Diversity Archives

Let’s Make the Most of this Moment: What Diversity Means Now

by Chris Powell, CEO, Talmetrix The COVID-19 pandemic was an accelerant to change. Remote work, virtual teams, a pause on business travel. The adjustments we made led us to reconsider the “old” ways of doing things: Did we really have to travel that much? Could our teams actually be more productive remotely? And we got an unusually intimate look into each other’s lives on Zoom -- kids and pets in the background, clothes hanging off the elliptical, makeshift home offices. It’s going to take time to digest what happened - individually and collectively. And to consider how we want to [...]

It’s Time to LISTEN & LEAD

A message from Chris Powell, CEO of Talmetrix It’s Time to LISTEN & LEAD! I wasn’t always just black. I used to be just a kid...you know a human being.I was 7 years old and landed the lead role as the frog in the spring school play. My entire family was excited, including my grandmother who made my costume, and my mother who taught 6th grade at the same school that was 95% white. The play was a success. A few days later, some of the older students commented to me that they had never seen a black frog before [...]