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What Companies Really Want in a C-Suite Leader

Nobody could have predicted today’s C-suite leaders would need to know how to navigate artificial intelligence, let alone a pandemic, a volatile economy and global unrest. Given the unpredictable nature of the future unknowns, hiring teams have a unique challenge and an opportunity—finding leaders with timeless strengths. Laura Gassner Otting

The Five Hour Club: Redefining Flexibility for Working Parents

Any parent who has taken extended time off work to raise their kids knows that trying to return to the workforce is a daunting task. Applications are met with questions about gaps on their resume—and if parents aren’t overlooked or rejected and do eventually get hired, the logistical nightmare of

Why one Black man went from skepticism to supporting Kamala Harris

When you say the word “prosecutor” to Khari Noerdlinger, painful memories come to mind. At 19, Noerdlinger was attacked by three men armed with weapons. When he fought back in self-defense, fatally wounding one of the attackers with a knife, a New Jersey prosecutor charged him with manslaughter. Noerdlinger and his

Elaine Welteroth is in her ‘redemption pregnancy’ era

Elaine Welteroth is in the midst of what she’s dubbed a “redemption pregnancy.” As she embarks on her second pregnancy with her husband, musician Jonathan Singletary, she has the experience and the expert support of a proper health team. “The first one was so challenging, and this one, I’ve felt

The diabolical nature of 1-ply toilet paper

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I am not highbrow or high falutin’ — uppity, if you will — about many things. I eat at chain restaurants; I even eat at Taco Bell. I buy

What Companies Really Want in a C-Suite Leader

Nobody could have predicted today’s C-suite leaders would need to know how to navigate artificial intelligence, let alone a pandemic, a volatile economy and global unrest. Given the unpredictable nature of the future unknowns, hiring teams have a unique challenge and an opportunity—finding leaders with timeless strengths. Laura Gassner Otting

The Five Hour Club: Redefining Flexibility for Working Parents

Any parent who has taken extended time off work to raise their kids knows that trying to return to the workforce is a daunting task. Applications are met with questions about gaps on their resume—and if parents aren’t overlooked or rejected and do eventually get hired, the logistical nightmare of

Why one Black man went from skepticism to supporting Kamala Harris

When you say the word “prosecutor” to Khari Noerdlinger, painful memories come to mind. At 19, Noerdlinger was attacked by three men armed with weapons. When he fought back in self-defense, fatally wounding one of the attackers with a knife, a New Jersey prosecutor charged him with manslaughter. Noerdlinger and his

Elaine Welteroth is in her ‘redemption pregnancy’ era

Elaine Welteroth is in the midst of what she’s dubbed a “redemption pregnancy.” As she embarks on her second pregnancy with her husband, musician Jonathan Singletary, she has the experience and the expert support of a proper health team. “The first one was so challenging, and this one, I’ve felt

The diabolical nature of 1-ply toilet paper

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I am not highbrow or high falutin’ — uppity, if you will — about many things. I eat at chain restaurants; I even eat at Taco Bell. I buy