The good news is that more often than not, pockets of expertise are right there within the organization: senior executives just need to open themselves up to reverse mentoring (perhaps even from someone half their age), and digital specialists need to be cognizant how their expertise is limited without a stronger business foundation.

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So this is something where I think the Congressional Black Caucus can play an important role, but it's also important that other organizations, like the National Black Mayors Association, Urban League, NAACP, all our organizations, have to be focused on how to make sure that out of this tragedy, the rebuilding process is one that leaves us stronger.

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