“As a manager, you have to be able to recognize your talent and let your talent go, if they choose to go…” -Anthony Jackson
In celebration of Black History month, I am thrilled to share this new episode with you. In this episode, I chat with one of my collegues from a previous job. I met Anthony when we worked at market research company. Anthony was in charge of our Infrastructure department and he definitely had his work cut out for him. He was part of the leadership team. During this time, there were not a lot of people of color in these roles and I remember watching him from afar. To me, he seemed unphased by the weight of this responsibility but then again, I never really spoke to him about it then. Fortunately for me, I was able to touch on it in our discussion.
When I asked him about helping others and how he determined his staff, he shared this quote, “You have to be willing to let go, whether it’s the specialization that you do or the people you have around you.” He certainly nailed that one. I can remember a time when people tried to hold on to team members, even if it meant keeping them for bigger roles. I think about this now and can't imagine doing something like this but I can remember how things were. We also talked about the 'siloing effect' that happens by steering minorities candidates to certain roles. This conversation is so timely to our current day and space. Enjoy!
“As a manager, you have to be able to recognize your talent and let your talent go, if they choose to go…” -Anthony Jackson
In celebration of Black History month, I am thrilled to share this new episode with you. In this episode, I chat with one of my collegues from a previous job. I met Anthony when we worked at market research company. Anthony was in charge of our Infrastructure department and he definitely had his work cut out for him. He was part of the leadership team. During this time, there were not a lot of people of color in these roles and I remember watching him from afar. To me, he seemed unphased by the weight of this responsibility but then again, I never really spoke to him about it then. Fortunately for me, I was able to touch on it in our discussion.
When I asked him about helping others and how he determined his staff, he shared this quote, “You have to be willing to let go, whether it’s the specialization that you do or the people you have around you.” He certainly nailed that one. I can remember a time when people tried to hold on to team members, even if it meant keeping them for bigger roles. I think about this now and can't imagine doing something like this but I can remember how things were. We also talked about the 'siloing effect' that happens by steering minorities candidates to certain roles. This conversation is so timely to our current day and space. Enjoy!