Shannon Sharpe Tells Stephen A. Smith Why He Left ‘Undisputed’
In a lengthy episode of The Stephen A. Smith Show podcast, Smith sat down with his First Take co-host Shannon Sharpe, delving into Sharpe’s much-talked-about departure from the rival show, Undisputed.
Sharpe made his First Take debut with Smith for the full two hours on Sept. 4-5, following Week 1 of college football and the opening week of the NFL regular season. Their appearance on First Take marked the first time HBCU alums had co-hosted. (Smith went to Winston-Salem State; Sharpe attended Savannah State.)
You could hear the raw emotion in Sharpe’s voice in his response to Bayless: “That’s what you do. Every time I call something into question, ‘I’m jealous’. Skip, I did what I did. You make it seem like I was a bum! I’m in the effing Hall of Fame. I’ve got three Super Bowls…See what you do, you take personal shots…You’re willing to take a personal shot at me to say this man is better than me because I say he’s playing bad this year?…You would disrespect me to support him!”
Sharpe candidly discussed with Smith what ultimately led to the exit, telling Smith “it had gotten to the point where we needed to go our separate ways. I wish it had been handled differently, but it was handled the way that it was.”
Sharpe admitted that he had certain “blind spots” when it came to Bayless.
He added that the fallout of the Tom Brady incident can be chalked up to instances where he let Bayless slide with snide remarks. Sharpe shared that it took quite a bit for him not to lay hands on his co-host during the Tom Brady incident. He then recalled a lesson from his grandmother in Georgia where she told him, “Don’t you be no slave to loyalty.”
Smith noted that Sharpe’s personal conduct is probably due to his upbringing in the South, as he noted that there is a tendency for Black men in the South not to tolerate disrespect from anyone.
Sharpe agreed: “It’s kind of like a bully, once a bully does something to you, if you don’t stand up, he’ll keep doing it.”
This is embarrassing behavior on air from Skip here. And when Shannon takes the glasses off…we’ve all been there… pic.twitter.com/ntXvIFuFni
National HBCU Week Focuses On Career Pathways And Economic Development
Career pathways, infrastructure, artificial intelligence, and economic development are among key topics to be discussed this week at the 2023 National HBCU Week conference, hosted by the U.S. Department of Education’s White House Initiative (WHI) on HBCUs.
The largest annual convening of historically Black college and university (HBCU) leaders and stakeholders takes place at a pivotal time, as the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in June and the U.S. Secretaries of Education and Agriculture last week sent a letter to 16 governors to address the $12 billion funding disparity between public, land-grant HBCUs and their non-HBCU land-grant counterparts.
“What we’re saying to our governors is that we’re in a global, competitive world and we need everybody at the table, and we need diversity at the table,” Dr. Dietra Trent, WHI executive director, told BLACK ENTERPRISE.
“If we’re going to be able to innovate and compete, we really need you to support your HBCUs so they can be a part of the solutions to some of the challenges we have.”
Themed “Raising the Bar: Forgoing Excellence Through Innovation & Leadership,” the conference takes place Sept. 24-28 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, VA. The WHI expects 3,000 attendees, including 101 of the nation’s 103 WHI HBCU Scholars, and more than 25 participating federal agencies.
hoto courtesy of the White House Initiative on HBCUs
Key conference topics include:
Infrastructure, particularly broadband access on HBCU campuses and surrounding communities. The Department of Commerce’s first-ever Connecting-Minority-Communities program delivered $134 million to 43 HBCUs to purchase broadband internet, equipment, and IT personnel. Private partnerships exist as well. The Student Freedom Initiative helped HBCUs apply to receive Internet for All grants, and they partnered with Cisco to deploy 5G internet at Claflin University.
Artificial Intelligence and its impact on HBCUs. Dr. Trent said this discussion includes the Department of Defense, Google, and Morgan State University’s Center for Equitable AI/ML Systems.
Economic Development sessions will explore how HBCUs can leverage partnerships promoting the economic wealth of HBCUs and the communities they serve. Trent said the Biden-Harris administration has invested a cumulative $7 billion directly to HBCUs over the past three years.
