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The ROI on DEI Question
Have DEI investments actually made businesses better? 📊 I hear that question more and more, and I get it. Four years ago, the business world responded to George Floyd’s murder with positions, programs and promises. It’s fair and right to ask whether those investments have paid off. Whether those positions and programs have helped companies…
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Beast Mode and the Philly Special in a Probabilistic World
In the closing minute of the Super Bowl, Pete Carroll had a decision to make. Hand the ball off to Marshawn Lynch, the best short-yardage back in the league, or spring a surprise on the Patriots? He opted for the latter. Malcolm Butler picked off Russell Wilson’s quick slant, the Patriots hoisted the Lombardi trophy,…
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Drunken Hotel Ballroom Wisdom
ST LOUIS, December 1991 –A dozen co-workers and I rolled into a gala with the false bravado of a crew who really didn’t belong. I wore an ill-fitting suit and felt like a fish out of water, but I was emboldened by our pack. We would turn this into an adventure. Midway through a year…
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But What Is the Main Thing?
Every so often, you meet a person who exists on a different plane– someone who rises above day-to-day struggles and reminds you what really matters through both words and actions. Dr. Les Frankfurt was just such a person. I met Les in a conference room almost 25 years ago. Several of us were convening to…
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Time for a Noisy Summer
Throughout the 1950s, scientists demonstrated causal links between indiscriminate use of DDT (a pesticide) and negative environmental impacts. The chemical industry revved up its marketing engine, disputed this evidence, and persuaded regulators to do nothing. And then, in 1962, Rachel Carson published “Silent Spring,” changing the national conversation and catalyzing the modern environmental movement. A…
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Delivering Souls
The best pilots aren’t moving metal from point A to point B; they’re delivering souls. A friend of mine, Erik Benchoff, once used this analogy to describe the job of a leader. We (the organization) had entrusted Erik with forty-five souls, and he considered this a sacred duty. How cool is that? We’re wired to…
Andrew Hilger
Andrew Hilger writes and speaks about leadership, AI, the future of work, and digital transformation.
Andrew Hilger
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