We all know that having a growth mindset is crucial. Yet perhaps it’s not only about how you can grow and improve yourself for your own benefit – though that is certainly a perk! Perhaps it’s also about the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the world around us. Really, though. After all, if […]
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I am not a DEI consultant. I don’t work in a DEI or HR department. And I’m not formally trained in workplace DEI. What am I, then, and why do I constantly write and talk about the importance of anti-oppressive leadership? Why am I always going on about meaningful diversity, equity and belonging? Especially since
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It’s really common to pay attention to the big, shiny, flashy thing that appears to be taking up all the space and energy. That’s also how we miss the quieter or less in-our-face details, realities and experiences that are also happening right in front of us. We can observe and, as leaders, actively make space
Are you skilled at really listening to yourself? I’m not talking about confidence here, by the way. The skill of adeptly listening to ourselves is, in fact, a key leadership skill that falls into the emotional intelligence bucket of leadership proficiencies. It’s not fluff. Listening to ourselves has sometimes been painted as either “fluffy” at worst
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Does DEI belong in the space of HR/People & Culture? Some questions and considerations for all leaders. Are you holding a ten-foot pole? First, an acknowledgment that some folks may not feel comfortable touching this week’s question with a ten-foot pole, so to speak. But if you’re open, I would really like to hear your
A Crucial Question: Is This All About HR? Or Daily Leadership? Read More »
As someone who loves leadership, teaches leadership, and lives and breathes people-centered, equitable, high-performance leadership, I am bringing discussion of leadership from its compartmentalized place on LinkedIn and purely professional and educational circles to this entrepreneurial space. Let’s talk about where we’re going as leaders and why leadership reflection matters. Where are we going? Over
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