In 2022, more than 15 million were laid off in the United States. In 2023, tech companies continued to significantly lay off staff. It is very likely you’ve seen a post from a friend on LinkedIn about having been laid off or you yourself were impacted. It can be scary…

Two months ago to the date, I wrote a case about HBS and their record on race and gender. I timed the case to launch as the academic year began (Aug 25th was the first day of first-year classes). The strategic plan, framework and marketing plan were developed using HBS…

On July 31st, Beyonce released “Black is King” on Disney+. A project that gathered a diverse group of actors, directors and creatives to reimagine the story of “Lion King.” “My hope is that it shifts the global perception of the word black, which has always meant inspiration, love, strength and…

Number of crowd-sourced solutions / actions as of June 4, 2020 @ 10:30pm: 45. If you are here, you are interested in learning more or contributing solutions focused on undoing the structural racism in response to the recent murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd in 2020. Police brutality is an outcome of a system — one that sees racial disparity in policing…

Full list of 45 ideas now located here. If you are here, you are interested in learning more or contributing solutions focused on undoing the structural racism in response to the recent murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd in 2020. …

CISWTM is a semi-regular series of observations, best practices and frameworks focused on both excellence in delivering customer service and managing teams as a servant leader. The author has an MBA from Harvard Business School, focusing his studies on service operations, organizational behavior and leadership. He has worked at/with some…

CISWTM is a semi-regular series of observations, best practices and frameworks focused on both excellence in delivering customer service and managing teams as a servant leader. The author has an MBA from Harvard Business School, focusing his studies on service operations, organizational behavior and leadership. He has worked at/with some…

The excerpt below originally appeared on my Facebook Jan 16, 2017. Reposting for ease. By now you’ve probably seen many posts from your other friends about MLK’s legacy and less “well-known” stances. It’s also VERY important to understand how the day became a federal holiday — tl;dr: it was controversial…

For as long as I can remember, I have hated going to the barbershop. Every 10 days I was sitting in the barber’s chair, a function of how quickly my hair grows and expectations around black male aesthetics. Going to the barbershop was more than just a trip to sit…