In a typical mentoring relationship, a senior employee offers wisdom to help a junior employee advance in their career. Reverse-mentoring turns that convention upside-down and is a beneficial practice of successful companies. In fact, 72% of the 2020 DiversityInc Top 50 companies report having reverse mentoring. These types of connections…
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Snap the Gap, Pilot Program for Girls Learning STEM, Thrives in California with Disney’s Help
At five years old, girls are just as confident as boys. By age six, that confidence starts to waver. By nine, the gap between girls and boys who are interested in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) becomes apparent. By 17, only 11% of girls are interested in STEM. This…
Queen Latifah’s ‘Queen Collective’ Gives Underrepresented Filmmakers the Spotlight
Musician and actor Queen Latifah is in her second year of leading the Queen Collective, a talent development initiative that seeks out and supports filmmakers who are women of color. This year, after reviewing dozens of film submissions, Latifah and her team handpicked the work of three aspiring filmmakers —…
Why Mentoring People Who are Different From You is Essential
“You have to have a good combination of people that you’re learning from and people that you’re teaching,” says Peter Tsahalis, TIAA’s Managing Director and Head of Mobile IT.
The Differences Between Mentoring and Sponsorship
Randy Cobb, Director, Diversity & Inclusion, Southern Company and Matthew Hanzlik, Program Manager, Diversity & Inclusion, Nielsen talk about the differences between mentoring and sponsoring and give insights into how their companies leverage each. 04:18 – 05:09: Southern Company Introduction 05:09 – 07:12: Career Development and Empowerment 07:12 – 09:43:…
Mentors, Sponsors Have a 'Significant Impact' on Rah Thomas' Career at Accenture
By Alana Winns and Christian Carew
Accenture’s Rah Thomas: ‘Bold Leadership is Really About Empowering People’
By Alana Winns and Christian Carew As a Managing Director at Accenture (No. 14 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list), Rahnold “Rah” Thomas’ primary focus is digital workplace transformation and infrastructure transformation to the cloud. The 37 year old is also the national co-lead for the African American employee…
EY's Nicole Felix: Diversity is About Strength Through Differences
Nicole Felix is an Assistant Director in the Americas Inclusiveness Center of Excellence at EY where she is responsible for maintaining an environment that respects and builds on the assets and talents of EY professionals. She was previously the Lead Diversity and MBA Recruiter for the West Region and has…
EY's Tony Jordan: 'Donating Time Can Make A Tremendous Difference'
Tony Jordan is a senior partner in the Boston office of EY where he specializes in forensic accounting investigations, issues surrounding Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and general business-related disputes. He has extensive litigation consulting, forensic accounting and auditing experience; is a certified public accountant; and has been providing financial…
EY's Innocent Shumba: 'We All Need Sponsors'
Innocent Shumba is an Assurance Partner in EY’s Technology Industry practice with over 14 years of experience serving private and publicly held high-technology companies, ranging from fast growing pre-IPO entities to large multinational firms. Shumba was awarded a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in accounting from Brigham Young University, and…