Ben Brown 🇬🇭

#amateurpoet
#mentalhealthadvocate
#rotaractor
#hodophile

What would you do if you weren't afraid?

[khaleesi🧍🏽‍♀️ @shelovesore]

Let break down this “not all men” stuff for you people

Out of 10 men in a room, one cracks a sexual joke.
Two of them actually find it funny.
Three of them don’t find it funny but chuckle just to fit in.
Four of them don’t find it funny but don’t say anything.
None of them says, “stop, that’s actually disturbing”.

Later, 9 men go back home believing they’re part of the good majority, unlike the man who cracked the sexual joke. But from a woman’s perspective, there isn’t much difference between the people who laughed, the people who laughed just to fit in and the people who said nothing.

All three do the same thing. They keep the room safe for the men who cross the line. And that’s the part “not all men” doesn’t address.

Women aren’t always saying that all men harass, but what we are saying is that a lot of good, polite men end up protecting the system where harassment feels low risk.

I understand why men resist this framing, but doing nothing is not the same as doing no harm, when the environment itself is what enables thr harm. The least you guys can do for women is to SPEAK UP.

It’s the same thing going on with this raping festival, some men wouldn’t participate but they wouldn’t stop the men that are participating.

But since they’re not part of the majority, they think they’re the “good” ones, when all they’re doing is protecting the system that keeps failing women.

[Oreoluwa Bukola, CFA. @BukkyOA]

Before you hand over any piece of work, ask yourself one question: If this stopped on my desk and nobody else reviewed it, am I comfortable with the quality?

Because that is exactly how you should be working.

Think like the most senior person on your team. Think like the work ends with you. No one else is going to catch your mistakes. No one else is going to clean it up.

When you start working like that, you stop letting things slide. You stop submitting things you are not proud of. You start caring about the details from the beginning; not after someone points them out.

That is how you get fewer review notes. That is how people start trusting your work.

This week, produce the work that the most senior person on your team would produce.

[Ben Brown 🇬🇭 @theben_brown]

#Hr

[Martin Oduor-Otieno @OduorMartinO]

You promoted your best salesperson to sales manager.

Six months later, they're struggling, and you're wondering what went wrong.

This happens everywhere. We promote our best doers into management, then wonder why they can't lead.

Here's why:

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[Simons @Simon_Ingari]

REASONS GOOD EMPLOYEES LEAVE
It’s not a lack of talent — it’s a lack of leadership.

This is the quiet truth behind so many resignations.

It’s not “poor fit.”
It’s not “low engagement.”
It’s not “changing priorities.”

It’s a workplace culture that refuses to hold managers accountable — even when the damage is obvious.

In toxic environments, something predictable happens:

• High performers stop believing change is possible
• Not because they’re negative
• Not because they’re difficult

But because every signal tells them the same thing:

“Leadership won’t address the real problem.”

- Healthy companies develop leaders
- Toxic companies protect bad ones

- Healthy managers coach and support
- Toxic managers control and blame

- Healthy cultures evolve
- Toxic cultures quietly lose their best people

And while some leaders say they “value talent,” their actions tell a different story.

People don’t leave jobs.
They don’t leave workloads.
They don’t leave teams.

They leave environments where the wrong people have power — and nothing ever changes.

If this feels familiar, read this carefully:

• You’re not “too sensitive”
• You’re not “overreacting”
• You’re not the problem

You’re responding normally to a system that’s been broken for far too long.

Leaving doesn’t make you disloyal.
It means you’re choosing growth over burnout.

- Choose workplaces where leadership takes responsibility
- Choose environments where accountability goes both ways
- Choose teams that value people — not politics

Because you deserve a workplace that helps you grow, not one that drains you.

[nana aba @thenanaaba]

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[The Commonwealth @commonwealthsec]

🎥 Highlights from the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting!

The powerful voices & rhythmic dancing of performers thrilled the audience, showcasing the rich culture of #Samoa.

#CHOGM2024

[Ben Brown 🇬🇭 @theben_brown]

@lollypeezle But is it though?
It's raining but not cats and dogs...come to work

[Ben Brown 🇬🇭 @theben_brown]

@SlimNazi Core Maths 👌🏾

[Ben Brown 🇬🇭 @theben_brown]

@j0vintage 🥹

[Ben Brown 🇬🇭 @theben_brown]

@GTBankGhana I have been trying to link my account to my Momo for over a week now. The bank said it will be linked the following day and it hasn't.

My account officer is also not answering my calls.

What is all this stress?

[Ben Brown 🇬🇭 @theben_brown]

@TheDapper_ @detechboi come and see something 😂

[Ben Brown 🇬🇭 @theben_brown]

@PKwasi_Yeboah Thank you bro

[Ben Brown 🇬🇭 @theben_brown]

Mental Health Advocacy is one of the things I do😉

[Dr. Mathias-O’chez @Thrive__gh]

We are the aunties & uncles now.

Be mindful of the comments you make (even as a joke) about the bodies of your nieces & nephews . Weight. Skin color. Teeth. Nose. HAIR. Your words will stick with them.

Just like the words spoken to you stuck & led you to therapy.

[Ben Brown 🇬🇭 @theben_brown]

#BabyReindeer what???

[Ben Brown 🇬🇭 @theben_brown]

@Ga_Goodie Hi. Please send me a text. Your DM is not available.
I sell books.

[Ben Brown 🇬🇭 @theben_brown]

@EhuOfficial Hi. I am a mental health advocate.
I want us to talk about your campaign but your dm is not available.
Can you dm me?

[Ben Brown 🇬🇭 @theben_brown]

@Nana_ahenkan @EhuOfficial @thxnine Thank you boss.

[Ben Brown 🇬🇭 @theben_brown]

The worst of hunger is the one you experience on Sunday after church. If you know what is good for you, get food at home on Sunday...

[Ben Brown 🇬🇭 @theben_brown]

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