The Culture Soup Podcast®

Riddle me this:If you wouldn't ask an abused spouse to fix their abusive partner, why would we ask BIPOC and other underrepresented groups to help the companies that do not center them to become an anti-racist workplace or even build diversity, equity and inclusion programs? Someone else built the system, so why can't they dismantle it? And if what author John Graham Jr. ( https://www.linkedin.com...

Riddle me this:If you wouldn't ask an abused spouse to fix their abusive partner, why would we ask BIPOC and other underrepresented groups to help the companies that do not center them to become an anti-racist workplace or even build diversity, equity and inclusion programs? Someone else built the system, so why can't they dismantle it? And if what author John Graham Jr. proposes in his book Plant...

Riddle me this:If you wouldn't ask an abused spouse to fix their abusive partner, why would we ask BIPOC and other underrepresented groups to help the companies that do not center them to become an anti-racist workplace or even build diversity, equity and inclusion programs? Someone else built the system, so why can't they dismantle it? And if what author John Graham Jr. proposes in his book Plant...

Riddle me this: If you wouldn't ask an abused spouse to fix their abusive partner, why would we ask BIPOC and other underrepresented groups to help the companies that do not center them to become an anti-racist workplace or even build diversity, equity and inclusion programs? Someone else built the system, so why can't they dismantle it? And if what author John Graham Jr. proposes in his book Plan...

Riddle me this: If you wouldn't ask an abused spouse to fix their abusive partner, why would we ask BIPOC and other underrepresented groups to help the companies that do not center them to become an anti-racist workplace or even build diversity, equity and inclusion programs? Someone else built the system, so why can't they dismantle it? And if what author John Graham proposes in his book Plantati...

Is it possible to have the freedom and security you need and desire as a Black leader in Corporate America if the very structure was built on ideologies that other you? It's a very special Black History Month two-part episode of The Culture Soup Podcast today as I welcome my friend John Graham Jr. back to the show to talk about his new book Plantation Theory: The Black Professional's Struggle Betw...

Is it possible to have the freedom and security you need and desire as a Black leader in Corporate America if the very structure was built on ideologies that other you? It's a very special Black History Month two-part episode of The Culture Soup Podcast® today as I welcome my friend John Graham Jr. ( https://www.linkedin.com/feed/#) back to the show to talk about his new book Plantation Theory: Th...

Is it possible to have the freedom and security you need and desire as a Black leader in Corporate America if the very structure was built on ideologies that other you? It's a very special Black History Month two-part episode of The Culture Soup Podcast® today as I welcome my friend John Graham Jr. back to the show to talk about his new book Plantation Theory: The Black Professional's Struggle Bet...

Is it possible to have the freedom and security you need and desire as a Black leader in Corporate America if the very structure was built on ideologies that other you? It's a very special Black History Month two-part episode of The Culture Soup Podcast® today as I welcome my friend John Graham Jr. back to the show to talk about his new book Plantation Theory: The Black Professional's Struggle Bet...

"All around the world the same song... " isn't just a line from Digital Underground. It's the parallel universes and lived experiences of all Black Professionals. It's what they share when they feel safe to executive coaches, mentors and confidants like me. John Graham wrote Plantation Theory as a way to assure us that it isn't all in our heads. "No, you are not crazy." Tune in Thursday evening, F...

John Graham Jr. author of Plantation Theory calls it the code of politeness and highlights the discrepancies in the term accountability.

TCSP Ep 162 JGJ Feb 10: ROUGH CUT

Is it possible to have the freedom and security you need and desire as a Black leader in Corporate America if the very structure was built on ideologies that other you? It's a very special Black History Month two-part episode of The Culture Soup Podcast today as I welcome my friend John Graham Jr. back to the show to talk about his new book Plantation Theory: The Black Professional's Struggle Betw...

Shhh... hear that? It's the sound of progress. When Abby West (she/her) worked for the likes of People Magazine, Entertainment Weekly and Essence, you couldn't have told her that one day she would be leading the charge for digital audio content for creators of color at one of the most cutting-edge content and tech companies on the planet. In fact, like most of us, back then, she didn't even know w...

Shhh... hear that? It's the sound of progress. When Abby West (she/her) worked for the likes of People Magazine, Entertainment Weekly and Essence, you couldn't have told her that one day she would be leading the charge for digital audio content for creators of color at one of the most cutting-edge content and tech companies on the planet. In fact, like most of us, back then, she didn't even know w...

Shhh... hear that? It's the sound of progress. When Abby West (she/her) worked for the likes of People Magazine, Entertainment Weekly and Essence, you couldn't have told her that one day she would be leading the charge for digital audio content for creators of color at one of the most cutting-edge content and tech companies on the planet. In fact, like most of us, back then, she didn't even know w...

Shhh... hear that? It's the sound of progress. When Abby West (she/her) worked for the likes of People Magazine, Entertainment Weekly and Essence, you couldn't have told her that one day she would be leading the charge for digital audio content for creators of color at one of the most cutting-edge content and tech companies on the planet. In fact, like most of us, back then, she didn't even know w...

I know. You're killing it. Slaying everyday, but do you know the one word that could be holding you back from moving forward? The year was 2018, and while I knew about the calibration process, I had no clue how subjective and biased it could be. In fact, these sessions had gone in my favor in the past. After you've received consecutive exceeds ratings, calibration really isn't a word that shakes y...

Ep 161: The Sound of Progress w/Abby West, Audible

TCSP A West Raw Cut Ep 161

Shhh... hear that? It's the sound of progress. When Abby West (she/her) worked for the likes of People Magazine, Entertainment Weekly and Essence, you couldn't have told her that one day she would be leading the charge for digital audio content for creators of color at one of the most cutting-edge content and tech companies on the planet. In fact, like most of us, back then, she didn't even know w...

Do you have a "side resume"? Mohammed Farshori says that everyone should have on in order to bolster their #personalbrand. In today's episode of The Culture Soup Podcast, I speak with the global culture expert about why it matters that you aren't just living out your purpose at work. We discuss the importance of understanding your purpose and then not playing small about it. Mohammed is walking hi...

Let's talk about what it takes to set a goal and then systematically smash it. Bring your leadership dreams and aspirations with you and let's hack them. I'll speak on the topic, have a series of journal prompts and take your Q&A Live on this special broadcast which will stream video and audio on the podcast late Thursday night, Oct 28, 2021.

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It's been a while, but the show streamedLIVE this afternoon, We talked about what it takes to set a goal and then systematically smash it. Bring your leadership dreams and aspirations with you and let's hack them. I speak on the topic, have a series of journal prompts