Skip navigation

Electives instructor Jenny Vazquez-Newsum featured in Fortune

Electives instructor Jenny Vazquez-Newsum was featured in Fortune sharing tips for becoming a more inclusive leader.

"Electives in the news" at the top in black font and "Jenny Vazquez-Newsum" at the bottom in black font. The Fortune logo is between them. The background is a blue gradient."Electives in the news" at the top in black font and "Jenny Vazquez-Newsum" at the bottom in black font. The Fortune logo is between them. The background is a blue gradient.

Table of contents

Insights from Ellen Raim, Founder of People MatterWe focus more on solving than preventing People problems.

Electives instructor Jenny Vazquez-Newsum was featured in a Fortune video sharing tips for becoming a more inclusive leader. The video highlights Jenny’s expertise as she explains how our leadership views are shaped by the past. Jenny also offers advice on elevating diverse voices.

Jenny is a leadership facilitator and author with a long-time interest in leadership, which stems from serving as a 5th grade elementary school elected official. As a biracial Black/Latinx woman, Jenny calls her leadership journey bumpy, invigorating, challenging and a life's work. Jenny has worked with 500+ leaders across 200+ organizations, from established executives at large corporations to early career professionals beginning their leadership journeys.

Jenny teaches about dispelling imposter syndrome for Electives.

Learn live. Adapt faster.

Latest resources

Learn more about creating a culture of learning throughout our resources below.

12 mistakes companies make when asking managers to lead AI
Electives team
 
Apr 23, 2026

12 mistakes companies make when asking managers to lead AI

Most companies expect managers to lead AI adoption without setting them up to do it successfully. Here are 12 common mistakes (and what to do instead).
Innovation + productivity
Mental Health Awareness Month: A guide for people leaders
Electives team
 
Apr 22, 2026

Mental Health Awareness Month: A guide for people leaders

Here are seven ways you can celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month this May or throughout the year.
Culture + collaboration
Professional development is organizational readiness (not a perk)
Electives team
 
Apr 21, 2026

Professional development is organizational readiness (not a perk)

Professional development builds organizational readiness for AI, remote work and constant change. Treating it as a perk leaves your organization unprepared.
Learning best practices
Why your teams may not trust the leaders you already have
Electives team
 
Apr 15, 2026

Why your teams may not trust the leaders you already have

Leadership development programs keep running. Leaders complete the training, teams still don't trust them. The problem is behavior, not credentials.
Leadership + management
Mental Health Awareness Month: 5 ways to support employees
Electives team
 
Apr 14, 2026

Mental Health Awareness Month: 5 ways to support employees

Mental Health Awareness Month, celebrated throughout May, was established to raise awareness of those living with mental or behavioral health issues, help reduce the stigma around mental health and recognize the importance of mental wellness.
Culture + collaboration
Remote work exposed the capability gap you ignored
Electives team
 
Apr 9, 2026

Remote work exposed the capability gap you ignored

Remote work didn't break collaboration. It exposed that individual contributors lack professional capabilities for distributed, asynchronous environments.
Hybrid + remote work

View all posts

ENJOYABLE. EASY. EFFECTIVE.

Learning that works.

With live learning + AI simulations, Electives is a learning platform that makes it easy to design, execute and measure effectiveness.

Request a demo

Request a demo

Learn more

Learn more