Fadia Nordtveit Of Collaborative ly: How I Am Redefining Success Now

An Interview With Ben Ari

Every single important decision I have made in my life, I heard from various people around me not to do them. As a fiercely independent woman of color, the advice I received was often unsolicited and unwanted.

Have you ever noticed how often we equate success with more? Whether that’s more products, more profits, more activities or more accomplishments, we buy into the belief that we have to do more to have more to be more. And that will sum up to success. And then along comes The Great Resignation. Where employees are signaling that the “more” that’s being offered — even more pay, more perks, and more PTO — isn’t summing up to success for them. We visited with leaders who are redefining what success means now. Their answers might surprise you.

As a part of this series I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Dr. Fadia Nordtveit.

Dr. Fadia Nordtveit’s industry and academic projects intersect with Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB). Fadia is the Founder of collaborative.ly, a consulting company that provides services based on a model of DEIB that she has…