In September 2021, I was featured on the “Building the Village” podcast hosted by Dr. Brandon William Jones. In the podcast, when asked about what experiences have shaped me to be who I am today. One of the things I shared was my time at the summer camp Manice run…
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Living the “Resilience Tree Model” – Venus, Serena, and Richard Williams’ Journey
I just finished watching King Richard the film about the Williams family and the development of the resilience and career of Venus and Serena Williams and it too is an example of the Resilience Tree Model for women leaders of color and those that support them. Roots – Richard made…
Living the Resilience Tree Model
So often I hear people talk about resilience yet few share what it looks like for them. Below I will share with you the 4 components to Living the Resilience Tree Model. You can use these strategies at any time to increase your resilience in a given situation or season.…
LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM DANCE – RETURNING TO STEP 1
In Salsa Dancing the first step is the hardest. In leadership we can learn from the lessons of partnered dance. 💃🏽Every time you return to the count of 1 you have to stabilize yourself and push hard to reset. Like in life and leadership, just because you have been there…
Women’s Empowerment Chats – Summertime
Last week I led another Staff and Faculty Women’s Empowerment Zoom Chat and the prompt for the ladies was “what is your favorite summer time memory”. At first I had thought to ask about what they had planned for this coming summer but with us only now coming out of…