4 characteristics of transformational leadership

Cecilia Chiang's legacy of championing Chinese food | 4 characteristics of transformational leadership | Diversity chief offers career advice Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( November 11, 2020 [WFF Leadership SmartBrief]( [WFF Leadership SmartBrief]( Advancing and Empowering Women Leaders [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] A Leader's Edge [] [Cecilia Chiang's legacy of championing Chinese food]( The late Cecilia Chiang served tea-smoked duck and Sichuan eggplant at her San Francisco Chinese restaurant in the early 1960s, giving many US diners their first taste of authentic Chinese food. Chiang, who died last month at the age of 100, also opened a restaurant in Beverly Hills, which was eventually taken over by her son, Philip Chiang, who helped created the P.F. Chang's restaurant chain. 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Full Story: [Gordon Tredgold]( (11/10) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Diversity chief offers career advice]( Singleton Beato, head of diversity at McCann advertising agency, talks about her career, the importance of mentors, how becoming a mom spurred her ambition and the best career advice she ever received. "If you are facing a tough challenge that scares you, and you're not sure if you can do it ... then take it on," Beato says. Full Story: [Adweek (tiered subscription model)]( (11/6) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Why every leader should learn how to tango]( Leadership is a lot like dancing because both involve reading body language, adapting quickly, recovering from mistakes and thinking on your feet, writes Megan Taylor Morrison. Tom Koerner, an attorney who also teaches dance, says leaders and dancers alike "have to consider how the audience perceives you and how to portray yourself as confident." 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Full Story: [SmartBrief/Food & Travel]( (11/11) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] - [How businesses are feeding the cravings of the comfort- and convenience-centric consumer]( SmartBrief/Food & Travel (11/9) [] - [Shifts in food shopping behaviors due to COVID-19]( SmartBrief/Food & Travel (11/4) [] - [Resilient restaurateurs press on with new eateries optimized for uncertain times]( SmartBrief/Food & Travel (11/2) [] Diversity and Inclusion [] [Food Lion among top companies for inclusion]( [Food Lion among top companies for inclusion]( (Food Lion) The National Business Inclusion Consortium's Best-of-the-Best list for 2020 includes CVS and the Ahold Delhaize USA banner Food Lion. The list recognizes corporations leading the way with a commitment to inclusion and diversity in their hiring and operations, and this year also included CPG companies General Mills, Johnson & Johnson, Kellogg, Sodexo and The Coca-Cola Company. Full Story: [Progressive Grocer]( (11/6) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Victoria Russell named Beam Suntory's chief diversity exec]( Beam Suntory has announced that its newly created position of chief diversity and inclusion officer will be filled by Victoria Russell, who will join in January and whose experience includes stints at Brown-Forman and Papa John's. "We are determined to build a workforce that looks more like our consumers, and we've set ambitious goals to accelerate the progress we're making," Beam Suntory CEO Albert Baladi said. Full Story: [The Spirits Business (U.K.)]( (11/10) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Wine pro brings more diverse audiences into the fold]( Wine professional Jirka Jireh, a caviste at Oakland, Calif.'s Ordinaire wine store, created wine education group Industry Sessions with New York sommelier James Sligh in hopes of reaching a more diverse demographic, and they offered their first free, virtual training in June to an audience of about 60 people. "I want to go to the wine fairs in France and see an ocean of people that look like me, as opposed to when I went in years past and only saw one or two other friends across the room," said Jireh. Full Story: [Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model)]( (11/4) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Women and Innovation in the Workforce [] [Chicago chef finds a silver lining amid pandemic]( After the pandemic forced Chicago chef Dominique Leach to close her two barbecue restaurants and catering business, she joined a local group providing meals for people in need and recently opened a new location of Lexington Betty Smoke House in a food hall inside of Chicago's historic former Cook County hospital. "The pandemic has given me the time to prove to myself that the sky is the limit," she said. Full Story: [The Business Journals (tiered subscription model)]( (11/5) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Ga. chef to serve up Port City Southern food at NYC pop-up]( New York's Intersect by Lexus will reopen in December with a pop-up featuring Savannah, Ga., chef Mashama Bailey, co-owner of The Grey. Bailey calls her eclectic take on Southern cooking "Port City Southern," and her menu for the pop-up will include Savannah red rice balls with lamb and green goddess, sweet potatoes with peanut butter, ginger and fenugreek, and smoked lamb with potato cake and kanni sauce. Full Story: [Robb Report]( (11/6) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] WFF News [] [Beat back imposter syndrome and enjoy your success]( Everyone feels a bit uncertain at times or fearful of how they'll measure up in a new role. But an ongoing sense that you aren't qualified for your job despite your expertise, that your success is a matter of luck, or that others will soon figure out you're faking it speaks to a deeper fear that can hold women (and plenty of men) back from the growth and advancement they deserve. When you learn how to recognize the damaging voice of Imposter Syndrome, you can see your skills with a healthy dose of reality. [Read more](. 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