Phoebe Eng
Phoebe Eng is a national lecturer, social change strategist and author of the critically acclaimed Warrior Lessons, her groundbreaking account of race, empowerment and leadership in a changing world. As a strategist, she has worked with a broad range of institutions, helping them understand the complexities of race, and create programs that enhance access, equity and opportunity for all.
On an international level, Eng has worked with the UN and Ford Foundation to present the UN World Conference Against Racism in September 2001.
An award-winning community and business leader, she has been featured in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, as well as several other media outlets, for her thoughts on leadership, empowerment and identity issues in a changing America. Early on in her career, Eng was the start-up publisher of A. magazine for Asian Americans. A corporate attorney by training, Eng received her J.D. from New York University School of Law.
In her lectures, Eng tackles head on the most difficult issues plaguing our society. With humor and heart, she empowers lecture audiences with her uplifting message of the individual’s ability to create social change.
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Walking the Talk of Diversity
As our institutions become more diverse, what are industry leaders doing to increase communications and opportunity among its members and markets? How can we develop a deeper understanding of the histories, cultures, and perspectives of others so that we create meaningful programs, walking the talk" of diversity?
Join award-winning author and strategist Eng as she describes the concept of "cultural fluency," the ability to understand, and be understood, across perceived boundaries and among many communities. She will demonstrate how the ability to be "fluent" will be critically important and valuable to leaders in a world where borders of all kinds are disappearing. She will show you how workplace and marketing practices, policy, program goals, and definitions of leadership change when we truly embrace "fluency" fundamentals.
Through inspiration, humor, and anecdotes of her experience working with some of the nation's most innovative companies, governments, and institutions, Eng will tell the success stories that show how each of us can be a change maker. This session will also help your institution explore its role in a wider international context -- she'll show you how in a global economy, "cultural fluency" can transform your team into a 21st century innovator.
The Fluent World: A Glimpse into the Future
Fluent Cities
Fluent Markets
Fluent Communities
Fluent Leadership
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