Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Sunday, February 24, 2019
Note to Self 2
An excerpt from Business Insider -
How Lowe's CEO Marvin Ellison went from making $4.35 an hour as a Target security guard to running the second biggest home-improvement retailer in the US
By Áine Cain
Lowe's CEO Marvin Ellison can draw on his many years of retail experience.
Not only has the longtime executive held plenty of leadership positions over the course of his career, but he also knows what it's like to work as a store employee at places like Target.
Ellison became CEO of Lowe's in 2018. There, he makes a base annual salary of $1.45 million with $6 million worth of restricted stock options, according to the Charlotte Business Journal. But as a college student, he started out with a part-time security gig at Target, which only paid $4.35 an hour.
https://www.businessinsider.com/lowes-ceo-marvin-ellison-life-career-2019-2
How Lowe's CEO Marvin Ellison went from making $4.35 an hour as a Target security guard to running the second biggest home-improvement retailer in the US
By Áine Cain
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| Lowe's CEO Marvin Ellison spent years at major retailers including Home Depot and JCPenney. Pool / Getty Images |
Not only has the longtime executive held plenty of leadership positions over the course of his career, but he also knows what it's like to work as a store employee at places like Target.
Ellison became CEO of Lowe's in 2018. There, he makes a base annual salary of $1.45 million with $6 million worth of restricted stock options, according to the Charlotte Business Journal. But as a college student, he started out with a part-time security gig at Target, which only paid $4.35 an hour.
https://www.businessinsider.com/lowes-ceo-marvin-ellison-life-career-2019-2
Note to Self
An excerpt from Business Insider -
The CEO of the world's largest cruise company reveals the advice he would give to his 25-year-old self
By Mark Matousek
The CEO of the world's largest cruise company reveals the advice he would give to his 25-year-old self
By Mark Matousek
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| Carnival Corporation CEO Arnold Donald. Lynne Sladky/Associated Press |
Since Arnold Donald became the CEO of Carnival Corporation in 2013, the company has more than doubled its annual earnings and increased its share price by 70%, as of the end of 2018.
Donald said in an interview with Business Insider that he made listening to his employees and customers a priority at the beginning of his tenure. If he could give his 25-year-old self advice, it would be to listen.
"I would just tell my 25-year-old self to do, hopefully, what I try to do a lot of my life, which is listen, listen, listen. You can learn from anybody and everybody," he said.
"If you listen to the world, it will reveal itself to you. In business, if you listen to your customers or guests, they will tell you what it takes to exceed their expectations. If you listen to your employees, they will tell you how to deliver whatever that guest or customer wants in a manner where it's sustainable for the company."
https://www.businessinsider.com/carnival-cruise-ceo-shares-advice-youth-2019-2
The Only One
An excerpt from the NYTimes -
For a Black Mathematician, What It’s Like to Be the ‘Only One’
Fewer than 1 percent of doctorates in math are awarded to African-Americans. Edray Goins, who earned one of them, found the upper reaches of the math world a challenging place.
By Amy Harmon
BALTIMORE — It was not an overt incident of racism that prompted Edray Goins, an African-American mathematician in the prime of his career, to abandon his tenured position on the faculty of a major research university last year.
The hostilities he perceived were subtle, the signs of disrespect unspoken.
There was the time he was brushed aside by the leaders of his field when he approached with a math question at a conference. There were the reports from students in his department at Purdue University that a white professor had warned them not to work with him.
One of only perhaps a dozen black mathematicians among nearly 2,000 tenured faculty members in the nation’s top 50 math departments, Dr. Goins frequently asked himself whether he was right to factor race into the challenges he faced.
That question from a senior colleague on his area of expertise, directed to someone else? His department’s disinclination to nominate him to the committee that controls hiring? The presumption, by a famous visiting scholar, that he was another professor’s student?
For a Black Mathematician, What It’s Like to Be the ‘Only One’
Fewer than 1 percent of doctorates in math are awarded to African-Americans. Edray Goins, who earned one of them, found the upper reaches of the math world a challenging place.
