Advice

If the existence of systemic racism was not evident to you before 2020, the killing of George Floyd by the police and the staggering disproportionate number of people of color dying from COVID-19 should leave no question. Acknowledge it. 

Growing up, my favorite basketball player was Allen Iverson. He was a rough and tough point guard whose skills and grit I idolized.

Whether concerning COVID-19 changes or reaction to racial issues after the death of George Floyd – a black man killed by a white Minneapolis police officer – company statements have been issued at a furious pace.

It’s a scenario straight out of a movie: An oldest adult child is named the trustee or personal representative of a parent’s trust or will and before you know it, the whole family is fighting over everything from money to property to funeral arrangements. 

Reviewing your clients and contacts helps promote their business and shows them you really care enough to contribute (maybe they’ll do the same for you). 

I’m tired of racism. I’m tired of it on a personal micro level, and I’m seething at the truth of its existence embedded within every macro-structure of our country.

The Paycheck Protection Program was launched by the Small Business Administration on April 3 with much fanfare and many problems.

For almost a month now, the country has seen unprecedented nation-wide rallies, silent vigils, prayer ceremonies, pow-wows, and protests, on behalf the slayed George Floyd and the countless other black and brown men and women he represents who have been killed at the hands of on-duty policemen.

Here in Massachusetts at least 900,000 individuals serve as healthcare’s front line before the front line, and their numbers are growing in this pandemic. Across the U.S., the total is at least 53 million. 

Business is no longer as usual and while the optimists among us will seize the day, in the present moment, life is different right now, including work life.