The Faces of Supplier Excellence
Black suppliers are scaling to meet the needs of large corporate customers with the aid of new business models, technology innovation, new market entry and other levers. The National Black Supplier Development Program is helping black founders position their companies for success, and in doing so is helping to close the economic equity gap.
Hey Procurement: Let Supplier Diversity Help with Sustainability, Not Compete with It
Corporations and their Procurement teams have historically set their Supplier Diversity and Sustainability goals up to compete with instead of reinforcing each other. Procurement organizations should instead be leveraging diverse suppliers to lead on sustainability as they would other strategic suppliers. Embracing principles of antiracism, equity and sustainable impact in Procurement’s supplier engagement capability will drive greater sustainability impact and avoid leaving diverse suppliers behind.
Delivering the Changeup
This week my friend Keith Hernandez and I got into it on his podcast The Changeup. We talked about advancing economic equity through talented tech founders and leaders, how I pivoted my career from driving change at Google to starting Glidelane, today’s DEI headwinds in the larger context of Civil Rights, and more.
Riding the DEI Roller Coaster
If you’ve practiced in diversity, equity, inclusion or any other blocks of the justice alphabet in your career, you have ridden the DEI Roller Coaster. In this post I share about my ride, and give you some tips on riding for safety and impact.
What to get your favorite Founder of Color this Holiday Season? New Customers.
In the spirit of the holiday season I discuss the Social Capital gap challenge faced by Founders of Color looking to grow revenue through new customers, and share 5 steps you can take extend your own social capital to your favorite founder to connect them to new business.
How Do You Make Supplier Diversity Antiracist? Eliminate Racist Practice and Policy
How Do You Make Supplier Diversity Antiracist? Eliminate Racist Practice and Policy. – Glidelane Blog by Chris Genteel.
Can You Say What Your Principles Are?
Can You Say What Your Principles Are? – Chris Genteel, Glidelane Blog