What if some of our strongest relationships aren’t found, but discovered? When I asked the women who participated in my research to reflect on the people who had made the biggest difference in their lives and leadership, something caught my attention. Many of them recognized those relationships in hindsight. They…
Resilience Tree
The Grass Is Greener… Where You Water
I recently had the honor of giving the faculty/staff closing toast at the McCombs Black Alumni Association’s Annual Gala, By Design. As I prepared for the evening, I kept coming back to a simple idea: The grass is greener where you water it. It reminded me of something I learned…
Protecting Your Fruit
Behavioral Resilience is More Than Productivity This week, my body made a decision that my mind did not want to make. It slowed me down. For weeks, I had been carrying a lot. Not just tasks but expectations, vision, and responsibility. The weight of making things happen. I was preparing…
Extending Your Branches
Understanding Relational Resilience Have you ever stopped to think about the people who have shaped your leadership journey? Not just the people whose names appear on your résumé or LinkedIn profile. But the people who saw something in you before you saw it in yourself. The mentor who challenged you…
Strengthening Your Roots
Why Reflective Resilience Is the Foundation of Sustainable Leadership Have you ever been so busy helping everyone else that you forgot to ask yourself a simple question? How am I doing? Not…How’s work going?, How’s the family? But truly… How am I? For many leaders, especially women leaders of color,…