Executive Leadership: HBCU leaders will discuss crisis management, such as the bomb threats made against 30 HBCUs in 2022, of which the White House provided roughly $2.5 million in Project SERV (School Emergency Response to Violence) grants. Delaware State University received a $217,000 grant and president Dr. Tony Allen said the funds are useful for enhancing safety, training, and security through technology for his campus’s 6,400 students. Additionally, CEOs from Thurgood Marshall College (TMCF) and UNCF will discuss the HBCU Transformation Project, which recently received a $124 million investment from Blue Meridian Partners for this collaboration between TMCF, UNCF, and the Partnership for Education Advancement, to improve efficiency, increase enrollment and economic mobility.
Entrepreneurship: Trent said the WHI also works closely with federal agencies, the Small Business Administration, and the Department of Commerce to look at opportunities to “provide assets for our HBCUs,” including several universities that have business centers on their campus.
One of those campuses is Bowie State University, which has a state-of-the-art, tech-infused, 176,000-square-foot Entrepreneurship Living and Learning Community, a real-world innovation hub with student housing, retail space, and small business incubator. In collaboration with National HBCU Week, Bowie State is hosting the third annual HBCU+ Entrepreneurship Conference Sept. 27 from 8 a.m.- 7 p.m. The free hybrid conference takes place on Bowie’s campus in Bowie, MD and also online.
Johnetta Hardy, executive director of Bowie’s Entrepreneurship Innovation Center, said the conference drew 1,000 virtual attendees last year from 179 universities including Ivy Leagues and colleges outside the U.S.
“We added the plus symbol to make it more inclusive,” Hardy told BE of the HBCU+ Entrepreneurship Conference.
“We’re bringing in other universities and industry partners because it takes a village to make this happen. We want a conference with outcomes.”
Dr. Trent echoed this sentiment for the larger HBCU Week Conference, which features a free career and recruitment fair on Thurs., Sept. 28 for recent HBCU graduates as well as members of the public. Last year, Dr. Trent said 200 people walked away with jobs after the career fair.
“That’s what this conference is really about: I want my universities to walk away from this conference with something tangible in hand. I want my students to walk away with an internship or a job,” Dr. Trent said, “but I don’t want anyone to walk away from this conference empty handed.”
Mom To Mom: Tamika Mallory Offers Her Support To Chrisean Rock
Activist Tamika Mallory is offering words of support from one young mother to another. Mallory is reaching out to help 23-year-old social media personality Chrisean Rock, who is currently facing criticism for her handling of motherhood
Rock gave birth to son, Chrisean Jr., on Sept. 3. She shares the baby with rapper Blueface.
Days after Rock was caught walking around Wal-Mart with her newborn son’s head not secured in his carrier, as shared by TMZ, Mallory told critics to stop judging the new mother so harshly. Sharing how she also had a child at a young age, the strategist revealed that her child “suffered” at times while she learned how to become a good parent.
“My heart goes out to Chrisean,” expressed the co-organizer of the 2017 Women’s March on social media. “She has been heavy on my heart. I was a young single mother and it is NO JOKE. I was young, fighting with my son’s father (RIP). I had no real clue about adulting. People talked about me. Many people didn’t think I’d be successful. I made a lot of mistakes and poor decisions. My son suffered at times.”
The 43-year-old has one child, but carried on with the new addition to her life as she dedicated her work in activism. Mallory hopes that Rock is aware that people empathize with her plight and support is out there.
“While we sit and watch sis struggling to find her way, I want to offer support,” Mallory said.
She continued, “If anyone who follows me knows sis, please let her know that there is a group of women ready to help her (we’ve already discussed ways we can support). When she said, ‘don’t film me, help me,’ it hit me to my core. I know it’s not easy or convenient to intervene in the affairs of people you don’t know, but I do it all the time. A lot of times, I suffer the consequences and I’m ok with that. This situation is no different!”
When naysayers asked why she doesn’t bestow this same advice to mothers who are not social media famous, Mallory made an additional post, explaining that she does just that.
‘Make A Pointe’ With Misty Copeland: Petition For More Pointe Shoe Emoji Skin Tones
Veteran ballerina Misty Copeland wants the community to help her #MakeAPointe.
Copeland launched a petition on Sept. 21 to encourage Apple and the Unicode Consortium to expand its skin tone options for the pointe shoe emoji. NBC News reports the campaign kicked off on Thursday and had garnered over 7,000 signatures by Friday.
“This petition isn’t just about an emoji. It’s about ensuring the art of ballet, in all its forms, celebrates every dancer’s story and shade,” Copeland said.
