Counting your blessings … even this year
If you really think about it, there was probably another time in your life when you were feeling that you were in the midst of the worst year ever. Somehow you made it through that year as you have this one. And that is the ultimate blessing.
What do people see in you?
The culture of an organization will develop whether it is guided intentionally or not and once it has formed it becomes very difficult to change. What is driving the culture of your company? Did it extend to a largely remote work environment?
Stop the violence. All the violence.
I support non-violent protests of police criminal negligence and racism. AND I support any and all efforts to end violence in our neighborhoods, including black on black crime. And many many many people do. Being the change you wish to see does not require you to choose only one cause!
“What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”
“What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” is the title now given to a speech by Frederick Douglass delivered on July 5, 1852, in Corinthian Hall, Rochester, New York, addressing the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society. Just sharing. Adam
For ALL Lives to Matter, BLACK LIVES MUST MATTER
When Black lives are systemically devalued by police, corporations, and society in general, the reality is a portion of “All” is being shown as not important to the rest of “All”. Black Lives do not seem to matter to many, and therefore the cry of Black Lives Matter must serve as a reminder to everyone that for All Lives to Matter, BLACK LIVES MUST MATTER.
#Leadership: Pick a Struggle. Pick a Side.
Staying in the middle of the road is not good for any players involved. Your leadership will be disappointed. Your peers will notice your lack of Engagement. And you will be unhappy. Pick a Side! This blog was coauthored with Apriel Biggs
Remembering 9/11/01 – Fifteen Years Later
I will never forget the tragedy. But I will also never forget the way we rallied together. On this 15th anniversary, I choose to remember it all. The horror and the light that emerged from the darkness.