Corporate Survival
Natasha Williams
Corporate survival can be difficult. Learn how to cope with evidence-backed insight.
Jason Arday Is Dead. At What Point Did Accountability Become Public Destruction?
Yesterday, Professor Jason Arday was found dead at his home in London. He was 41 years old. Nine days prior, he resigned from the University of Cambridge amid intense public…
The Hidden Cost of Toxic Work Environments
Every single day, you showed up. You straightened your hair, adjusted your tone, swallowed your frustration, and delivered brilliant work in rooms that were never designed with you in mind.…
What Is the Excellence Tax™?
The Excellence Tax™ is the mandatory, uncompensated burden Black professionals pay simply to exist in white-dominant workplaces. Research-backed. Defined here.
The Exit Fund: A Financial Exit Strategy for Black Professionals
Learn how to build an “Exit Fund” to regain your professional agency.
When is it Time to Leave?
Use this research-backed 6-step framework to decide your next career move with clarity.
Why DEI Leads Burn Out: The Organisational Cost of Structural Racism
New research reveals the “Excellence Tax™” costs organisations £61,140 per Black professional annually. Learn why current DEI strategies fail and how to implement structural change.
The 15 Excellence Taxes: A Complete Guide to What You’re Carrying
The Excellence Tax™ framework names 15 burdens Black professionals pay just to participate at work. Research with 1,039 professionals proves it.
Why Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting Will Miss The Real Cost Black Professionals Pay To Succeed
UK ethnicity pay gap reporting is coming. Our research with 1,052 Black professionals reveals what pay data will never show: the Excellence Tax.
The Glass Cliff: Why You Are Being Set Up to Fail (and How to Protect Your Peace)
Handed an impossible project? Discover the research behind the Glass Cliff and learn somatic strategies to protect your peace from the Excellence Tax™.
Beyond Diversity Metrics, A 6-Step Racial Equity Audit Framework
Stop relying on aggregate data. Use this 6-step racial equity audit framework to reveal the structural bias in your performance, promotion, and pay data.
