Opinion

June 8, 2020

We don't need your empty gestures; we need action

Startups and investors need to do more than post about their support for the Black Lives Matter movement on social media. They can start by checking in with their employees.


Sonya Barlow

6 min read

When the coronavirus pandemic hit Europe and people across the continent went into lockdown, companies spent weeks checking in with their employees. Heads of talent became ‘heads of remote working’, sensitive to the personal struggles their teammates might be going through. As furloughs and layoffs were announced, founders wrote heartfelt messages to their teams explaining the decisions they were making.

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