“My journey in ballet has been filled with moments of triumph and challenge,” Copeland wrote on the official campaign page. “One of those challenges was the ubiquitous ‘European Pink’ pointe shoe, a shade that didn’t reflect my skin tone. Time and time again, I found myself coloring my pointe shoes, striving for a match closer to my own shade. It was a constant reminder of the subtle ways dancers of color have not been included.”
Copeland’s campaign acknowledges the diversity efforts companies have made toward changing the industry standard of the “nude” ballet shoe, a norm that led many dancers of color to master the “pancaking” technique. Dancers match their “true” skin tones by putting their own makeup shade on top of the pink-peach-colored shoes.
Copeland, who made history in 2015 after becoming the American Ballet Theatre’s first Black female principal dancer, has been a vehicle for change throughout her career. In a 2022 interview with NPR, Copeland opened up about her struggle to make her melanated skin look like the other dancers’, even being told to paint her skin white.
Widening the color spectrum for Apple’s pointe shoe emoji is Copeland’s next step toward ensuring “a world where ballet, both on the stage and in digital spaces, reflects all of us.” To date, the petition has collected over 19,000 signatures.
Copeland is encouraging campaign supporters to create content and make their own statements on social media regarding the matter.
“This is an important show of inclusivity and welcomeness, and I want to encourage Apple to join by creating the many tones of the pointe shoe emoji,” she said.
She followed up her call to action on Instagram with a video on the brief history of the pointe shoe.
Megan Thee Stallion Takes The Stage with Beyoncé, Leaving Tory Lanez Drama Behind
She’s a Savage! Megan Thee Stallion took her long-awaited place on stage with Queen Bey at Beyoncé‘s highly anticipated Houston stop of the “Renaissance World Tour” on Sept. 23.
Beyoncé had the rapper join her on stage to perform “Savage Remix” live for the first time ever in their shared home city. Although Megan was originally set to headline at the Global Citizen Festival the same weekend, she dropped out to surprise fans at the Beyoncé concert, Pitchfork reports.
The 28-year-old appeared in a head-to-toe camouflage fit, rapping one of her verses. She shared some footage of her look, and incredible figure, to her over 31 million followers on Instagram.
This show is a major comeback to performing for the hip-hop Grammy winner. It follows her recent VMA performance, where she took the stage with Cardi B for their newest single, “Bongos.”
She had stepped away from the spotlight in the aftermath of the Tory Lanez trial. While Lanez, who was found guilty of three felony counts for shooting Megan, is currently serving out his 10-year sentence, he and his fans continue to show their dislike for Megan.
Beyoncé’s Houston show was jam-packed with artists across the decades, including modern R&B songstresses Normani and Coco Jones. Former Destiny’s Child members LaTavia Roberson, Latoya Luckett, Michelle Williams, and Kelly Rowland also reunited in the VIP section.
The performance was especially significant to Megan as the song garnered the artist two Grammys: Best Rap song and Best Rap Performance at the 2021 awards ceremony.
From Beyoncé, “Bongos,” and a new brand deal with Hot Cheetos to support her alma mater, Texas Southern University, this stallion is unstoppable.
Chris Brown Faces $2 Million Suit Over Defaulted Popeyes Chicken Loan
Chris Brown was hit with a $2 million lawsuit by City National Bank (CNB) for allegedly defaulting on loans meant to purchase two Popeyes Chicken franchises.
According to The Blast, the “Fine China” singer and a group of investors, including The Dream, applied for the money in 2018 in Georgia. CNB also filed the lawsuit in California, where Brown resides. The bank revealed in court documents that the 34-year-old Virginia native was the guarantor for the loan and owed “unpaid principal and interest.”
“As of February 17, 2023, Borrower and Guarantors owe $2,140,901.74 in unpaid principal and interest.”
He is on the hook for $1,314,367.40.
Brown has reportedly invested in fast-food franchises for almost ten years, according to 25 Fast Facts about the singer by US Weekly in 2015. The “Another Round” singer, outside of the two Popeyes Chicken restaurants, owns 14 Burger King franchises. And the investment has proved to be lucrative for him– his net worth is $50 million.
According to Burger King’s website, the requirements to secure a franchise from the fast-food organization are– the person must have a net worth of $1 million and $500,000 in liquid assets. The “initial franchise fees and costs” are“a flat franchise fee of $50,000 USD for a franchise agreement with a term of 20 years. Prospective franchisees also pay an initial New Entity / Application Fee of $5,000 USD to help with the costs of processing the application. There is also a $280 USD background check fee, as well as varying application costs for Managing Owner / Managing Director and other application / administrative requirements. These fees do not include any of the initial costs typically associated with starting a restaurant.”
