Portia Powell, the first African American woman to lead One Detroit Credit Union, shares her journey from Detroit girl to CEO.
Black Twitter was definitely on some, "Get somebody else to do it." energy.
"It's really about centering the visibility of survivors, that we are not victims, that we are survivors. That our voices will be heard and our stories will not be ignored, and our votes will be counted," said Me Too CEO Dani Ayers.
We don't have to "do it all," but we can do a lot of good one step at a time.
(Read Write Web) — Yesterday, I wrote about the things you can do to prepare your startup’s website pre-launch. But your online presence doesn’t solely exist on and shouldn’t solely rely on your company website. And it’s incredibly valuable that just as you work on it, that you work to develop an online presence for you, […]
(Inc) — 1.) Cash crunches happen from time to time, but if they are chronic at your company, then you may have to re-think the way you do business. Though cash-flow squeezes often seem mystifying, there are only a few explanations: Your gross margins may be too low, caused by discounted prices or out-of-control direct […]
African-American corporate leadership, based on more than credentials and experience.
(Inc.com) — We rarely have meetings. I hate them. They’re a huge waste of time, and they’re costly,” says Jason Fried, co-founder of 37 Signals, a collaboration-software company in Chicago. “They chop your day into small bits, so you have only 20 minutes of free time here or 45 minutes there. Creative people need unstructured […]
(NYTimes.com) — This interview with Debra L. Lee, chairwoman and chief executive of BET Networks,, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Q. What were some key leadership lessons for you? A. One occurred when I was appointed chief operating officer at BET. Before that, I was general counsel, and over time I had taken on more […]