By: Dr. Lisa Marie Lee Created with Gemini The market calls it a "cautious reset." Hiring is cooling and job hopping has slowed. Professionals are clinging to current roles because they are afraid to move. Do not let this calm fool you. This is not stability. It is a defensive posture. Defense is never neutral. It never impacts everyone evenly. It currently lands hardest on Black professionals while institutions hide behind vague language to avoid naming who is protected and

This month's article is a little late. A week ago, I said goodbye to my dog. Like many people who have loved a pet, I underestimated how deeply that loss would affect me. I thought I'd bounce back quickly and resume my work. Instead, I found myself moving through the days a little slower, finding it harder to concentrate, and realizing that grief has a way of showing up when you least expect it. Which got me thinking... There are some mornings when getting dressed for work fe

Dr. Jade Singleton launched the first global study on Black women's labor. The early data is already naming a cost that institutions have spent centuries refusing to calculate. By: Dr. Lisa Marie Lee The Global State of Black Women's Labor Survey The cost is not abstract. It shows up in wage gaps that compound annually. In unpaid labor that never appears on a payroll. In burnout rates that are quietly draining the most productive workforce on the planet. In businesses that g