Brown is definitely about that multiple-income stream life. On Sept. 21, the entertainer posted the launch of his NAMI slides by his brand Auracles, which he shares with John Dean of Renowned fashion brand fame.
“NAMI 2.0 🎱✨ Deep Sea Black Nami Slides September 30th at Theauracles.xyz @Theauracles_
“A MESSAGE FROM THE FUTURE! Introducing NamiWAVE foam..our newest creation is THEE most comfortable & Durable Slide you will own. Other features include Haters will be unbearable, Hoes will be mad, and confidence will be on 10,000%. This Nami Slide 2.0 also will BIODEGRADE in 2 years under the right circumstances, lessening our global footprint! Let’s change the world and flex while we do it!!! LFGG! BLACK Nami release September 30th, 9 AM PST, at Theauracles.xyz #NAMI@chrisbrownofficial@nosailes@deano_32”
Saucy Santana Confronts Stigma Head On With His First Ever Beauty Deal
29-year-old trendsetter and Hip-Hop artist Saucy Santana is taking matters into his own hands, as he becomes the beauty ambassador for Black, female-owned brand, Thread Beauty.
Santana uses his platform to push for representation in the beauty industry, especially for Black LGBTQAI+ creatives. Now, the trailblazing artist and makeup lover is representing his community and doing it in full glam.
Founded in 2011 by The Lip Bar Inc CEO Melissa Butler, thread Beauty is Gen-Z focused, clean and cruelty-free annd inspired by BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities. Thread beauty is committed to creating products that cater to all beauty lovers with diversity, inclusivity, allyship and self-expression at the forefront of the brand’s identity—and the collaboration with Saucy Santana is a major extension of that commitment.
The partnership itself is not only a step forward for representation, it also demonstrates that beauty brands not only have the opportunity to challenge traditional standards but have the responsibility and the influence to be the catalyst for change.
Courtesy of Thread Beauty
“Prior to launching thread beauty, we weren’t seeing diversity in the beauty space, especially when it comes to men in makeup,” Butler said.
“Who better to be the face of a beauty brand championing unapologetic self-expression and genuine authenticity than ‘the’ Saucy Santana?”
Butler continued: “We are overwhelmed & overjoyed that we get to embark on this first partnership with him.”
BLACK ENTERPRISE spoke to Saucy Santana about his collaboration with Thread Beauty, the importance of representing LGBTQAI+ creatives in the cosmetic industry and what he hopes supporters will take away from the partnership.
How does it feel to represent the community, considering you’ve been a longtime advocate for bringing LGBTQ creatives to the forefront of the cosmetics industry.
I feel that this collaboration is truly a win for the culture, especially being a Black, male-presenting and feminine gay man signed to a beauty deal is just great representation and visibility for my community. It’s hard to secure opportunities like this, especially in the spaces that I am in, such as Hip-Hop & Rap, being a black, dark skinned and feminine gay man, so I really appreciate the recognition and thread beauty for just giving men like me an opportunity to be seen and visible in a positive light within the beauty space.
I was getting my nails done the other day, and I was smiling to myself watching a boy who looked like me, with a bald face haircut and lined up beard, sit down and get his acrylic tip nails put on. I was so happy and so proud that more people are living their lives how they want and feel comfortable just being themselves. Our representation might not be plentiful, but we’re growing and that’s having an impact. I think people seeing me and others like me, it’s making people feel more comfortable doing what they want to do & accept us for who we are.
What do you think beauty brands can learn from this collaboration?
Thread beauty being Black-owned, female-founded, affordable and offering 26 shades of foundation, including deeper melanin tones in the foundation and concealers is really ground-breaking. You don’t really see a lot of makeup brands doing that. Typically once brands get to a certain medium-deep brown shade, they stop, a lot of brands don’t usually even offer a deep enough shade for me. So I just think this is a great thing and more brands should create a more inclusive shade range for BIPOC people.
What does inclusive beauty mean to you?
I remember, back in the day, when I was getting make-up, foundation colors would stop at certain colors, and they wouldn’t really go that deep for darker skin tones. They would have two shades and then it was up to us to figure it out. I love that thread beauty just goes so deep, and is truly inclusive all into the deeper shades of their product line- especially the‘face it’complexion sticks. That was one of the first things that attracted me to working with the brand, knowing that it would be catering to everyone and that even my dark-skinned followers and fans could find something to love with the brand.
