Since the initial rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, beginning with healthcare workers and elders, I’ve heard this question a lot: Why aren’t Black employees getting the vaccine? The question should be: Why would Black people get the vaccine, given the oppressive medical practices Black people have endured historically?
Once you have employees, your business changes. Leadership isn’t defined by what you lead, but how you lead. Who do you put first at your business? Yourself? Your team? Your customers?
While many companies in the Greater Worcester area are still dealing with the acute impacts of the economic and social disruption of 2020, innovative companies can apply what they’ve learned to excel in 2021.
There are many reasons supervisors may deliver warnings to employees whose conduct negatively impacts business, such as customer complaints, repeat absenteeism or contributing to a toxic work environment.
The saying “Kill them with kindness,” is instruction to be nice to the people who mistreat you, in an effort to pacify them, stop the mistreatment, or endure it. In combating racism, kindness will never be enough.
Workplace bias might be overt (a comment such as, “You do such good work for a woman”) or less so, such as a team member surprised an older colleague is adept at technology.