Tag Archives: African-American
Leadership Library Review — A Trifecta of Soul Balms: Three Books for Autumn in the Pandemic
September 2020 “Joy is the kind of happiness that doesn’t depend on what happens.” –David Steindl-Rast A Trifecta of Soul Balms: Three Books for Autumn in the Pandemic Are you nervous about the fall and winter? I am. Perhaps like … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, confidence, courage, creativity, disruption, emergence, love, mindfulness, neuroscience, paradox, poetry, purpose, resilience, spirituality, story-telling, vulnerability
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Leadership Library Review: “Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation” by John Lewis
August 2020 “Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation” by John Lewis (New York Times, 7/30/20) “Democracy is not a state. It is an act, and each generation must do its part to help build what we called … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, authenticity, civil rights, confidence, courage, disruption, love, polarities, purpose, resilience, risk, spirituality, vulnerability
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Understanding Implicit (Unconscious) Bias
July 2020 Understanding Implicit (Unconscious) Bias As a self-described progressive white, middle-aged woman I was initially taken aback by the results of the three Implicit Association Tests I took a few years ago at Harvard’s Project Implicit website which revealed … Continue reading
To What Leadership Opportunities Are We Awakening?
June 2020 To What Leadership Opportunities Are We Awakening? The pandemic news is tough; it’s relentless, emotionally exhausting, and carries more information and questions and implications than our brains can comprehend. Anxiety is a natural response to such extreme incoherence … Continue reading
Leadership Library Review: “Love in Action”
January 2020 “Love in Action,” Krista Tippett Interview of Congressman John Lewis (OnBeing.org, updated 1/26/17) I want to open 2020 by honoring Congressman Lewis and by lifting up the practice of “love in action” he described to Krista Tippett in … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, civil rights, conflict, courage, love, spirituality, vulnerability
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Leadership Library Review: The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote
November 2019 The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote by Elaine Weiss (Penguin, 2019) What are the big take-aways? In 2020, Americans will celebrate the centennial anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment, which granted women … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, civil rights, conflict, courage, women
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Leadership Library Review – Lead from the Outside: How to Build Your Future and Make Real Change
September 2019 Lead from the Outside: How to Build Your Future and Make Real Change by Stacey Abrams (Picador, 2019) What are the big take-aways? With candor, insight and flair, Stacey Abrams – the first woman and first person of color … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, civil rights, courage, handbook, LGBTQ+, powerful questions, risk, vulnerability, women
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Leadership Library Review: The Senegalese “Thinker”
October 2018 The Senegalese “Thinker” What are the big take-aways? The photo at right is of the wooden “Thinker” carving that my husband Chris and I brought back from our trip to Senegal last month. It is a common item … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, mindfulness, paradox, spirituality
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Leadership Library Review: The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture
September 2017 The National Museum of African American History and Culture (Curator: Lonnie Bunch) What are the big take-aways? One year ago, the newest Smithsonian museum opened on a corner of the Mall, close to the Washington Monument. I was … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, civil rights, complexity, conflict, courage, creativity, love, resilience, spirituality, story-telling, women
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Leadership Library Review: “Hidden Figures”
February 2017 “Hidden Figures” (20th Century Fox, 2016) What are the big take-aways? To my mind, the uplifting film “Hidden Figures” is three suspenseful (even though you think you know how they all turn out…) movies in one. In some … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, career, civil rights, complexity, confidence, courage, creativity, risk, story-telling, unconscious/implicit bias, women
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