Toya Talks Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Do you trust your own judgement? Do you believe in your ability to discern? How have you developed discernment in your personal life and are therefore able to use discernment effectively in your working life?  In order for you to trust your judgement in a work setting, you need to use the training ground of your life to develop the key survival skills to be able to manage the chao...

Send us Fan Mail The current job market is bad in fact its the worst I have seen it in a long time not just in the UK but in the US and Europe this is, of course, a direct result of the pandemic and the recent announcement of a recession in the UK. We are now in Fixed Term Contract (FTC) Season. In this episode, I share my own experiences of Fixed Term Contracts and give you an overview of FTC&apo...

Send us Fan Mail Hi Everyone - I wanted to take this opportunity to discuss how the current climate of  Furlough and the closing of the Furlough Scheme, the recession, and all the other issues plaguing 2020 are affecting the job market and in turn how we navigate work. We also have two work-related dilemmas.  Email me:  hello@toyatalks.com    Twitter: @toya_w (#ToyaTalks)    Snapchat: @toyawashing...

Send us Fan Mail Your tone in the exchange of instantaneous communication is your responsibility. Checking your tone is a soft skill that needs to be developed to enable you to send effective emails without your tone becoming a problem.   Email me:  hello@toyatalks.com   Twitter: @toya_w (#ToyaTalks)    Snapchat: @toyawashington    Instagram: @toya_washington & @toya_talks    www.toyatalks.com...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I discuss the weight Black Women carry on their shoulders as we without a thought for ourselves protect Black men in the workplace, on the way to the workplace, and in life. However, our Black men do not afford us with the same protection but instead allow us to shoulder them whilst they protect their proximity to whiteness ignoring the very obvious fact that they...

Send us Fan Mail In this weeks episode, we discuss vision boards and how I have used them in my career to manifest my goals and aspirations whilst also understanding the power of energies. The wrong energies can destabilise the things you are attempting to manifest. How do you create a vision board? and how do you use it in your career? Let's discuss further in the podcast.  I have also answe...

Send us Fan Mail Create /kriːˈeɪt/ verb past tense: created ; past participle: created 1. bring (something) into existence. Ownership /ˈəʊnəʃɪp/ noun the act, state, or right of possessing something. Email me:  hello@toyatalks.com Twitter: @toya_w (#ToyaTalks) Snapchat: @toyawashington Instagram: @toya_washington & @toya_talks www.toyatalks.com Sponsorships - Email me:  hello@toyatalks.com Tik...

Send us Fan Mail It’s the ever so micro in the Microaggressions that the white construct of the workplace will have you believe that you are ‘too sensitive’ or ‘can’t take a joke’. White people have found a way of gaslighting black women into believing we are over dramatising the violent nature of their racism. The questions and conversations loaded with racial discrimination, not too obvious but...

Send us Fan Mail This week is the dilemma episode where we discuss, talk through and I advise on your work-related dilemmas. Email me:  hello@toyatalks.com    Twitter: @toya_w (#ToyaTalks)    Snapchat: @toyawashington    Instagram: @toya_washington & @toya_talks    www.toyatalks.com Sponsorships - Email me:  hello@toyatalks.com TikTok:  toya_washington   Twitter: @toya_w (#ToyaTalksPodcast)  ...

Send us Fan Mail This week is the dilemma episode where we discuss, talk through and I advise on your work-related dilemmas. Email me:  hello@toyatalks.com    Twitter: @toya_w (#ToyaTalks)    Snapchat: @toyawashington    Instagram: @toya_washington & @toya_talks    www.toyatalks.com Sponsorships - Email me:  hello@toyatalks.com TikTok:  toya_washington   Twitter: @toya_w (#ToyaTalksPodcast)  ...

Send us Fan Mail Every organisation has a different culture that functions within it and it is your job to do your due diligence in understanding what that culture is, how you manage it, and where you place yourself.     Cultural Vetting effectively enables you to survive in often toxic environments and strategically move and project manage your career whilst ensuring you are navigating safely and...

Send us Fan Mail We are in a season of shift #BlackLivesMatter is the first time in my lifetime I have seen black people on a domestic and global scale come together and the objective is collective and clear. We have called to action brands and racist white people that are protecting their white privilege at all costs. In the midst of this, there is a call that is growing louder, this call is to o...

