Asmirh Davis on the founding of Majority

P&G views workforce diversity as a "winning" strategy | Learn out-of-this-world leadership skills from astronauts | End pointless meetings by ... making them pointless Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( February 29, 2024 CONNECT WITH NEXTUP  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [X]( €‰€‰[Tik tok]( [NEW SmartBrief]( Gender equity news from NextUp, Advancing All Women in Business [SIGN UP]( â‹… [SHARE]( [] Top of the week [] [P&G views workforce diversity as a "winning" strategy]( [P&G views workforce diversity as a "winning" strategy]( (Vcg/Getty Images) Women make up half of Procter & Gamble's management team, a "disproportionate number of our consumers are women" and a female CEO will one day likely take the reins, says CEO and Chairman Jon Moeller. Promoting women and diversity in the company calls for a change from viewing the effort as a "social justice" initiative to more of a "winning" strategy "because it doesn't allow anyone to opt out," says Moeller. Full Story: [Reuters]( (2/23) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Today's leadership [] [Learn out-of-this-world leadership skills from astronauts]( [Learn out-of-this-world leadership skills from astronauts]( (Pixabay) Astronauts must be skilled in self-regulation to work well with others in confined spaces where stress can be high almost always, says psychologist Suzanne Bell, who leads the Behavioral Health and Performance Lab at NASA. Leaders should seek to develop astronaut traits such as emotional regulation, adaptability, teamwork, flexibility, a dedication to self-care and connection with social support systems, Bell notes. Full Story: [Psychology Today]( (2/21) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [End pointless meetings by ... making them pointless]( [End pointless meetings by ... making them pointless]( (Pixabay) Many meetings seem pointless, but convening meetings where that's the point -- to explore hunches and ideas with no set agenda or outcome -- can boost productivity and innovation, writes Lori Melichar, the senior director of the Pioneering Ideas for an Equitable Future team at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Melichar outlines how Slow Hunch Jams, trend-sensing sessions and just time to wonder about possibilities have paid off for their organization. Full Story: [Fast Company (tiered subscription model)]( (2/22) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [10 cultural shifts that will attract top talent]( [10 cultural shifts that will attract top talent]( (Pixabay) You can make your company one that great employees want to work for by creating a culture that encourages them to speak up, allows for mistakes and has leaders who value collaboration and ideas and embody stated values, writes Peggy Shell, the founder and CEO of Creative Alignments. "When you show up this way, you attract employees who naturally and authentically live similar values," Shell notes. Full Story: [Real Leaders]( (2/26) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Tech entrepreneurs aim to help women be healthier]( Female entrepreneurs are working to improve women's wellness and narrow gender-based care gaps by developing high-tech products. 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Davis notes, "When you do that, it's not just good for people like me, it's good for creativity and brands that harness creativity to transform their business." Full Story: [Ad Age (tiered subscription model)]( (2/26) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Elevating the voices of Black women leading nonprofits]( Toya Nash Randall, editor of "Portraits of Us: A Book of Essays Centering Black Women Leading Philanthropy," talks about lessons from the book for nonprofits, including recognizing how Black women in the charitable sector often feel isolated and marginalized. Randall explains how the process of curating the book brought Black female nonprofit leaders together, fostering a sense of community and empowerment. 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