--- title: AboveBoard Blog | Candid Conversations description: Candid Conversations | An inclusive collection of discussions, member’s bios, thought leadership in DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion), and how to get most out of the platform. --- [![EXP-AboveBoard_logo_rev](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/EXP-AboveBoard_logo_rev.png)](https://www.aboveboard.com/) - [How it Works](https://www.aboveboard.com/how-it-works) - [For Executives](https://www.aboveboard.com/how-it-works) - [For Hiring Companies](https://www.aboveboard.com/partners) - [Hiring Companies](https://www.aboveboard.com/partners) - [About](https://www.aboveboard.com/about-us) - [Contact](https://www.aboveboard.com/contact) - [Login](http://platform.aboveboard.com/?_gl=1*1dsh2z7*_ga*MTc3MjQzODE3My4xNjIwMjQ4Nzky*_ga_RHHWL2TM2R*MTYyMDYzNTI1My44LjEuMTYyMDYzNTMzNi40NA..&_ga=2.130629578.479589033.1620580731-1772438173.1620248792) [JOIN TODAY](https://platform.aboveboard.com/signup) - [How it Works](https://www.aboveboard.com/how-it-works) - [For Executives](https://www.aboveboard.com/how-it-works) - [For Hiring Companies](https://www.aboveboard.com/partners) - [Hiring Companies](https://www.aboveboard.com/partners) - [About](https://www.aboveboard.com/about-us) - [Contact](https://www.aboveboard.com/contact) - [Login](http://platform.aboveboard.com/?_gl=1*1dsh2z7*_ga*MTc3MjQzODE3My4xNjIwMjQ4Nzky*_ga_RHHWL2TM2R*MTYyMDYzNTI1My44LjEuMTYyMDYzNTMzNi40NA..&_ga=2.130629578.479589033.1620580731-1772438173.1620248792) [JOIN TODAY](https://platform.aboveboard.com/signup) - [Blog Home](https://blog.aboveboard.com/) - [Resources](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/resources) - [Success Stories](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/success-stories) - [Notes from Lucinda](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/notes-from-lucinda) - [Candid Conversations](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/candid-conversations) #### Resources [See All](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/resources) [![](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/windows-YzLMmxDTrvI-unsplash.jpg)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/professional-development-for-remote-workers) [Resources](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/resources) ##### [Professional development strategies for remote workers](https://blog.aboveboard.com/professional-development-for-remote-workers) Working remotely can be a boon for work-life balance. But it also can be a drag on career growth. [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/professional-development-for-remote-workers) [![](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/disruptivo-iQ15DTx-63k-unsplash.jpg)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/generation-z-in-the-workplace) [Resources](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/resources) ##### [How Gen Z will change the workforce](https://blog.aboveboard.com/generation-z-in-the-workplace) Generation Z is the most diverse generation in our nation's history. [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/generation-z-in-the-workplace) [![](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/christina-wocintechchat-com-0Nfqp0WiJqc-unsplash.jpg)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/best-practices-employee-resources-groups) [Resources](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/resources) ##### [Best practices for employee resource groups](https://blog.aboveboard.com/best-practices-employee-resources-groups) As workplace DEI efforts continue to evolve, employee resource groups stand out as one of the top tools to drive.. 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Here's how we do remote.](https://blog.aboveboard.com/pick-a-lane-remote-or-in-office) As Jim Hightower said, “There's nothing in the middle of the road, but a yellow stripe and dead armadillos.” [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/pick-a-lane-remote-or-in-office) #### Candid Conversations [See All](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/candid-conversations) [![Image of Clayton Harris, a smiling Black man wearing a grey suit with a dark tie](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/Blog-Member-Spotlight_Clayton-Harris%20(1).png)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/faces-of-leadership-clayton-harris) [Candid Conversations](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/candid-conversations) ##### [Faces of Leadership: Clayton Harris](https://blog.aboveboard.com/faces-of-leadership-clayton-harris) Decades of leadership in the tech industry taught Clayton Harris that efficiency and progress come down to true.. [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/faces-of-leadership-clayton-harris) [![Two images of women—Amelia Hardy & Sara Clarke—in circles on a gradient green background. ](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/sara-clarke-amelia-hardy-aboveboard-lessons-in-leadership.png)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/lessons-in-leadership-amelia-hardy-sara-clarke) [Candid Conversations](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/candid-conversations) ##### [Lessons in Leadership: On safe spaces and cultivating potential](https://blog.aboveboard.com/lessons-in-leadership-amelia-hardy-sara-clarke) As part of our [Lessons in Leadership series](https://www.aboveboard.com/campaigns/lessons-in-leadership), we had