The start of a new year is not only a time to celebrate the possibilities ahead but also a chance to reflect on the year(s) past in order to set intentions towards meaningful action. So, inspired by the Ghanaian principle of Sankofa, meaning “go back and get it,” this reflection seeks to remind us that…
No. Not the kind of rain that had male R&B singers in the 90s dancing in the rain or on their knees begging for forgiveness in music videos. Though I wish it was, ‘cause man, those were the days. And now I sound like my parents. Yikes! But I digress. The kind of rain common…
“Those who stand for nothing, fall for anything” – Alexander Hamilton When S. Mitra Kalita said in her 2023 article in Time Magazine “We’re backsliding on this diversity thing.” I felt that. A great many of us did. Over the past few years especially, we have watched Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives become both…
Over the past few months, Black women’s workplace experiences have been amplified as a call to action. From loss of life to public smear campaigns, there are deeply visceral consequences to Black women being bullied, harassed, unwelcomed, or undervalued in the workplace. The Harvard Business Review describes elements of the psychological and emotional stress Black…
The racial reckoning of 2020 inspired many workplaces across America to take a look at how they treat Black employees. As we see widespread challenges to DEI efforts in many companies and institutions, such as the rising termination rates of DEI-related roles and the increase in reports on detrimental impacts of work environments on the…
In May, ADR Associate Consultant, Omari Keeles, and I, had the opportunity to present at the National Conference on Race & Ethnicity (NCORE) in New Orleans, LA. In our session titled “Authenticity for Black Professionals at Work,” we aimed to create a safe and empowering space for Black professionals to explore the importance of embracing…
It’s been hard to miss the TikTok buzz around the alliterative phenomenon of ‘Quiet Quitting’. There is a lot of talk about what quiet quitting is, why it’s coming to the forefront, and its causes and implications For us at ADR Consulting Group, ‘Quiet Quitting’ is about more than just job dissatisfaction. It is an issue…
If you aren’t mad, then you haven’t been paying attention. A bumper sticker, or a quippy slogan suggesting that if you are ok with the status quo, you don’t know half of what must be going on around you. Or, as Ijeoma Oluo argues in chapter after chapter of her well written and thoughtful book,…
Since the “Great Recession” of 2021, many people currently find themselves in new roles, with new colleagues and new supervisors. No matter where you are within an organization, you will likely need to develop skills related to giving and receiving feedback. Research over the years has continued to better inform the ways we think about…
As we move into April of 2022, and we take stock of what lasting changes the Covid-19 pandemic brought, you may have seen headlines about what economists are calling, “The Great Resignation.” The term was coined by an organizational psychologist, Anthony Klotz, who is also an associate professor at the Business School at Texas A&M…