The Importance of Mentors, a Conversation with Dr. Omera Khan
In today’s DIVE In blog Professor Omera Khan, Strategic Supply Chain Risk Expert, explores the topic of mentorship. Omera is an inspiring and visionary thought leader in supply chain risk management. She is also a highly-acclaimed speaker and a passionate educator, working as a professor…
Artificial Intelligence vs. Heart-ificial Empathy
One bright and sunny Saturday morning I joined my father, who was invited by the worker’s union of a public sector company in India, to be a guest speaker at an event for the New Year celebrations. My father is a retired scientist and continues…
5 Things You Need To Know About Chinese New Year
1. Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring Festival Chinese New Year (CNY) — also known as the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year — is the grandest festival in China, with a seven-day-long holiday. As the most colorful annual event, the more…
Sustainability and Equality are Parts of the Same Equation
In today’s DIVE In blog Nina Lund, Retail and CG Lead at Microsoft offers her words of wisdom, drawing from her own personal and professional experiences. Nina focuses on how sustainability and equality go hand in hand to achieve a diverse and supported workplace. She…
A Reflection on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., by a Proud African American Immigrant
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a powerful voice of social justice, spearheaded several non-violent upsurges of actions opposing racial segregation, discrimination, disenfranchisement and injustice. He fought for civil rights against the giant hands of racism and oppression. He not only talked the talk but at…
Accidental D&I
In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic required many of us who worked from an office to suddenly transition to a work-from-home environment. Not knowing when we would all meet again in person, I saw this as an opportunity to knit our global team together in…
DIVE Round-Up: 12 Lessons Blue Yonder Associates Taught Us in 2021
Each Wednesday, we share how Blue Yonder associates DIVE in — their personal stories of diversity, inclusion, value and equality. Throughout the year, each has offered meaningful takeaways that we can apply to our lives both at work and at home. As we reflect on…
Blue Yonder Associates Share What the Holiday Recharge Means to Them
Recharge means to “regain energy or spirit.” As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact us both personally and professionally, a regular recharge is much needed to fuel the human soul. That’s why in 2020, Blue Yonder introduced Recharge Days — a day where the whole…
The Power is in Your Hands
In today’s DIVE In blog, Dr. Lee-Anne Terblanche, Transformation Program Manager at Distell, shares her story along with how showing up and gearing up will bring the power back into your hands. It’s all about change – how change in our mindset and behavior will…
Honoring My Daughter on International Day of People with Disabilities
This post was co-authored by Maxine Tingley and Lorraine Moffatt. This is a story about Maxine’s daughter in honor of International Day of People with Disabilities. As the parent of a child with visible and invisible disabilities, I worry every day for my daughter’s future — that…