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When Your Heroes Let You Down
When someone we admire disappoints us, it’s tempting to reach for an extreme reaction. Either defend them at all costs or condemn them entirely. But growing older (and wiser) usually asks something harder of us than either response. It asks for discernment. This is not an argument against heroes or role models. Human beings need…
How To Expand Your Social Media Presence: What I’ve Learned After Two Years on LinkedIn
We’re on LinkedIn today for a number of reasons, all of which focus on career development and networking. As the leading social media platform for professional development, LinkedIn is an excellent resource for connecting with others and sharing perspectives that allow us to grow as employees and learn as employers.
Over the last two years, I’ve dedicated a significant amount of energy to grow my presence on social media, especially LinkedIn. My goal then is the same goal that I strive toward today – to become a trusted, reliable public voice in the Diversity & Inclusion and Learning & Development sphere.
When Mental Health Challenges Impact Work: How Managers and Co-Workers Can Help
Work is one of the main causes of mental health challenges — one in three workers have experienced mental health problems, with two-thirds of sufferers citing work as a contributing factor. Amidst all the stress we face in the workplace, mental health is perhaps the most difficult. Not only does mental health determine our emotional, psychological, and social well-being, it also has a significant influence on how we respond to stress in the workplace.
Complicating the issue even further, mental health is typically difficult to spot. Left unchecked, it can greatly alter workplace culture, impact careers, and affect businesses. In honor of Mental Health Month, I feel there is value in addressing what is oftentimes viewed as taboo to discuss at work and the role that managers and co-workers can play in providing support.
Whether You’re the Interviewer or Interviewee, Here’s How to Nail the Next Interview
The interview is the gateway to true professional development and diversity and inclusion. They lead to jobs, which allow young, minority professionals to blossom into tomorrow’s leaders. An interview is a professional’s first opportunity to grow. But for an interview to go well, both parties need to stay sharp. If either party slips up, the interview could end in disaster.
Negotiation Tactics and Gender Differences: Breaking the Glass Ceiling
Last year, we celebrated Fortune Magazine’s reveal of the highest-ever proportion of female CEOs among the country’s most valuable businesses when measured by total revenue. Despite progress, the sad fact remains that the actual proportion is still too small – only 6.4% of Fortune 500 companies are led by women.
There’s a similar trend occurring across the world in a number of organizations – large and small, for-profit and non-profit. In general, women are less visible and, in some instances, absent the further you climb the corporate ladder.
Black Panther and A Wrinkle In Time: Looking Back at Important Events Up to this Historic Moment
Black Panther’s release last month—during Black History Month, no less—was an immediate success, quickly raking in an estimated $200 million in its first weekend at the box office, placing itself among the most profitable Marvel movies of all time.
One of the greatest reasons for its success is its unapologetically black all-star cast. With Chadwick Boseman starring as the Black Panther, the entire lineup is flooded with black actors and actresses, not to mention black director Ryan Coogler. But the movie goes a step further: Set in the fictional country of Wakanda, Black Panther celebrates black culture, custom, and tradition, and features a wardrobe inspired by African garb.
Even more recently, A Wrinkle In Time generated a weekend debut of $33 million at the box office. This film is being celebrated for its diversity, especially with Ava DuVernay working as the first African-American woman to direct a major studio film.
Workplace Sexual Harassment: Where We’re Headed in 2018
Mere weeks ago, TIME Magazine announced its Person of the Year: The Silence Breakers—those brave women (and some men) who courageously spoke up about their experience with harassment of all forms in the workplace. This article featured the courageous stories of countless household names, such as Taylor Swift and Megyn Kelly, numerous blue-collar workers, and even Tarana Burke, the individual who started #MeToo—the movement that helped women throughout social media share their stories of sexual assault and harassment.