I had the great pleasure of interviewing Betty Thompson, former Chief People Officer at Booz Allen Hamilton and Chairwoman of the Board at SHRM, about her journey and insights on harnessing untapped talent. She emphasized the importance of skills over degrees, citing the rising cost of education and the need for diverse workforce strategies. Thompson highlighted the value of internal talent development, leveraging AI for skill identification, and creating pathways for non-traditional candidates....

Building and Supporting an Equitable Talent Pipeline

In case you missed my LIVE interview with the remarkable Kimberly Bryant (Founder and CEO of Black Girls Code), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared:  

• Understand what your core values are, and align yourself and all facets of life with folks that share those values.
• Being a good student will allow you to be exposed to opportunities.
• Women are valuable and worthy of exploring their pathways and dreams.
• Continue on the pathway of
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Developing Talent During Disruptive Times

In case you missed my LIVE interview with the phenomenal Lolita Amica (Director of Talent, Tubi), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared:

• Ask not just about business but get to know people, be very intentional and purposeful.
• Finding out what people really enjoy about the work, what they’ve done and where it is that they’d like to go.
• It’s important to invest in your people, but also monitoring and knowing how they’re doing.
• Is the lack of s
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I honor you/your team's desire to learn how to be world-class especially in moments that matter most to you.

I’d like to share something with you that many people do not know.

You are talented enough to be amazing at whatever is important to you. You see, it’s proven in science that it’s NOT talent that makes people great (Talent is Overrated, Geoff Colvin). It's your mindset and focused practi...