C-CRETS

Reverse ageism is real. In this episode, Keith & Ricky have a conversation with Philip Loew, founder of What is Next, to talk about his experiences as a young, ambitious leader.

Everyone of us will experience several leadership changes during our careers. Surviving and thriving through leadership changes is one of the potentially trickiest and precarious events that can impact your career trajectory. Keith and Ricky will provide examples of their personal experiences with leadership changes and how they have impacted our careers, provide receipts on how leadership changes can impact leaders of color and organizations, and close out providing 3 C-CRETS on how to survive and thrive during leadership changes.

Keith and Ricky sit down with executive and founder of Kanda Chocolates, Karen Blackwell. They talk with Karen about her story and career journey and the dilemma of taking the corporate coin vs. betting on yourself. Keith and Ricky will provide receipts on the barriers that black women continue to face in Corporate America, and Karen will share 3 C-CRETS on how you can find your voice and follow your dreams.

In this episode, Keith and Ricky discuss the conflict between perceived loyalty and disloyalty along their career journeys, provide you with the receipts on the impact of loyalty (or disloyalty) in the workplace, and close out with 3 C-CRETS on how to lock in mutually beneficial loyalty agreements with your organization.

How comfort and certainty holds all of us back.

Is DEI Dead?

Have you encountered an Uncle Tom on the job? While it may be easy to spot an Uncle Tom, it isn’t always easy to discern an Oreo. In today's episode, we'll talk about the Oreo cookie, including how they navigate the workplace and what not to expect from them. Truth is, not everyone will stay on code.

We'll also provide you with the receipts on why it’s important to not be an Oreo and share 3 C-CRETS on how to avoid becoming an Oreo so you can uplift your people in the workplace.

The myth of ‘white disadvantage’ is a dangerous narrative that actually protects the advantages of being white in America.

It serves as an intentional and dangerous push in our country, akin to the narrative of white victimization; and has shown up through banned book campaigns, the recent fight over Congressional districts in Alabama, and the Supreme Court’s decision limiting race as a factor in college admissions.

In today’s episode, we discuss the myth of white disadvantage and how it shows up in the world and the workplace. Then, we’ll provide receipts on why exactly ‘white disadvantage’ is a myth, before closing out with a double dose of C-CRETS on how to personally help dispel the white disadvantage myth, and what companies can do to create more equitable environments in the workplace. Because being on code also means fighting against dangerous narratives.

Do you know your company’s employment policy on grief? Have you ever faced obstacles at work when dealing with personal grief? While new employees focus on benefits such as vacation and sick leave when getting hired, other benefits, such as bereavement leave matter.

In this episode, we discuss grief and the impact it has on black communities, as well as popular grief models and how they show up. Then we provide receipts related to death and grief in the black community and in the workplace, before wrapping up with a double dose of C-CRETS on how to personally respond to loss as it relates to work, and what companies can do to create more humane policies and practices for employees going through grief.

Have you ever encountered a coworker or situation at work that made you second guess yourself? Have you ever felt incompetent in your workplace? Maybe it’s you–or maybe you were actually being gaslighted to feel this way?

In today’s episode, we’ll talk about gaslighting, including what it is, and provide examples of when we’ve experienced it in the workplace. Then, we’ll provide receipts on this form of psychological manipulation and share three C-CRETS on how to respond.