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How to Navigate the Racial Divide at Work

Racial divide

The other day, I hosted a LinkedIn Live to discuss the racial divide and how we can all show up as better humans in these turbulent times – particularly in the face of people who are demanding less talk and more action.  As an African-American woman, I believe we MUST continue to have these discussions, because they … Read more

How to Be a Congruent Leader at Work

How to be a congruent leader

One of the topics I discuss in my upcoming book under self-leadership is the idea of leadership congruence.  In other words, are we who we say we are?  We may think we are a certain way, but how do we actually show up? And is that in alignment with the person we are and aspire to be? … Read more

A relação entre a robustez mental e a liderança atenciosa

Estou muito feliz em divulgar que meu próximo livro, The Art of Caring Leadership: How Leading With Heart Uplifts Teams já está disponível para pré-venda na Amazon. Escrever este livro foi uma longa jornada – e ainda não acabou! À medida que eu fazia as alterações finais no livro, um tópico que tem sido muito importante … Read more

What Mental Toughness Has to Do With Caring Leadership

Resilience

I’m excited to announce that my forthcoming book, The Art of Caring Leadership: How Leading With Heart Uplifts Teams is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Writing this book has been a long journey – and it’s not over yet! As I put the finishing edits on the book, one topic that has been top of mind for me … Read more

How to Eliminate a Victim Mindset

victim mindset

Backstory   I worked hard to eliminate my victim mindset. “Victim” is defined as (1): one that is acted on and usually adversely affected by a force or agent (2): one that is subjected to oppression, hardship, or mistreatment. Over a year ago, I stepped onto the TEDx stage to share a part of my story of … Read more

Choose to See the Light in Others.

Light in others

I had an interesting relationship with my grandmother. On one hand, she worked hard to keep me hidden from her friends in her Orthodox Jewish community given my brown skin. On the other hand, she was my biggest advocate, always pushing me to go to law school and be a strong and confident person. I … Read more

Transformation: It Starts With You!

transformation

Through the COVID-19 crisis and the racial unrest, there are two main ways of thinking: Let’s hunker down and wrap our arms around the status quo, or let’s jump in and go for extreme amounts of transformation. The latter thinking can debilitate some and make them retreat into the first way to thinking very quickly. … Read more

What We Do Not Understand Can Hurt Us.

understand

“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” Mari Curie   Given the recent tragedy surrounding George Floyd’s death, I realize more than ever that what we do not understand can hurt us. This past week, I … Read more

Employee Well-being: Showing That You Care During a Pandemic.

Employee well-being

  {Guest post by Cynthia Grant, PhD, MBA, LCSW, Chief Clinical Officer, AllHealth Network}-Leadership with Heart podcast episode #85 Introduction to my employee well-being WHY. Here’s my truth. I really, genuinely, whole heartedly care about my employees. I am a psychotherapist by training now working as a leader at a behavioral health organization, but that’s … Read more

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