Last summer, Naomi Osaka pulled out of the French Open. A month later, Simone Biles exited the Tokyo Olympics. The reason? Mental health concerns. They perform on the greatest solo stage anyone has ever witnessed. All eyes locked on them, commentators critiquing every mistake or...
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Cheslie Kryst. Jas Waters. Lashun Massey. Brenda Rawls. Lauren Smith-Fields. We’ve got to talk about what’s happening to Black women. We are slipping away to suicide, questionable deaths, and unexplained disappearances. The tragedies we continue to witness reignite the mental health conversation. There is a collective discomfort...
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About 20 years ago I met my first career mentor. She drove a red MR-2, rocked fierce heels, and her pound cake would make you slap ya mama. She was my birthday twin, albeit 30 years my senior, and she introduced me the work of...
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I feel like I've fallen through a portal, like Alice in Wonderland tumbling down the Rabbit Hole. A member of the Oath Keepers was arrested was arrested in my sleepy little town just last week. Covid is morphing like the Terminator and 37% of Americans...
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Better Help. Therapy for Black Girls. Self-care. Mental wellness. After decades of peddling Weight Watchers, intermittent fasting, and kale chips, pundits and researchers now acknowledge our emotional health is important, too. Maybe it's an aftershock of the pandemic, the millions buried, or the rise in...
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I consume copious amounts of media related to the future of work and The Great Resignation. What the big brains who write for HBR, McKinsey, Fast Company and others have penned is no different than what I share with clients and friends. As 2022 opens,...
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As I ended 2021 and crossed into 2022, I reflected on my friends and our life journey. We were all at different places in this marathon called life. We likely didn't start the race together but joined up a third into the race, keeping pace, focused...
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Everything is negotiable, including your exit package. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, a salaried employee remains at an organization for an average of 4.1 years. Most people I know stay about 2 years then leap to another firm. They're looking for more money,...
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Every woman that finally figured out her worth, has picked up her suitcases of pride and boarded a flight to freedom, which landed in the valley of change. – Shannon L. Alder, Author. Not long ago, I interviewed for an executive level position. As a Diversity...
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Dear Pam, Is HR aware that employee morale has been on a steady decline for the past 12 months? Between the pandemic, furloughs, and layoffs, Black people (especially) are traumatized. We've been fed a near daily diet of Black men, women, and youths murdered in the...
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