Asian Americans: “Smart, Hardworking—and Lacking Leadership Skills?”
As America's fastest growing racial or ethnic group, Asian Americans are moving up the corporate agenda, yet this population is full of paradoxes. They're America's best-educated group, yet their rate of promotion into leadership roles is less than that of whites, African Americans or Latinos. Asian Americans are recruited in large numbers, yet they feel less belonging than any other group. Among Asian Americans, it's the youngest ones – who tend to be American-born with native English skills – who suffer the LEAST belonging.
Learning Objectives:
• The unique challenges facing your Asian American employees, and the brain science behind them.
• How well-intentioned HR policy results in further exclusion and inequity for Asians
• Evidence-backed strategies to activate inclusion and equity for your Asian American employees.
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Joy Chen

Joy Chen, CEO of the Multicultural Leadership Institute, is a trailblazer in global leadership development. A former Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles and executive recruiter with Heidrick & Struggles, she brings unique cultural insights to modern leaders.
Joy’s pivot to leadership development was serendipitous, fueled by her blog's viral success in China, establishing her as founder of global training organizations that have served millions. Joy's contributions to global cross-cultural leadership have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The Economist, CNN and Vogue China.
Join Joy to hone your ability to excel in a world rich with possibilities.
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