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Lori Adams-Brown

Lori Adams-Brown is Director of Global Talent Development in a Silicon Valley tech company, a cross-cultural Talent Development expert with over 20 years of experience across 3 continents, and host and producer of the top 5% global A World of Difference podcast. As an advisor to Silicon Valley CEOs, she consults and speaks internationally on global leadership development. Her Key Leadership program has seen global growth in manager satisfaction and competence as well as enhancing EQ and CQ among tech managers across domains. She sits on the Silicon Valley Executive Board of How Women Lead where she leads change in supporting women to get on corporate boards. She also sits on the board of Justice Revival in Washington DC where she is working to pass the ERA. With her experience in international relief & development as a former nonprofit liaison with the UN in the Indonesian tsunami relief, Lori has led diverse global teams in multiple cultures and has lived in Singapore, Indonesia, Costa Rica, Venezuela, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Lori speak 6 languages, and enjoys reading, hiking and traveling.

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The leadership quality most executives overlook

Coming Out of Stealth Mode to Launch Something Exciting for Leaders! Launching a new assessment for leaders Hey Reader I wanted to let you in on something I've been building that I am launching out into the world today. WHAT I JUST BUILT FOR YOU After two decades of advising executives operating across cultures and complexity, I kept seeing the same gap. Leaders were smart, experienced, and well-intentioned. However, they were missing a specific set of capabilities that determine whether...

3 days ago • 2 min read

Hi Reader Have you ever worked somewhere that said all the right things about culture, and yet nothing actually moved? The values went up on the wall. The initiative launched. The workshop happened. Yet still, the day-to-day felt exactly the same? My guest this week on A World of Difference has spent more than two decades inside that gap. Carlee Wolfe is Associate Vice President of Leader Development and Organizational Effectiveness at Hyatt Hotels, and her perspective is shaped by global...

9 days ago • 1 min read
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Hi Reader, Six months, I was sitting at my desk trying to write a bio for a speaking engagement. I kept stopping because I couldn't figure out how to describe what I do without it sounding like a job description for a role I no longer had. That question "Who are you outside the title?" is one I've helped executives sit with for decades. Applying it to myself was completely different. So I did what I do when I need to reset. I drove to Santa Cruz, took my shoes off, and stood at the edge of...

3 months ago • 1 min read

Dear Reader, Because Women Deserve to Be Paid As someone who has spent a career advising Silicon Valley CEOs, developing global leadership programs for a $59B Fortune 200 tech company, sitting on nonprofit boards championing justice and inclusion, and working in a rapidly-changing environment of tsunami relief in Indonesia, I know the value I bring. I’ve led leadership summits across North America, China, Taiwan, and Europe. I’ve built programs that help executives grow their EQ and CQ, coach...

about 1 year ago • 3 min read
Authentic Leadership

Lori's Thoughts: The Increasing Need for Authentic Leadership 3 MIN READ Hi Friends, In a world that often feels chaotic and uncertain, I believe more than ever that authentic leadership is what we need to guide us forward. Leadership rooted in integrity, vulnerability, and connection can transform our workplaces, communities, and lives. This month, I've been reflecting deeply on this theme, and I'm excited to share some recent content that highlights the power and necessity of leading...

over 1 year ago • 1 min read