If you’re breaking new ground as a minority, observes author and board director Shellye Archambeau, biases and preconceptions are going to be a part of a culture you’re entering. In some ways, she adds, it’s not unlike doing business in another country. To succeed, she finds, it’s important to figure out how you can adjust and flourish without sacrificing who you are.
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