Let’s talk about race

It’s the White Elephant in the room.

Jeremiah is one hell of a professional. He’s been working in Human Resources for over 17 years. When I first met him as part of a panel of people interviewing him for his role at Branch I instantly knew he was the real deal. You know how with some folk you can just tell?

Fast forward 15 minutes into the interview and I’m convinced. This is the guy we need in our region to help us on the path of growth we are upon.

The thing that stood out about Jeremiah was that whilst he clearly had the depth of experience in HR he definitely had heart. His responses to my questions resonated about the wellbeing of the team.

Awesome — Strong Yes from me and glowing feedback in our internal recruitment software.

Fast forward a couple of months and Jeremiah is now part of the team. A slightly strange part of the team because he came on board under lockdown due to COVID19, but thanks to the benefit of Zoom I have had plenty of opportunities to connect with him.

Today is the 9th of June 2020 and as I write this the world is in the midst of a shift. Fifteen days ago George Floyd was murdered by a policeman. By someone who had sworn to serve and protect. The abhorrent circumstances of his death do not need expansion by my words. The world…