As architectural firms switched to work-from-home models in early 2020, executives worried about lost opportunities to ramp up racial equity programs in an industry where Black employees comprise just 2 percent of the workforce.
Now is a pivotal moment in history where society’s attention is finally focused on what we have collectively ignored for far too long – hundreds of years of brutality, racism and inequity throughout the United States of America.
As a senior leader managing my own department, I know firsthand the importance of taking on a mentee and lifting our employees up. To change the landscape of leaders we need to step up and guide employees to achieve their best potential.
