leadership-unlocked

Leadership Unlocked

To receive my newsletter right to your inbox, sign up here. What Do Black Executives Really Want? Recruiting and retaining Black talent is a priority for many organizations. Most are committed to and investing in diversity, equity, and inclusion. And yet, according to interviews and focus groups with Black executives working in a variety of blue-chip…

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A NEW STAY-SLIM SECRET? RESET YOUR GENES!

— Deborah Kesten, VIP Contributor at Thrive Global In 2003, researcher Robert Waterland, and Randy Jirtle, a professor of radiation oncology at Duke University, designed a landmark study1 on the emerging new field of epigenetics—which explores how lifestyle (diet, stress, physical activity, sleep, and so on) can reset your genes for wellness…or illness. Indeed, since then, many more studies have linked…

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The Money Trap

All parents yearn for their children to succeed in life. Mine were no exception.  When my mother was pregnant with me, she and my father were having a meal out at a Singapore hawker center when a French lady at a nearby table called out her son’s name—Louis.  My dad’s ears perked up. The French…