humanity
The real lives of businessmen, professionals, the everyday man, stay at home parent, healthy lifestyle influencers, and general feel good human stories.
The Dung Beetle Fallacy
We need to talk. Being the person in the room with the most degrees that someone else paid for; the most certifications in a generic subject just for show; the longest commute to prove how committed you are; the biggest collection of passive-aggressive platitudes to disguise how dismissive we’ve all become of any new thought; having the loudest opinion or the last word does not make you smart.
By Alyson Kate Long5 years ago in Journal
Insights and tales from the years of a McDonald's burger flipper in 90s London……
Back in the 1980s and 1990s, when healthy eating was still an abstract phrase and the ubiquity of gymnasiums was very much a life time way, an American multinational called McDonald's, ruled the British high streets. During this time of explosive growth (weekly new store openings), the company had a reputation for extraordinarily high staff turn over, hourly paid and salaried managers with exceptionally poor people skills, free lunch meals and shift flexibility that no other employer of labor could match at the time.
By Adebayo Adeniran5 years ago in Journal
Letter to Wayne
Letter to Wayne by Pamela Carman Wayne, I enjoyed meeting you this past week at the high school. You said something during our meeting that set me to thinking. You mentioned that you are a genius, and ever since then, I have been thinking about what this word "genius" actually means.
By Pamela W. Carman5 years ago in Journal
Inspiration & A Cup of Tea
With the window slightly opened, on a cool morning, as the rain pattered gently outside, I lit anime, turned on Nina Simone’s Live At Ronnie Scott’s, an enjoyed a cup of green tea. And as the honeyed and sweetgrass-like notes warmed me, I recalled the relationship I’ve had with tea over the years. As a little boy, my aunt, my mother’s triplet sister, would give me a cup of tea and oranges as she babysat me while my mother worked. When I got old enough, I often enjoyed a cup of tea after school, using the same small pot that was reserved just for me, and dropping in a black and orange pekoe tea bag. By high school, Arizona’s unmistakable tall green floral-decorated can of green tea had made it’s debut, and I bought one every day on the way to school, to enjoy at lunch. By college, I stopped at the first proper tea house on the north side of Chicago, and was introduced to Matcha and loose whole leaf teas filled with shredded pieces of tea leaf and flower buds, or curls of roasted black tea mixed with intoxicating spices. It’s been a life-long thing for me; but I often found I was alone in that passion.
By Umohowet Yelayu5 years ago in Journal
A Bada$$$ Bo$$
The day I heard about Bozoma Saint-John, it triggered a level of drive in me that I never knew I had. My dealings with intersectionality in corporate gave me an understanding of the difficulties for economic equity in the workplace as a black woman. How many C-Suite level executives can I identify with, being an African-Canadian dark-skinned woman in marketing. Bozoma has been the Head of music and entertainment marketing at Pepsico, Marketing Executive at Apple Music, Chief Brand Officer at Uber, Chief Marketing Officer at Endeavor and now the CMO at Netflix. Can I say more about the ceilings she’s shattering?
By Anita Ehui5 years ago in Journal
Diversity, the Tech Divide, & Digital Architecture, in the 5th Industrial Revolution...
ＭＥＥＴ ＴＨＥ ＡＲＣＨＩＴＥＣＴ: ＩＤＤＲＩＳ ＳＡＮＤＵ A 23 year old, Compton raised, Ghanaian born, first generation immigrant is taking the tech-industry in the United States by storm, and his name is Iddris Sandu.
By Princess Tay-Arjana5 years ago in Journal
Why Do We Write?
Why Do We Write? If I was to say that I love writing and have been doing it all my life, I would not be any different from anyone else here on Vocal. I am pretty sure that everyone here has that same love and most have either been writing all their lives, or hoping to write. There’s nothing different about me, nothing special. I am just one more writer on a platform full of writers.
By Craig Williams5 years ago in Journal
Simple Truths and Inexplicable Facts to Address Perception Culture in the Work Environment
As individuals, we have been taught that our attitude dictates our altitude but this is not necessarily true. A major factor in ascending or “altituding” in organisations are “other peoples’ perceptions of us”. Perceptions build, but could destroy, strengthen or breaks down. Do not be caught off guard. get in the know. How to address "culture perception" is vital to your personal development and is also the most important knowledge needed to successful navigate the business world.
By Horatio Morgan5 years ago in Journal
MINORITY SHUFFLE
Minority Business Shuffle WL 4996 “You must prepare to win whatever you seek, and to win it by the most difficult rules the white majority can fashion.” Alas: “The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those they oppress…” Frederick Douglas
By Eudell Watts5 years ago in Journal