By Amy Harmon
BALTIMORE — It was not an overt incident of racism that prompted Edray Goins, an African-American mathematician in the prime of his career, to abandon his tenured position on the faculty of a major research university last year.
The hostilities he perceived were subtle, the signs of disrespect unspoken.
There was the time he was brushed aside by the leaders of his field when he approached with a math question at a conference. There were the reports from students in his department at Purdue University that a white professor had warned them not to work with him.
One of only perhaps a dozen black mathematicians among nearly 2,000 tenured faculty members in the nation’s top 50 math departments, Dr. Goins frequently asked himself whether he was right to factor race into the challenges he faced.
That question from a senior colleague on his area of expertise, directed to someone else? His department’s disinclination to nominate him to the committee that controls hiring? The presumption, by a famous visiting scholar, that he was another professor’s student?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/18/us/edray-goins-black-mathematicians.html
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Sunday, February 10, 2019
New Address: FollowingFaye.blog
Changes have been made to Blogger, the platform used for this blog. These changes have resulted in limiting the viewership via the "Share" function.
In an effort to continue to share the posts to the widest audience, I've moved my blog to Wordpress.
My new address is FollowingFaye.blog.
I hope to see you there.
In an effort to continue to share the posts to the widest audience, I've moved my blog to Wordpress.
My new address is FollowingFaye.blog.
I hope to see you there.
Friday, February 8, 2019
Too Good to Cherry Pick
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/john-dingell-greatest-twitter-hits_us_5c5cf651e4b0a502ca34030a
Masterful Takedown
‘We have a system that is fundamentally broken.’ — Rep. @AOC is explaining just how f*cked campaign finance laws really are pic.twitter.com/sCwpkRzcHB— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 8, 2019
Thursday, February 7, 2019
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Happy (?) Birthday
Happy Birthday, Facebook! 15 years today — and what a rollercoaster it has been. We created a friendship anniversary video for Mark Zuckerberg to mark the day. pic.twitter.com/iDz84LrTeV— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) February 5, 2019
Monday, February 4, 2019
"A Dreamer and a Rhodes Scholar"
An excerpt from the NY Times -
I’m a Dreamer and a Rhodes Scholar. Where Do I Belong?
A person shouldn’t have to be a “genius” or “economically productive” to have access to equal opportunity.
By Jin Park
Mr. Park is a recent graduate of Harvard.
In November, I became the first Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals beneficiary to win the Rhodes scholarship. The news was bittersweet.
In 2017 the Trump administration rescinded the option for overseas travel for those with DACA status, the Dreamers who were brought to this country illegally as children. This means that when I leave the country in October to study at Oxford with my fellow Rhodes scholars, I may not be able to come back.
This is a perpetual reality of being undocumented: I never know if I have a place in America — my home — even after receiving one of the most esteemed scholarships in the world.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/11/opinion/dreamer-rhodes-scholar-human.html
I’m a Dreamer and a Rhodes Scholar. Where Do I Belong?
A person shouldn’t have to be a “genius” or “economically productive” to have access to equal opportunity.
By Jin Park
Mr. Park is a recent graduate of Harvard.
In November, I became the first Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals beneficiary to win the Rhodes scholarship. The news was bittersweet.
In 2017 the Trump administration rescinded the option for overseas travel for those with DACA status, the Dreamers who were brought to this country illegally as children. This means that when I leave the country in October to study at Oxford with my fellow Rhodes scholars, I may not be able to come back.
This is a perpetual reality of being undocumented: I never know if I have a place in America — my home — even after receiving one of the most esteemed scholarships in the world.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/11/opinion/dreamer-rhodes-scholar-human.html
Overlooked No More
From the NY Times -
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/obituaries/black-history-month-overlooked.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/obituaries/black-history-month-overlooked.html
Sunday, February 3, 2019
Vacation Ideas
Plan your next vacation around the filming schedule of your favorite television show or upcoming movie. Get all of the info at https://onlocationvacations.com
Saturday, February 2, 2019
Friday, February 1, 2019
We Built This
An excerpt from the Huffington Post -
Let This February Be A Reminder That Black History Built This
Without black history, there would be no American history. Period.