Courtesy of Thread Beauty
What do you hope your fans take away from this amazing collaboration?
That they can do it too! We all have our own battles, even in the gay community. Boys like me, who are dark skinned, feminine and plus sized, get counted out within the community and don’t get a lot of opportunities. So, for me to be the first celebrity face of thread beauty shows people that we are able to be accepted for who we are, and it just speaks volumes. It’s making us more visible and helping us win.
What is your favorite product from the cosmetic line?
Definitely the multi-useface it complexion sticks andcover it complexion fluids. I love that thread beauty offers 26 shades of foundation in a truly inclusive line up catering to the BIPOC complexion range. I hear they’re expanding the line up soon too! I love that the shade range includes deep, dark melanin-rich shades for a flawless chocolate complexion. I have a perfect foundation shade-200 in their line up & a cream contour shade match-240 that’s even darker & richer. That’s not common at all! Oh and they also have the most bomblip gloss- my fave is the glossy clear gloss it! I literally throw one in every bag when I’m heading out.
Saucy Santana Confronts Stigma Head On With His First-Ever Beauty Deal
Twenty-nine-year-old trendsetter and hip-hop artist Saucy Santana is taking matters into his own hands as the beauty ambassador for Black, female-owned brand, Thread Beauty.
Santana uses his platform to push for representation in the beauty industry, especially for Black LGBTQIA+ creatives. Now, the trailblazing artist and makeup lover is representing his community and doing it in full glam.
Founded in 2011 by The Lip Bar Inc CEO Melissa Butler, Thread Beauty is Gen Z-focused, clean, and cruelty-free and inspired by BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities. The company is committed to creating products that cater to all beauty lovers with diversity, inclusivity, allyship, and self-expression at the forefront of the brand’s identity. The collaboration with Saucy Santana is a major extension of that commitment.
The partnership itself is not only a step forward for representation, it also demonstrates that beauty brands not only have the opportunity to challenge traditional standards but have the responsibility and the influence to be the catalyst for change.
(Image courtesy of Thread Beauty)
“Prior to launching thread beauty, we weren’t seeing diversity in the beauty space, especially when it comes to men in makeup,” Butler said. “Who better to be the face of a beauty brand championing unapologetic self-expression and genuine authenticity than ‘the’ Saucy Santana?”
Butler continued: “We are overwhelmed and overjoyed that we get to embark on this first partnership with him.”
BLACK ENTERPRISE spoke to Saucy Santana about his collaboration with Thread Beauty, the importance of representing LGBTQIA+ creatives in the cosmetic industry and what he hopes supporters will take away from the partnership.
How does it feel to represent the community, considering you’ve been a longtime advocate for bringing LGBTQ creatives to the forefront of the cosmetics industry?
I feel that this collaboration is truly a win for the culture, especially being a Black, male-presenting and feminine gay man signed to a beauty deal is just great representation and visibility for my community. It’s hard to secure opportunities like this, especially in the spaces that I am in, such as hip-hop and rap, being a Black, dark skinned and feminine gay man, so I really appreciate the recognition and Thread Beauty for just giving men like me an opportunity to be seen and visible in a positive light within the beauty space.
I was getting my nails done the other day, and I was smiling to myself watching a boy who looked like me, with a bald face haircut and lined up beard, sit down and get his acrylic tip nails put on. I was so happy and so proud that more people are living their lives how they want and feel comfortable just being themselves. Our representation might not be plentiful, but we’re growing—and that’s having an impact. I think people seeing me and others like me, it’s making people feel more comfortable doing what they want to do and accept us for who we are.
What do you think beauty brands can learn from this collaboration?
Thread Beauty being Black-owned, female-founded, affordable, and offering 26 shades of foundation, including deeper melanin tones in the foundation and concealers is really ground-breaking. You don’t really see a lot of makeup brands doing that. Typically once brands get to a certain medium-deep brown shade, they stop, a lot of brands don’t usually even offer a deep enough shade for me. So I just think this is a great thing and more brands should create a more inclusive shade range for BIPOC people.
What does inclusive beauty mean to you?
