Like so many of us I am horrified by the devastation that plagues Haiti as a result of the earthquake on January 12, 2010. The images of the collapsed buildings and the bodies buried beneath the rubble are agonizing to see, but it is the faces of the men, women and children who survived the ...
What better time to take stock of one’s state of affairs than at the dawn of a new decade. As we enter 2010 I am reflective about the status of not only my own, but also acutely mindful of the status of the organizations (corporate, not-for-profit, and government) that drive so much of both the ...
Erika will be speaking at the NAWMBA (National Association of Women MBAs) 10th Annual Women in Leadership conference that will take place on Friday, February 12, 2010 on the Rice University campus at the Jones Graduate School of Business, Houston, Texas. This year’s conference theme is “Where to Next? Reinvent Your Career.” For more information, ...
In Chapter 7 of Exploring Positive Relationships at Work, edited by Jane E. Dutton and Belle Ragins, Martin N. Davidson and Erika Hayes James look at diversity among coworkers. The authors point out that building positive relationships across differences in organizations requires conflict as well as learning.