By Taryn Finley
America, though dangerously flawed, wouldn’t have half of the opportunities, liberties and infrastructure it has today had it not been for the backs of black people upon which this country was built. Erasure is a main objective of racism, and it has succeeded when it comes to documenting and celebrating our history. And because our history is American history, erasing the contributions of black Americans makes it impossible to accurately tell the story of this country.
This is why, this February, HuffPost Black Voices is reminding y’all that Black History Built This. All month long, we’ll be celebrating our place in the past, present and future.
We are reclaiming our narrative. Our history is too expansive, beautiful, resilient, joyous, powerful and unique to ever become some cliché social studies lesson plan. We are seldom given proper credit, let alone praise, for how our rich history and culture have not only influenced but also helped construct the basis for what we view as progress today.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-history-month-2019_us_5c530ef9e4b0ca92c6de2143
Let This February Be A Reminder That Black History Built This
Without black history, there would be no American history. Period.
By Taryn Finley
America, though dangerously flawed, wouldn’t have half of the opportunities, liberties and infrastructure it has today had it not been for the backs of black people upon which this country was built. Erasure is a main objective of racism, and it has succeeded when it comes to documenting and celebrating our history. And because our history is American history, erasing the contributions of black Americans makes it impossible to accurately tell the story of this country.
This is why, this February, HuffPost Black Voices is reminding y’all that Black History Built This. All month long, we’ll be celebrating our place in the past, present and future.
We are reclaiming our narrative. Our history is too expansive, beautiful, resilient, joyous, powerful and unique to ever become some cliché social studies lesson plan. We are seldom given proper credit, let alone praise, for how our rich history and culture have not only influenced but also helped construct the basis for what we view as progress today.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-history-month-2019_us_5c530ef9e4b0ca92c6de2143
Obama vs Trump
An excerpt from the Root -
2 Years of Trump Vs. 2 Years of Obama: By the Numbers
By Michael Harriot
Nobel Peace Prizes: Obama 1; Trump 0
White supremacist riot deaths: Obama 0; Trump 1
Days playing golf: Obama 60; Trump 154
Number of people fired or quit administration: Obama 2; Trump 42
Times laughed at on world stage: Obama 0; Trump 2
Number of times he called someone’s mother a “bitch”: Obama 0; Trump 1
Paid-off prostitutes: Obama 0; Trump 2 (and counting)
Number of times accused of being a Muslim Jihadist from Kenya: Obama 1,039,001; Trump: 0
Number of times Justice Department opened an investigation to ascertain if the president was a foreign operative: Obama 0; Donald Trump: 1,928
Number of campaign officials indicted by the FBI: Obama 0; Trump 6
Number of times visited by Kanye West: Obama 0; Trump 1
https://www.theroot.com/2-years-of-trump-vs-2-years-of-obama-by-the-numbers-1832209709?utm_source=theroot_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2019-01-31
2 Years of Trump Vs. 2 Years of Obama: By the Numbers
By Michael Harriot
Nobel Peace Prizes: Obama 1; Trump 0
White supremacist riot deaths: Obama 0; Trump 1
Days playing golf: Obama 60; Trump 154
Number of people fired or quit administration: Obama 2; Trump 42
Times laughed at on world stage: Obama 0; Trump 2
Number of times he called someone’s mother a “bitch”: Obama 0; Trump 1
Paid-off prostitutes: Obama 0; Trump 2 (and counting)
Number of times accused of being a Muslim Jihadist from Kenya: Obama 1,039,001; Trump: 0
Number of times Justice Department opened an investigation to ascertain if the president was a foreign operative: Obama 0; Donald Trump: 1,928
Number of campaign officials indicted by the FBI: Obama 0; Trump 6
Number of times visited by Kanye West: Obama 0; Trump 1
https://www.theroot.com/2-years-of-trump-vs-2-years-of-obama-by-the-numbers-1832209709?utm_source=theroot_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2019-01-31
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