Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Companies everywhere are seeking to build a better experience for their people to foster loyalty, minimize turnover and drive better engagement. As part of these efforts, businesses are empowering individuals to be their true selves. With celebration of Pride Month drawing to a close, employers should consider how to better support members of the LGBTQ+ community in their workforce during a time of growing adversity for this group. According to Human Rights Campaign , more than 300 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced in 28 U.S. states this year. The organization describes that these bills as “dangerous and discriminatory” and are aimed at banning trans kids from playing sports or receiving life-saving health care. These bills come at a time of rising hate and violence against LGBTQ+ people, according to GLAAD, a U.S.-based organization advancing the rights and interests of the community. Growing rhetoric in … [Read more...] about Companies Need To Keep Advocating For LGBTQ+ Rights After Pride Month Ends
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The Forbes World’s Most Influential CMOs List: 2022
Conny Braams from Unilever; Dara Treseder from Peloton; Forbes CMO Hall of Famer Antonio Lucio; and Frank Cooper III from Visa. Illustration by Alexander Wells for Forbes. Recognizing the 50 Most Influential CMOs in the World By Seth Matlins , Managing Director, Forbes CMO Network Additional reporting by Diane Brady , Emmy Lucas , Olivia Peluso , Lauren Debter , Isabel Lord , Katherine Dunn T wo hundred years before it was first used as a verb, “influence” was a noun denoting the stars’ ability to affect human lives and destinies. Today, we consider “influence” less astrologically and more practically, focusing on the chief marketers who wield it to shape the character and destinies of the brands and businesses they help steward. The link between marketing and influence has always been inextricable. After all, a chief marketer’s job is about nothing more than it is the influencing of attitudes and behaviors in … [Read more...] about The Forbes World’s Most Influential CMOs List: 2022
[WHY] Koreans’ love-hate relationship with Samsung
The Taegeukgi, or Korean national flag, and the Samsung Electronics flag fly outside the company’s office in Seocho District, southern Seoul. [JOINT PRESS CORPS] Comments on a recent YouTube video featuring Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong conjure up thoughts of comment sections under popular K-pop music videos. With over 10,000 comments, many flocked to praise Lee for welcoming U.S. President Joe Biden during his visit to Korea in fluent English, calling the 54-year-old businessman the “pride of Korea” and “a true patriot.” But in another alley, called the civic group community, Lee, son of late Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee, is labelled an aggressor, disrupting the country’s order and legal system due to his history of violating the law. Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong shakes hands with U.S. President Joe Biden on May 20 at the company's chip plant in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi. [YONHAP] The contrasting views over just one person … [Read more...] about [WHY] Koreans’ love-hate relationship with Samsung