Send us Fan Mail What a week. A week fraught with the emotional rollercoaster of new level of lows. In this episode, I discuss the strategic element of white proximity and the need for black people to infiltrate organisations and sit in the rooms, offices and tables that affect change. What is obvious from the brands that have been called to action is that they do not have black people in the room...

Send us Fan Mail Karen has been moving mad and possessed as usual only this time we saw the steps, lengths, and depths she was willing to go to in weaponising her whiteness and attempting to put the life of an African American Man in danger. I share my thoughts and the need for us to protect ourselves especially in the offices where we work where Karen adopts the same tactics in ensuring our work...

Send us Fan Mail Support,  its explanation and expectation were recently trending on Twitter together with a recent episode of Insecure, we saw the theme of Support and the lack thereof. What does Support mean to you? Understanding what support looks and feels like and how we categorise friends is explored in this episode and the need to ensure we understand the role of work friends. Email me:  he...

Send us Fan Mail During this pandemic, employers are using the economic strain to businesses to make emotionally fueled decisions that negatively directly affect employees/contractors. This week is a dilemma episode from a young lady sacked last week after revealing she is 21 weeks pregnant. She was on probation. I discuss her dilemma in full and provide advice. She asked that I share this with yo...

Send us Fan Mail Before you consider someone an ally it is important we examine their intentions and how such allies serve all parties. Allies need to be proactive in summoning and demonstrating change otherwise such voices become just loud noises. Remember it was the British Empire that came to Africa as  "Allies" and we all know how that ended up. Setting boundaries not only lays the f...

Send us Fan Mail Having a learning disability is not a measure of intelligence and too often I see people associate the two with each other. I am a black woman with a learning disability who has navigated the workplace successfully. It has not been without its challenges. This week we discuss managing learning disabilities in the workplace and some of the feelings I have had to unpack to be able t...

Send us Fan Mail Last week a 27-year-old young black lady shared on Twitter that she earns £130k a year working in the tech space. This went viral, and with that an onslaught of those whose demons were shaken by the realisation that the earning potential is endless. In this episode, I unpack the issues surrounding those who are troubled at the prospect of black women prospering, in life and in the...

Send us Fan Mail This pandemic has tested the way in which people work and how businesses operate in the commercial space going forward. Let's talk about all things work etiquette. Many are interviewing via (video/voice) conference call and re-align your work boundaries as you work from home but let's not forget the importance of work etiquette. Email me:  hello@toyatalks.com Twitter: @t...

Send us Fan Mail "I need to see my own beauty and to continue to be reminded that I am enough , that I am worthy of love without effort, that I am beautiful, that the texture of my hair and that the shape of my curves, the size of my lips, the colour of my skin, and the feelings that I have are all worthy and okay." By Tracee Ellis Ross Email me:  hello@toyatalks.com Twitter: @toya_w (#T...

Send us Fan Mail So many work misconceptions that feed into the false sense of understanding about the work place. Many employers play on this and often take advantage of the lack of knowledge that many have about work. In this episode I tackle some of those work place myths!!!! Email me:  toya.talksinc@gmail.com Twitter: @toya_w (#ToyaTalks) Instagram: toya_washington & toya_talks Sponsorship...

Send us Fan Mail It's ok to not have it together and still be trying to figure out what path you want to take. Some people you talk to study something and then end up working in another, others have known from day dot what they have wanted to do.  It's important to appreciate that everyone is walking their own path and it's ok to be confused or uncertain about your career path. Not...

Send us Fan Mail The Corona Virus is overwhelming and if the media is to be believed it is a global pandemic that is set to get worse.  I'm sure there are many lessons to be learnt but what is interesting is how employers are reacting and how they are responding with regards to their employees. If you want to know how your employer views you it's in a crisis when that becomes clear, roll...

Send us Fan Mail Once a month I will be answering your work place dilemmas, all names will be anonymous. I will provide you with my advice, please feel free to also share and provide your advice and opinions on Twitter @toya_w #ToyaTalks.  Email me: toya.talksinc@gmail.com Twitter: @toya_w (#ToyaTalks) Instagram: toya_washington & toya_talks Sponsorships - Email me:  hello@toyatalks.com TikTok...