It’s a new year, but, sadly, the exhaustion has continued. Wednesday’s storming on the US Capitol and, more importantly, how the riot was handled has brought to bear a continued display of inequities in the American society that result in Black people, in particular, questioning whether they will ever be treated fairly. Addressing these issues and their impact on our employees is imperative in cultivating environments where people feel they belong. The conversations are uncomfortable but ignoring them is to our detriment. We risk alienating and losing talented employees who are left to think that they contribute and serve organizations that are tone-deaf to real issues that affect them, their families, and communities.
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