It was lunchtime on a quiet day at a busy popular local coffee shop. I had been out on a few sales calls and needed to grab a quick bite. A black waitress friend I knew well showed me to a table, we exchanged a bit of gossip, laughed and I placed my usual order. In came a young black man, hat askew with the swagger of a young man whose exaggerated confidence doesn’t yet fit his life’s experiences.
Human nature has always fascinated me. It is one of the many reasons I love to teach and why I found myself in a management role. I’ve noticed that we have the ability to form opinions with some of the most minute pieces or information, events or circumstances.
Human nature has always fascinated me. It is one of the many reasons I love to teach and why I found myself in a management roll. Something I have noticed is our ability to form opinions with some of the most minute pieces or information, events or circumstances. What I am referring to are perceptions. […]