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What authentic leadership looks like in a world of style and glamour — Forbes

“Authentic leadership, to me, means being your own true self and realizing that we are all human and need to respect each other at all times,” writes Div Manickam.

Here is the link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescommunicationscouncil/2020/07/08/what-authentic-leadership-looks-like-in-a-world-of-style-and-glamour/#63b7bab5b90a

Incidentally, Div was my manager at Boomi, a Dell Technologies business. She is hands down the best manager have had; and have been fortunate to report to some really brilliant and kind people.

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Mexico City-based Worky, a provider of HR and payroll software solutions for Mexican companies, has closed a $6 million Series A financing round.

Amazon announces $1.31B investment in France

Amazon has announced a new investment of about $1.31 billion (€1.2 billion) in France, which the company says will lead to the creation of over 3,000 permanent jobs in the country.

Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky to step down — CNBC

Adam Selipsky, CEO of Amazon’s cloud computing business, will step down from his role next month. Matt Garman, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Amazon Web Services, will succeed Mr. Selipsky after he exits the company June 3, writes Annie Palmer. 

Palo Alto Networks, Accenture expand alliance to offer generative AI services

Palo Alto Networks and Accenture have announced the expansion of their strategic alliance to provide new offerings that combine Palo Alto Networks' Precision AI technology with Accenture's secure generative AI services.