Julie, Author at Diamond Leadership

Underdogs and Alpha Dogs

by Julie | Oct 7, 2017 | Articles, Change, Identity, Leadership, powerless

In his well-known book, Only the Paranoid Survive, Andy Grove, Silicon Valley pioneer and former CEO of Intel, recounts the story of the Pentium FDIV bug, an error in one of the earlier versions of the Intel Pentium processor. Intel was aware of the bug, but made the...

Shining a Light on Misuse of Power—Is It Enough?

by Julie | Oct 7, 2017 | Abuse of Power, Articles, Change, Leadership, Learning and Development

Earlier this year, following months of headline-generating incidents of alleged sexual harassment and gender discrimination, legal disputes, and public protests, Uber underwent a change in leadership. As new people, including former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder,...

The Shadow Side of Organizational Culture

by Julie | Jan 23, 2017 | Articles

Last year, Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins successfully defended itself against a discrimination lawsuit filed by former partner Ellen Pao, by embracing a defense rooted in “culture fit.” It’s open to discussion what “organizational fit” or...