, 2020 | Leadership
By Jose Ruiz Today’s workplace is much more diverse than twenty years ago. People from all kinds of background, including nationalities, ethnicities, and religions, can be found working together in an office. Besides, differences in education levels,...
Aug 24, 2020 | Leadership
By Nathan Bomey Gannett, the owner of USA TODAY and more than 260 local news operations, announced a broad initiative Thursday to make its workforce as diverse as the country by 2025 and to expand the number of journalists focused on covering issues related to race...
Aug 17, 2020 | Leadership
By Charles M. Blow Joe Biden’s selection of Kamala Harris, the daughter of a Jamaican father and a South Asian mother, both immigrants, is both historic and inspiring. Biden had an embarrassment of riches among his options. Any of the women among the top contenders,...
Jun 17, 2020 | Leadership
By Kim Fitzsimons Unless you’re working in a foreign country, cultural fluency, understanding how to effectively interact with those from different cultures and backgrounds might not seem like a critical job skill. But as the workplace becomes increasingly...