There is a lot of talk (articles, posts and books) in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion space about finding and hiring non-white people. While I feel that’s extremely important, I think many people are missing a piece of the puzzle - keeping the people of color you already have. According to a 2017 Center for Social Impact and Harris Poll 48% of POC left due to dissatisfaction with their wo[...]
On Sunday, June 21 I was on Black Tech Unplugged with Deena McKay. We covered a number of topics and it was an awesome conversation! You can listen to it on all sorts of platforms! Black Tech Unplugged: https://blacktechunplugged.com/2020/06/30/ep-037-caren-young-unplugged/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sJJzqZzVJ7nIYawnHPNi8iTunes: http://apple.co/2uPHluvSoundcloud: http://bit[...]
In early June, I was honored to host a webinar with Natalie Bonifede about how organizations can move from being an ally to an accomplice. This was a fantastic webinar and we were able to share a lot of great information. I'm delighted to share the link to the resource guide, talk and feedback form. (Template from Slide Carnival) Beyond Acknowledgement Resource GuideDownload[...]
“A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth gets its shoes on” -Proverb with multiple attributions Do you remember the game telephone? One person would say a sentence and everyone would have to repeat what the sentence and the last person would say out loud what they heard. Usually it was far from what was originally said and gives the group a good laugh. We’re seeing[...]
Hi, my name is Caren Young and I am the founder of the Professional Adult. I’d like to share a story with you. I worked for a number of tech companies, each doing great work and gaining notoriety in how they do business and how they treat their employees. I’ve moved up the ladder to Senior and Management roles, making great money and feeling like I was able to start to make an impact. [...]