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Senior Vice President of IBM Systems and Technology Group and 2011 Black Enterprise Corporate Executive of the Year, Rodney Adkins (Photo by Rayon Richards)

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Rodney Adkins transformed IBM’s Systems and Technology Group into an $18 billion revenue generating machine

A few months before its centennial anniversary celebration, IBM faced one of its greatest challenges.…

By Derek T. Dingle

Posted: September 16, 2011 Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
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Preview B.E. Business Report: Raw Foodie Karyn Calabrese

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Karyn Calabrese, CEO 0f Karyn’s, a company specializing in raw foods and vegan meals, is…

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: July 21, 2011 Tags: , , , , , , ,
When I interviewed Renetta McCann in 2003 as Black Enterprise’s Corporate Executive of the Year, the now former CEO of Starcom MediaVest Group in Chicago was, at the time, the only Black woman to hold the chief executive seat at a major firm. When asked about influences in her career, one seemed strikingly odd--it was Don Corleone, the central character in the classic book and movie The Godfather. McCann said following his guidelines were instrumental in her climb to the top. Here are her five takeaways from the infamously celebrated mob boss that women can use in the workplace.

5 Ways to Keep It (Professionally) Gangsta at Work

Five professional lessons women can learn from The Godfather's mob boss Don Corleone

Five professional lessons women can learn from The Godfather’s mob boss Don Corleone

By Sonia Alleyne

Posted: March 7, 2011 Tags: , , , , ,