This is the second installment of a real-time series about what it’s like to be raising a first-time venture fund as an African American fund manager. It’s meant to be a transparent description of the challenges and...
This is the first installment of a real-time series about what it’s like to be raising a first-time venture fund as an African American fund manager. It’s meant to be a transparent description of the challenges and...
“Leadership development” is a buzzword these days. From large corporations to startups, organizations of all sizes are realizing that developing the next generation of leaders is no longer a “nice-to-have.” It’s an imperative...
The engagement crisis is real. In fact, 70 percent of people are disengaged at work. For seventeen years, this number has remained relatively unchanged. And I’m NOT ok with this. That is why I’m at SHIFT. We know engagement...
The bears have stopped chasing us through the wilderness, yet we live in an environment that requires an ability to cope with a much higher level of stress. We’re taxing not only our physical muscles but also our emotional,...
A couple of years ago, my gut brain urged me to give back to the city of Baltimore. This was following the notorious incident when a Freddie Gray, had died in the hospital after being arrested by the police. The city wanted...
I channel my desire to make an impact by helping companies, organizations, and entrepreneurs integrate broader missions into their work culture. This desire comes from listening to my gut brain, which leads us toward working...
Using our head brains to innovate and our heart brains to inspire isn’t good enough for us to achieve different results if we aren’t also connected, behaving like a hive, with a collective consciousness. We can only do this...
It's essential to use your heart brain and, at work, to create a culture of continuous feedback. You want to acknowledge the humanity of your employees as a way of creating engagement. At SHIFT we enacted an exercise called...
