Fluent Leader Profile: Erby L. Foster Jr.—The Fluent “Agent” and Champion

The power of diversity shines in a culture of inclusion, where differences are valued and encouraged. Common values are the foundation, but different perspectives and behaviors lead to new understanding, ideas, and growth.

—ERBY FOSTER

We’ve met many fluent leaders who are excellent mentors, coaches, and sponsors, skilled at advancing the company’s objectives in part by bringing their people along. But Erby Foster, director of diversity and inclusion at the Clorox Company, might be one of the best we’ve seen, flexing up, down, and across with incredible ease and a natural grace. His stated role is to advise senior management and the board of directors on the company’s ...

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