The LEAD360™ Think Tank is an action-oriented cohort of inclusive companies who are determined to increase the success of Black executives.
NOW IS THE TIME: A NEW DIRECTION
RACIAL AND ETHNIC REPRESENTATION IN FORTUNE 500 LEADERSHIP
White men account for 70% of corporate leadership roles despite representing only 31% of the workforce. This is the disparity between representation in the U.S. workforce and representation in executives of Fortune 500 companies, based on the data from 16 firms on the list that release full diversity numbers. – Fortune Magazine, 2017
ASIAN
10%
0%
-10%
WHITE
TWO OR MORE
NATIVE AMERICAN
HAWAIIAN
OR PACIFIC
ISLANDER
HISPANIC
BLACK
– Fortune Magazine, 2017
“Despite years of diversity programs and pious pledges by corporate America, the ranks of African American chief executives running an Fortune500 company remain maddeningly very slim.”
-Fortune Magazine
LEAD360 RESEARCH FINDINGS: BEYOND THE NUMBERS
Many Black corporate leaders see the current social unrest parallel to what they experience everyday; inside and outside the corporate arena.
Middle managers and new senior leaders feel less access to executive education opportunities.
Many commercial leaders lack faith in the sustainability of the current approach to diversity.
Black leaders feel isolated as they rise; Lacking access to unwritten rules and advancement opportunities.
CEO’s may seem blindsided regarding their caustic cultures do the diluting of facts by internal systems
OUR THINKING:
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Corporations are stronger
with the addition of Black Leaders in its
core thinking
We experience examples
of Black Executives making significant contributions to major corporations at all levels
We have the intellectual capital, collectively, to drive bold new interventions
that will change the current trajectory
2020-2024 THINK TANK INITIATIVES
DEVELOPING ACTION-BASED STRATEGIES
Create a talent hub that connects the most talented Black leaders with the most inclusive companies (actions, technologies, networks, etc.)
Establish pedagogies, developing platforms, and work people to bring forth the ultimate training experience for Black executive leaders.
Utilizing the platforms of innovation and critical thinking to develop disruptive and measurable strategies to increase the number of Black executive leader.
BUILD TALENT
COMMUNITY
RE-IMAGINE EXECUTIVE EDUCATION
CREATE 5-YEAR
ACTION PLAN
NOW IS THE TIME:
THE PATH TO POSITIVE TRAJECTORY
INITIATIVE ONE
INITIATIVE TWO
INITIATIVE THREE
YEAR ONE STRATEGIC PLAN
Executive Talent Communities
Virtual Host: Stanford
Corporate Sponsor: Genentech
Chair: Tamika James
Vice Chair: James Cheng
Executive Learning Experiences
Virtual Host: Georgetown
Corporate Liberty Mutual
Chair: Dr. Tiffany Dotson
Vice Chair: Nikki Lanier
Innovative Diversity
Virtual Host: Princeton/NYU
Corporate Sponsor: NYU
Chair: Dr. Lisa Coleman
Vice Chair: Camille Pierce
C-SUITE Encounter
Live: Georgetown
Corporate Sponsor: TBD
Chair: Dr. EW Walton
Moderator: Ed Gordon
LEAD360
on
Capital Hill
ORIENTATION
ORIENTATION
STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT (CONSULTANTS)
TEAM FOCUS GROUP
TEAM FOCUS GROUP
TEAM FOCUS GROUP
INDIVIDUAL STRAT PLAN COACHING (5 HOURS)
GEORGETOWN STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATION
THOUGHT LEADER DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS
THINK TANK PROCESS: NOW IS THE TIME
THINK STRATEGICALLY
Developing the strategies that focus on measurable results.
ACT
Try it.
LEARN
Evaluate the areas that work and quickly change those that do not show measurable progress.
THE BENEFITS OF DRIVING CHANGE
STRATEGIC
PLAN DEVELOPMENT
EXECUTIVE
EDUCATION
EXECUTIVE
COACHING SESSIONS
THOUGHT-LEADER
DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY
DIVERSITY
PUBLICATION
PLAN
STRATEGIC
PARTNERSHIPS
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