By: Dr. Lisa Marie Lee Image by Diva Plavalaguna from Pexels Reality: the world is in chaos. Between global instability, rising costs, layoffs, and the nonstop noise of uncertainty, many of us are simply trying to make it through the week. And while businesses scramble for innovation and growth, something essential is breaking, people . This isn’t just a crisis of burnout. It’s a crisis of belonging . And if we don’t face that, no strategy, no AI rollout, no policy deck wi

By Janis Hillard Workplace bullying doesn’t always look like shouting or public humiliation. Sometimes it’s subtle—the idea you shared being credited to someone else, the micro-corrections (and aggressions) that chip away at your confidence, or the quiet resistance when you take up space. For Black women and women of color, these experiences are far too common—and they often trace back to the same source: patriarchy, the ultimate bully. Patriarchy shows up at work as entitlem

By: Janis Hillard Common sense doesn’t always get the credit it deserves. In the workplace, we’re often told that success comes from advanced degrees, technical nonsense, or knowing how to play office politics. But for many Black and Brown folks, common sense has always been one of our sharpest tools—and one we don’t give ourselves enough credit for. Here’s the truth: common sense is strategy. It’s noticing what needs to be done before anyone else says it. It’s reading the