a virtual sit down with a number of AboveBoard members who are.. [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/lessons-in-leadership-amelia-hardy-sara-clarke) [![An image of Shai Littlejohn, Director, Corporate Counsel Global Supply Chain at Starbucks.](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/FacesOfLeadership_Littlejohn_1080x630_v2.jpg)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/faces-of-leadership-shai-littlejohn) [Candid Conversations](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/candid-conversations) ##### [Faces of Leadership: Shai Littlejohn](https://blog.aboveboard.com/faces-of-leadership-shai-littlejohn) We kicked off our [Faces of Leadership](https://www.aboveboard.com/faces-of-leadership) series to bring the unique perspectives of today’s top executives to the center.. [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/faces-of-leadership-shai-littlejohn) [Blog Home](https://blog.aboveboard.com/) > Candid Conversations # Resources Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged. [![](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/windows-YzLMmxDTrvI-unsplash.jpg)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/professional-development-for-remote-workers) [Resources](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/resources) ##### [Professional development strategies for remote workers](https://blog.aboveboard.com/professional-development-for-remote-workers) Working remotely can be a boon for work-life balance. But it also can be a drag on career growth. [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/professional-development-for-remote-workers) [![](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/disruptivo-iQ15DTx-63k-unsplash.jpg)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/generation-z-in-the-workplace) [Resources](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/resources) ##### [How Gen Z will change the workforce](https://blog.aboveboard.com/generation-z-in-the-workplace) Generation Z is the most diverse generation in our nation's history. [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/generation-z-in-the-workplace) [![](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/christina-wocintechchat-com-0Nfqp0WiJqc-unsplash.jpg)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/best-practices-employee-resources-groups) [Resources](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/resources) ##### [Best practices for employee resource groups](https://blog.aboveboard.com/best-practices-employee-resources-groups) As workplace DEI efforts continue to evolve, employee resource groups stand out as one of the top tools to drive.. [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/best-practices-employee-resources-groups) [![](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/linkedin-sales-solutions-46bom4lObsA-unsplash.jpg)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/women-job-market) [Resources](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/resources) ##### [Data: Women at the forefront of job market recovery](https://blog.aboveboard.com/women-job-market) Three years ago, women were leaving the workforce in record numbers. Today, they're leading the post-pandemic job.. 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[Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/signs-for-career-change) [![Two men walk into the office together.](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/how-diverse-is-the-fortune-500_AboveBoard.jpg)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/fortune-500-diversity-2023) [Resources](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/resources) ##### [How diverse is the Fortune 500?](https://blog.aboveboard.com/fortune-500-diversity-2023) The number of women and Black CEOs in the Fortune 500 hit an all-time high in 2023. [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/fortune-500-diversity-2023) [![Two women looking at the screen of a MacBook laptop.](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/Businesses-after-affirmative-action_AboveBoard.jpg)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/diversity-after-affirmative-action) [Resources](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/resources) ##### [Affirmative action is over. Here's what businesses can do.](https://blog.aboveboard.com/diversity-after-affirmative-action) Affirmative action sought to expand opportunities for underrepresented people groups. Without it, we'll need additional.. [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/diversity-after-affirmative-action) [![A woman sitting a table by a corner window with a forest view. ](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/How-to-take-a-productive-workation_AboveBoard.jpg)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/how-to-take-a-productive-workation) [Resources](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/resources) ##### [How to take a productive workation](https://blog.aboveboard.com/how-to-take-a-productive-workation) Need to get away, but can't completely escape from work? It may be time for a workation. [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/how-to-take-a-productive-workation) # Candid Conversations Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged. [![Image of Clayton Harris, a smiling Black man wearing a grey suit with a dark tie](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/Blog-Member-Spotlight_Clayton-Harris%20(1).png)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/faces-of-leadership-clayton-harris) [Candid