What CEOs and managers should be doing for black employees
CNNMany black Americans carry with them generations of grief, fury and fear. “ not just ‘out there,’” wrote Erin Thomas, the head of diversity, inclusion and belonging at Upwork, in a Twitter thread titled “Dear Company Leaders.” “It’s hardwired into your organizational structures, team dynamics and individual employee experiences.” Reach out, but don’t make it about you As a manager, “you have a responsibility to check in with your black employees,” said Michael Kraus, a social psychologist and professor at the Yale School of Management. “Protect black employees’ time and ability to heal,” Thomas suggested. Give black employees as much opportunity as white ones Black professionals often face a “concrete ceiling” at work because employers underinvest in their development and often think they’re taking a “risk” when they hire or promote a black person, Ashby said. “If you don’t know your black talent, you don’t know your organization.” None of this can happen, though, without full buy-in from the corner office.
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