I remember, back in the day, when I was getting make-up, foundation colors would stop at certain colors, and they wouldn’t really go that deep for darker skin tones. They would have two shades and then it was up to us to figure it out. I love that Thread Beauty just goes so deep, and is truly inclusive all into the deeper shades of their product line—especially the “face it” complexion sticks. That was one of the first things that attracted me to working with the brand, knowing that it would be catering to everyone and that even my dark-skinned followers and fans could find something to love with the brand.
(Photo courtesy of Thread Beauty)
What do you hope your fans take away from this collaboration?
That they can do it, too! We all have our own battles, even in the gay community. Boys like me, who are dark-skinned, feminine, and plus-sized, get counted out within the community and don’t get a lot of opportunities. So, for me to be the first celebrity face of Thread Beauty shows people that we are able to be accepted for who we are, and it just speaks volumes. It’s making us more visible and helping us win.
What is your favorite product from the cosmetic line?
Definitely the multi-use “face it“ complexion sticks and “cover it” complexion fluids. I love that thread beauty offers 26 shades of foundation in a truly inclusive line up catering to the BIPOC complexion range. I hear they’re expanding the line up soon, too! I love that the shade range includes deep, dark melanin-rich shades for a flawless chocolate complexion. I have a perfect foundation shade-200 in their line up and a cream contour shade match-240 that’s even darker and richer. That’s not common at all! Oh, and they also have the most bomblip gloss: my fave is the glossy clear “gloss it!” I literally throw one in every bag when I’m heading out.
Indiana Woman Allegedly Erronerously Stabs 1-Year-Old Niece Over Burger King Chicken Sandwich
An Indiana woman allegedly erroneously stabbed her one-year-old niece after her pitbull jacked her Burger King chicken sandwich. She’s now behind bars.
The incident occurred at a Days Inn Hotel in Castleton, Indiana, on Sept. 19. Sharon Key’s niece was reportedly lying on the bed while her mother bathed her brother in the bathroom. The woman allegedly aimed the knife at the dog after it nabbed her food and “accidentally” stabbed her baby niece, hitting the girl in the face and neck. Upon hearing her daughter scream, Key’s sister ran out of the hotel’s bathroom to find her baby girl screaming as blood soaked the bed. The woman’s sister frantically explained the alleged stabbing was an accident before running out of the room, leaving the worried mother to seek emergency help for her injured baby.
Indianapolis Metro Police Department (IMDP) verified the mother’s story with surveillance camera footage it obtained. A cowardly Key would later be found hiding in the bushes at the Days Inn. The one-year-old was in critical condition before being upgraded to stable condition at Riley Hospital, according to Law and Crime.
William Young, a police officer for the IMPD, expressed how distressing the officers who received the call were.
“All of our officers, you hear that come across the radio, your heart drops. You want to get here as soon as you can. A lot of our officers, paramedics, fire — they have children that are infants, so you could imagine when they arrive, what our officers go through.”
The aunt’s sister revealed that Key had been staying with the woman and her children at the Days Inn. Key has also battled with drug addiction and mental health issues and reportedly had been drinking alcohol for most of the day the stabbing occurred.
The embattled woman was charged with two counts of criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon and one count of negligence of a dependent that resulted in serious bodily harm. If convicted, the first count “carries a maximum penalty of two-and-a-half years in prison and a $10,000 fine.”
The second charge’s punishment varies by the level of severity.
One of the most staggering statistics exposed was that 62% of employees felt their negative experience at work has affected their physical wellness. Conversely, only 27% of employees at “desk-based” jobs, considered “knowledge” workers, felt that they actually had a positive relationship with their workplace.
Work morale is so abysmal that 83% of those unhappy in their current positions would be willing to take a pay cut in order to feel better mentally..
These results have led researchers to encourage employers to shift their work dynamics so that employees have a better experience, which can lead to better productivity. President and CEO of HP Inc., Enrique Lores, said in a statement that the findings should not discourage employers.
“There is a huge opportunity to strengthen the world’s relationship with work in ways that are both good for people and good for business,” shared Lores, as reported by Entrepreneur. “As leaders, we must always reject the false choice between productivity and happiness. The most successful companies are built on cultures that enable employees to excel in their careers while thriving outside of work.”
What is primarily causing these negative sentiments is the stressors and inability to maintain a work-life balance, as management must do a better job at ensuring the general well-being of those under their supervision. Remaining fulfilled outside of one’s work responsibilities and managing work expectations from both parties is the suggested remedy to employment discontentment.
