May 6, 2013 - In This Issue:
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CHAIRMAN'S CORNER:
LEADING DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

 

Why are strategic relationships so critical in our work towards building more inclusive organizations? How can you build more of them, or deepen the ones you currently have?

 

My team and I are in Atlanta this week at The Linkage Institute for Leading Diversity & Inclusion, May 6-8, where I am honored to be a member of Linkage faculty. The Linkage Institute is a fully immersive D&I competency-based learning experience. During the week I am teaching six sessions on why strategic relationships are critical to getting things done, presenting the nuances and unique challenges, as well as huge opportunity, to building them in the diversity context. In my sessions, we'll discuss strategies for leaders to build and leverage relationships to effectively drive better business outcomes, getting to the heart of what we need to do to prepare businesses to drive organizational change. 

 

Want to follow along during the week? Stay tuned in to my Twitter feed @jenniferbrown and through our partners at @LinkageInc this week as we share insights and best practices from the conference!


 
We are so grateful to have you part of the JBC Network.

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MORE ABOUT THE LINKAGE INSTITUTE

Linkage Leading Diversity & Inclusion

 

My session on Strategic Relationship Building will help attendees become knowledgeable about internal and external relationships key to accomplishing D&I objectives. We'll discuss ways to collaborate with other functional teams, external partners, and community leaders. We are excited not only for the chance to develop these D&I competencies, but to take part in the workshops, best practice sharing sessions with top organizations, and learning teams that form at this conference and continue into a Year of Learning to support continued development following the institute.

 

To learn more see the brochure, which can be downloaded from the Institute's web portal here.

  

The Institute's keynote presentations will provide opportunities for deep personal growth and reflection. This year's keynote speakers include:

  • Derrick N. Ashong, Founder of Take Back the Mic and international lecturer.
  • Caroline Casey, Disabilities advocate.
  • Anand Giridharadas, Author, columnist, and international lecturer.
  • Charles Ogletree, Professor and author on race and law.
  • Todd Mohr, President of Aerotek� Inc.
Linkage's Business Impact Diversity and Inclusion Competency Model provides the framework necessary for linking D&I to core business functions and results, while positioning them as key drivers of agility, innovation, marketplace knowledge, problem-solving, and business success. 
 
ENTREPRENEUR EVENTS
DIVERSITY FOR FOUNDATIONS AND STARTUPS

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Jennifer recently hosted a popular keynote at the NGLCC national conference, talking to Ernst & Young Global Chairman & CEO, Jim Turley, about the LGBT Entreprenuership community. Many of you know that we are a diverse-owned company and Jennifer is proud to be a diverse entreprenuer. We always love supporting those of you who have entrepreneur and intrapreneur aspirations. Jennifer serves on the board of StartOut, an organization whose goal is to create great business leaders. Check out some of their recent award winners here. She recently hosted their sold out NYC speed networking event.

   

We also have another opportunity coming up for entrepreneurs, this time 

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ith Lean Impact. JBC and Lean Impact are partnering for the Lean Impact launch party! Lean Impact is a project applying Lean Startup principles to nonprofits and social enterprises, and they're bringing together innovative minds in nonprofits, social enterprises, foundations and startups. Come check out the launch party on Wednesday, May 8 at the Wix Co-Working Lounge. You can learn and register here: www.leanimpact.org/ny-launch  

 
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Relationships are everything. How many of your relationships are strategic? In this pre-recorded webinar, Jennifer Brown, Founder & CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting, discusses strategies for leaders to build and leverage relationships to effectively drive better business outcomes.

  

Click here to enjoy a recorded version of our recent webinar with Linkage, for free. Just fill out the registration form to have access to the recording.

 

  

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On the stage of the Palace of Fine Arts Theater in San Francisco, Jennifer Brown shared her own deeply personal story of how she found her own voice, sharing insights with some of the brightest thought leaders in business from a cross section of industries. "Companies should use all available capital, and that includes the insights and voices of diverse talent." 




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