How to pronounce “meloni” in English

I'm Melonie Parker, Google's Chief Diversity Officer at Google.

Thank you so much, Melonie.

Oh, Melonie, thank you so much for having me.

Hi, Melonie. I'm so glad to be with you all today.

So you certainly hit, Melonie, on the broad set of things that are coming at each of us every day in terms of the complexities that we're facing.

And I think as, Melonie, you were talking about, women running a million miles an hour and this idea that that time for reflection

So I have to say, Melonie, I love this concept as well.

from where you are today, Melonie, at the Darden School of Business.

And then once you've restored yourself, Melonie, you have to say, OK, what do I need to learn to get through this crisis?

So I'll jump in there, Melonie, just to bridge to your comment before your question.

Hey, everyone. My name is Melonie Parker, and I'm the Chief Diversity Officer here at Google.

Hi, everyone. I'm Melonie Parker, Google's chief diversity officer.

And when you're doing that inner work and that reflection and that time that you and-- Melonie, you and Janet are talking about,

And then with the insights from the thrivers-- each chapter, Melonie, as you know, we have thrivers' wisdom on top of the lists,

Yeah. We talk about teams, and Melonie, let me confess with you, I'm the sole academic on the team, like your daughter.

There's no point in us being a team, Melonie, if we're all going to go work in our separate cubicle.

I mean, in a world where-- especially our pandemic world, Melonie, where post-pandemic, we're really looking for the discretionary effort of by