Kumasi, Ghana In my opening post to this series, We Develop Leaders Too Late , I asked you to think back to your first leadership role: were you prepared, or did you have to learn once the stakes were high? How did that shape the leader you became — and how you want to lead others? I asked this because I know firsthand what it’s like to step into people leadership for the first time. I was motivated, eager, and ready to make an impact — but within a few weeks, it hit me: I la

La Roche Percée, Normandy, France As promised, here’s Article #1 in my 4-Part Series on Inclusion Across Cultures — setting the stage for what’s ahead. Alright, let’s dive right in! Why Culture Matters First Culture sits at the heart of everything we do, long before we even start talking about the actions leaders can take to be more inclusive. Many of the structures organizations rely on every day — performance metrics, participation criteria, feedback models — may look “neut