When you have been disappointed enough times you learn to live in a perpetual state of expectation of the same. You learn to armour yourself with the expectation of more of the same so you can buffer yourself against the pain of another. When all you have known is the hustle. When your mantra has …
Unconscious Bias is a natural part of being human. If we had to think everything through, everything would take so much time and we would probably not get anything done. So the mind stores patterns or categories for us to match things we see so we can quickly come to conclusions and make decisions. Although …
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The danger of the myth of meritocracy Meritocracy is the belief that, in a given system, success is an indicator of personal deservingness is a myth that we all would love to believe is the reality. It gives us comfort that if we meet the criteria then we are guaranteed success. On the other hand …
The shame of brilliance I have noticed that the women who have recognised, (not yet owned) their power, their light, their brilliance, have the challenge of shame. The shame that their light shines too bright, their breaks come too easy. While they watch almost in envy their loved ones, their tribe struggle to achieve what …
Working while foreign I don’t think we realise how difficult it is, for a second language Black person to thrive in a Eurocentric workplace, which no offence, is the culture or South Africa’s corporate. I’m not saying that should change. I am saying that Black people who did not receive education from multiracial schools should …
Permission to be visionary. In the book: ‘The influence effect’ the authors found in their research that women often find it challenging to have a big vision and felt more comfortable implementing someone’s vision, rather than selling their own. One of the reasons for this, they found; was that women said they struggled to see …
