The Provocateurs: Episode 3 | Deborah Bial and The Power of a Posse

Deborah Bial: The power of a posse
The Posse Foundation identifies public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential and places them in supportive, multi-cultural teams. Since 1989, Posse’s partner colleges have awarded $1.6 billion in scholarships and more than 10,000 scholars have so far been selected. Posse scholars graduate at a rate of 90 percent.

Deborah Bial is the president and founder of Posse. In conversation with Deloitte’s Stacy Janiak and Stuart Crainer of Thinkers50, Debbie shares insights from her remarkable story of running with a powerful idea when aged just 23 and turning it into a Foundation which makes an enduring impact on peoples’ lives—and the world.

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Technology Is Not Neutral

Cook’s statement evokes historian Melvin Kranzberg’s famous first law of technology: “Technology is neither good nor bad; nor is it neutral .” As I’ve been interviewing folks in the emerging responsible and ethical

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How do you know when a business leads with technology?

Many pixels and toner cartridges have been burned in the discussion of the relationship between business and technology – or more appropriately IT. The terms and tone of these discussions reflect a deeply held belief that the two are somehow separate.  That view is silly but supported by many business and technology leaders.  So, what does it mean to lead a business with technology?

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Taming Your Inner Critic

Empathy is the ability to sense other people’s emotions and to imagine what they might be thinking or feeling, while compassion is when you relate to that person’s situation and are prepared to help . Both personal

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IT innovation

For instance, it can turn business processes into automated IT functions, develop applications that open new markets, or implement desktop virtualization to increase manageability and cut hardware costs.

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