Encouragement is such a powerful word and when it’s done properly it can help someone overcome many obstacles. It is often something that I adapt to my everyday life to help myself and others achieve their goals and dreams. So, I wanted to take this time to take a deeper look at its meaning to see how you can use it to help yourself.
Read MoreMay 2020 marks a year since George Floyd’s death and it is also National Mental Health Month. It’s time to talk about mental health in the Black community, and it’s a conversation that we have to keep having. It’s too important to ignore. Here are some statistics:
Read More“You need friends who mention your name in a room full of opportunities.” This expression, frequently seen in memes, speaks to the value of sponsorship. It goes beyond mentorship, which is frequently offered to women in the workplace. Mentorship is a great opportunity, but for Black women to advance there needs to be access to what White colleagues and men have had access to for so long - sponsorship.
Read MoreOn the heels of the exciting news that two fortune 500 companies are now headed up by Black women, it is time to celebrate. As we recognize this achievement, it is important not to lose sight that two Black women Fortune 500 CEOs is not nearly enough.
This year Rosalind Brewer was named CEO of Walgreens, then Thasunda Brown Duckett became CEO of TIAA. Before them only Ursula Burns of Xerox had been a Black woman CEO. Three Black women in 66 years is not enough.
Read MoreTrauma in the workplace and how it’s addressed (or not!) presents so many challenges for organizational leadership and the people within the organization. Between microaggressions, not feeling heard, not having different experiences validated and the cumulative impacts of a lack of respect, it can be exhausting to deal with the day to day realities of being Black at work.
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