Cook Ross

Everyone thinks we’re in a DEI Renaissance, but not you. You know the deal. You’ve seen the ebbs and flows of performative outrage and the cyclical retreats to the status quo. Inclusion is expensive, and you understand from experience how much you’ve had to lobby for others to have a seat at the table. You are intimate with how much executives will risk to maintain their power.

You’ve come face to face with the debilitating anxiety, the acute grief, and the uncontrollable rage that comes with being a change agent inside of Corporate America. When Nikole Hannah-Jones said, “I refuse,” you felt that in your soul! You know that the burden of working for justice is laid on the very people bearing the brunt of the injustice and not the powerful people who maintain it.*

It’s clear to you that white supremacy is alive and well, but you aren’t fazed. You refuse to back down. Your commitment to this work isn’t based on the “success” of your efforts. You know that your efforts are tethered to the ancestral call to persevere. The money doesn’t sweeten the deal for you any longer. You’ve seen your peers burn out for the paycheck. You’re after something more significant.

You want to know that those facilitator/trainer skills you built in the 3-5 years of conducting virtual and in-person sessions will be used to transform organizations. You want to know that your thought leadership in diversity, equity, inclusion, and organization development and your motivation to complete work with excellence will be encouraged and valued. Stepping into another toxic workplace is not an option.

We couldn’t agree more. Come see us at Cook Ross. We’re home to passionate change agents, ex-corporate activists, and healing justice warriors who are reimagining tomorrow's work culture. We’re not a perfect place, but we offer benefits (like a 4-week sabbatical after working here 4 years) that will have you wanting to follow the yellow brick road. You’ve been a lone ranger for far too long. Join this team, and we’ll show you how much better we are together.


Apply for our Consultant position today: https://bit.ly/3DHIt7S

● Salary: $90K - $115K based on experience

*We adapted this sentence from a quote from Nikole Hannah-Jones’ press release about her tenure decision: “The burden of working for racial justice is laid on the very people bearing the brunt of the injustice, and not the powerful people who maintain it.”

Yes, Derek Chauvin has been convicted of the murder of George Floyd.

However, the work is not done. The work of advancing race equity in the workplace has new legs, and many leaders are still not prepared to thoughtfully engage their teams on these important issues.

With that in mind, Falon Thacker, Ph.D., and Adriana B. Rojas, Ph.D. (she/her/Dr.) wrote a publication sharing what we’ve learned about employees' expectations when it comes to creating a truly inclusive workplace. Read it here: https://cookross.com/advancing-race-equity-research/

When was the last time you stopped to rest?

You don’t know?

Same here. We know it’s common for folks with personal accounts to take a break from media, but we believe that company accounts should too. After all, in most cases, a person is operating the said account. You and I both know easily this work can chew you up and spit you out if you are not committed to rest. Let’s normalize rest for everyone, okay, sis?

We are excited to share what we’ve been working on for the last few weeks! Be sure to check in with us tomorrow to learn more about our Salesforce Intern position.

P.S. Remember to schedule your rest. It probably will not happen otherwise.