Three new community members have joined the Business Record’s Racial Equity Advisory Board.
Those new members have joined with the eight founding members
On Leadership: Communicating work changes in an ever-changing environment
BY SUZANNA de BACA , President and group publisher, Business Publications Corp. Friday, June 4, 2021 6:00 AM
As the pandemic ebbs, back to work plans are on everyone’s minds as leaders grapple with whether their teams should return to the office full time, stay remote or adopt hybrid approaches. While crafting our own plan at Business Publications Corporation (BPC), I’ve relentlessly quizzed friends and business leaders about what their organizations are doing and I’ve been surprised at how emotionally charged the answers have been.
A few people have reported that their companies have thoughtfully rolled out well-received plans. But others have responded they are not yet sure of their company’s plan and are impatiently awaiting information. Many have reported there is indeed a plan but that they were not consulted and are frustrated with the process and the decisions. In many conversa
Business Record forms Racial Equity Advisory Board
Inaugural members named
Top row left to right: Almardi Abdalla, Josefina Lopez Valdivia, Tar Macias, Claudia Schabel
Bottom row left to right: Dwana Bradley, Renee Hardman, Bridget Cravens-Neely, Tej Dhawan
In response to long-overdue national conversations about racism, we asserted the following promise of our Business Record news team in a letter in June:
We will do everything we can to report on racial inequity in our community and state. We will not simplify what is complex. And we will empower underrepresented voices that often are silenced intentionally or unintentionally by people with privilege and power.
Business Record forms Racial Equity Advisory Board
Inaugural members named
Top row left to right: Almardi Abdalla, Josefina Lopez Valdivia, Tar Macias, Claudia Schabel
Bottom row left to right: Dwana Bradley, Renee Hardman, Bridget Cravens-Neely, Tej Dhawan
In response to long-overdue national conversations about racism, we asserted the following promise of our Business Record news team in a letter in June:
We will do everything we can to report on racial inequity in our community and state. We will not simplify what is complex. And we will empower underrepresented voices that often are silenced intentionally or unintentionally by people with privilege and power.