The Power of Teaming Up with Bonita Stewart and Jackie Adams

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are more powerful if we work together despite our differences.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Leadership is about fostering equity and inclusion, not dominance and power at the expense of others. A leader can unify a diverse workforce into a single, powerful and thriving organization by practicing better leadership and becoming the team's force multiplier.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode of Fifth Dimensional Leadership, I interview Bonita Stewart and Jacqueline Adams, authors of</span> <strong><em>A Blessing: Women of Color Teaming Up to Lead, Empower and Thrive</em></strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. In our conversation, Bonita and Jackie talk about empowering people of color in the workforce and improving leadership through authenticity, innovation, and inclusion.</span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><strong>Bonita C. Stewart</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">joined Google in 2006. Her career spans three decades leading multi-billion dollar operations, accelerating the adoption of digital technology and driving business transformation for large corporations in the computer, automotive and technology fields. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Currently, Bonita is the Board Partner for Gradient Ventures, Google's venture fund focused on early-stage AI companies. Previously, she served as VP of Global Partnerships, overseeing the largest U.S. publishers across media/entertainment, news/publishing, mobile apps, search, and commerce. Widely hailed for her leadership, in 2014, Crain’s named her a Woman to Watch in Tech. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Jacqueline Adams</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">launched a second career as a communications strategist after more than two decades as an Emmy Award-winning CBS News correspondent and was the first female African American White House Correspondent for the network. Through her boutique consulting firm, J Adams: Strategic Commu