by Ken Mackell II | Sep 25, 2020
Stretch assignments, inclusion in committees and promotions were increasingly more difficult to land though I was consistently viewed as a ‘valued member’ of the team and the ‘go-to’ for tough assignments. As I looked around, I noticed that the few other African...
by Ken Mackell II | Sep 25, 2020
Coming out of the George Floyd murder, our senior leaders began conducting the ‘what can we do’ conversations, however demonstrated little to no interest to take an honest look at the positions and experiences of their African American employees internally. I’ve found...
by Ken Mackell II | Sep 25, 2020
I currently am the only Black person in my entire company and it is the most exhausting experience of my life. I have no real mentors or support systems, and have had to fight for every single promotion and am only rewarded when I fit a woman of color stereotype that...
by Ken Mackell II | Sep 25, 2020
I absolutely believed that earning my MBA from a top business school would completely change how people in corporate America would treat me. I couldn’t be more incorrect. I have found corporate America is a reflection of America’s culture. My educational...
by Ken Mackell II | Sep 25, 2020
During my first job, my boss made a comment about me looking like “Jenny from the block.” It wasn’t the first time a comment like this was made but it was the last one because I ended up moving to another company. Where I work today, I’m the only Latina in my...
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