Conversations](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/candid-conversations) ##### [Faces of Leadership: Clayton Harris](https://blog.aboveboard.com/faces-of-leadership-clayton-harris) Decades of leadership in the tech industry taught Clayton Harris that efficiency and progress come down to true.. [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/faces-of-leadership-clayton-harris) [![Two images of women—Amelia Hardy & Sara Clarke—in circles on a gradient green background. ](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/sara-clarke-amelia-hardy-aboveboard-lessons-in-leadership.png)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/lessons-in-leadership-amelia-hardy-sara-clarke) [Candid Conversations](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/candid-conversations) ##### [Lessons in Leadership: On safe spaces and cultivating potential](https://blog.aboveboard.com/lessons-in-leadership-amelia-hardy-sara-clarke) As part of our [Lessons in Leadership series](https://www.aboveboard.com/campaigns/lessons-in-leadership), we had a virtual sit down with a number of AboveBoard members who are.. 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[Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/faces-of-leadership-shai-littlejohn) [![An image of Daneal Charney, Executive in Residence at MaRs Discovery District.](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/FacesOfLeadership_Charney_1080x630_v2.jpg)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/faces-of-leadership-daneal-charney) [Candid Conversations](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/candid-conversations) ##### [Faces of Leadership: Daneal Charney](https://blog.aboveboard.com/faces-of-leadership-daneal-charney) With [Faces of Leadership](https://www.aboveboard.com/faces-of-leadership), we’re highlighting the unique perspectives of today’s top leaders and executives. 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[Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/faces-of-leadership-linh-peters) [![](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/nesa-johnson-michelle-martinez-reyes-aboveboard-candid-conversation.png)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/a-candid-conversation-with-nesa-johnson-and-michelle-martinez-reyes) [Candid Conversations](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/candid-conversations) ##### [A Candid Conversation with Nesa Johnson and Michelle Martinez Reyes](https://blog.aboveboard.com/a-candid-conversation-with-nesa-johnson-and-michelle-martinez-reyes) Recent [data](https://www.fastcompany.com/90456329/this-is-where-there-are-the-most-hispanic-executives-and-its-not-where-you-think) highlights disparities that exist in the makeup of executive leadership.  [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/a-candid-conversation-with-nesa-johnson-and-michelle-martinez-reyes) [![AboveBoard Board of Directors](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/BoD_header_1200x630-101421.jpg)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/candid-conversations/aboveboard-board-directors) [Candid Conversations](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/candid-conversations) ##### [A Candid Conversation with our AboveBoard Board of Directors](https://blog.aboveboard.com/candid-conversations/aboveboard-board-directors) Here's what we know: Representation matters. [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/candid-conversations/aboveboard-board-directors) [![](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/9.png)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/qa-with-regina-jaslow-board-member-and-advisor) [Candid Conversations](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/candid-conversations) ##### [AboveBoard Q&A: Regina Jaslow, Co-Founder & CEO at Innocuous AI](https://blog.aboveboard.com/qa-with-regina-jaslow-board-member-and-advisor) Board Member and Advisor [Regina Jaslow](https://www.linkedin.com/in/reginajaslow/) describes herself as passionately curious.  [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/qa-with-regina-jaslow-board-member-and-advisor) [![](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/10.png)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/qa-with-tia-newcomer-board-member-and-cxo) [Candid Conversations](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/candid-conversations) ##### [AboveBoard Q&A: Tia Newcomer, CEO at CaringBridge](https://blog.aboveboard.com/qa-with-tia-newcomer-board-member-and-cxo) Board member and CXO [Tia Newcomer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tianewcomer/) has built a career around leading, building, and creating. [Read More](https://blog.aboveboard.com/qa-with-tia-newcomer-board-member-and-cxo) # Notes from Lucinda Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged. [![Photo of two women sitting at a table in front of a window.](https://blog.aboveboard.com/hubfs/christina-wocintechchat-com-LQ1t-8Ms5PY-unsplash-1.jpg)](https://blog.aboveboard.com/quiet-quitting-antidote-leadership-both-sides) [Notes from Lucinda](https://blog.aboveboard.com/tag/notes-from-lucinda) ##### [The Quiet Quitting Antidote: Leadership — on Both Sides](https://blog.aboveboard.com/quiet-quitting-antidote-leadership-both-sides) ###### “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds.. 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