“Be careful who you trust, the devil was once an angel.” – Author Unknown*** Tina was the leader of a small group of volunteers in a nonprofit organization. The group, however, facilitated programming that affected the entire organization, to include processing initial paperwork, onboarding and more. The small group assigned …
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“Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the future inaccessible.” – Maya Angelou*** The American dream – the belief that any person, regardless of where they were born, regardless of class at birth, has the ability to realize success whether that includes educational attainment, …
“Accept what is, Let go of what was. Have faith in what will be.” – PictureQuotes.com*** I recently had an accident when a request for hands on assistance resulted in an unwanted collision between a splash of bleach, a favorite black shirt and my fear of a collision of the …
“Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.” – Malcolm Forbes*** Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is an exciting career path for the right personalities. In my work with various consultants, corporate professionals and community representatives, I found some interesting yet powerful personas. Caring Professionals There are two camps, in which most …
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“If you can’t figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.” – T.D. Jakes*** I once knew an older woman, Etta, who was under my committee leadership, and who was trying to discover her gifts and what she wanted to …
“Fortunately for serious minds, a bias recognized is a bias sterilized.” – Benjamin Haydon*** Unconscious bias, also referred to as implicit bias, is often defined as prejudice or unsupported judgments we have accumulated in life that are in favor of or against a person, or group, that are usually considered …
“Everyone on the team plays an equal role. My role is to create the wave and everyone on our team keeps the wave going.” – William Fang, Founder, Vizio*** I recently entered an establishment for the first time as a customer. I was with another individual who lives in that …
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“We need the ability to not only have high-performance models but also to understand when we cannot trust those models.” – Alexander Amini*** At a time when many organizations are looking forward to incorporating Artificial Intelligence into their systems and processes, for improved operations and efficiencies, up pops a new …
“We need to remember across generations that there is as much to learn as there is to teach.” – Gloria Stinem*** The world of diversity, equity and inclusion is a unique, exciting ever changing yet all too consistent world for the change agents who dare to embark on making changes …
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“Diversity may be the hardest thing for a society to live with, and perhaps the most dangerous thing for a society to be without.” – William Sloan Coffin Jr.*** I overheard a senior executive talking to someone who had not been in his organization long. He was bragging on the …
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“The only thing worse than training your employees and having them leave is not training them and having them stay.” – Zig Zigler*** There is a phrase out there called “Baptism by Fire.” Ever heard of it? Maybe you’ve lived it? My first experience with this particular circumstance was in …
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“Everybody says, ‘mistake is the first step of success,’ but the real fact is… ‘correction of mistake is the first step of success.’” – Unknown*** So often I encounter leaders who are facing the challenge of correcting behaviors in someone they are leading, whether it is an employee, a volunteer, …
“Confidentiality is the essence of being trusted.” – Billy Graham*** I recently wrote a confidentiality policy for a client. Having worked so many years in healthcare, there are so many instances in which the subject of patient confidentiality as well as employee confidentiality are raised in conversations and in-servicing. It …
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“Choose to be optimistic. It feels better.” – Dalai Lama*** Creating a calm work environment is not an impossibility. It’s true that there are a variety of personalities and attitudes in these surroundings but as leaders we have to try to maintain the stronger influence… no control… over the environment. …
“I would rather be alone with dignity than in a relationship that requires me to sacrifice my self-respect.” – Author Unknown*** Juggling the multi-layers and multiple demands of leadership can be very challenging, we know this but do we realize how it plays out in our minds and how it …
“Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.” – Mario Andretti*** I remember working in my office on a project. Each day was usually filled with meetings, updates and conference calls. I could usually get my end of day email, voicemail time in without a …
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“What you allow is what will continue.” – Author unknown*** When writing policies and procedures remember it applies to more than one or two persons. Policies and procedures are written for the benefit of the organization and to create consistency in how work is done and problems addressed. A policy …
“If you aren’t getting pushback you probably aren’t pioneering.” – Eric Qualman*** Pushback. ˈpo͝oSHˌbak. Def. a negative or unfavorable reaction or response to something. Jon, a new senior executive stood before a group of nursing directors and managers and proceeded to negate much of what they had worked hard to …
