We are commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday and heading right into Black History Month. Last week was rough for the Black community with the news of Dr. Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey, Vice President for Student Affairs at Lincoln University in Missouri. The more articles I read on LinkedIn, and then on other news outlets, the more my heart ached. I felt horrible for her, her family, her [good] colleagues, and the entire Black community. I am sure she was loved. So, after so much information overload, I logged off to reflect. Over the weekend, I attended a vision board workshop to chart the course of 2024. Among the stacks…

In light of the responses I shared on a post I recently commented about on LinkedIn published by Hashtag BlackLinkedIn, I have been seriously reflecting on some of the responses I received. As I flip the script and sit thinking of the things I’d want to hear a candidate ask me about in their interview, trivial things did not come to mind. Trivial things, you know! Those questions like “What are the expectations of the role?” or “What’s the salary?” or “What are the benefits?” or “When will a decision be made?” A good leader will have answered all those questions as the job narrative is being discussed or Human…

When was the last time you ended a tough situation and thought, “Wow, that felt like a valve just opened up” and your heart felt lighter? In this entry, let’s look at emotionally intelligence from different angles. First, what is emotional intelligence? Harvard Business School defines it as the ability to understand and manage your own emotions, as well as recognize and influence the emotions of those around you. Learn more here – you can even learn about the model’s components! 👩🏻‍💻 As a lifelong learner, Emotional Intelligence is a thing for me. Lately, I have read a number of articles on Emotional Intelligence via emails or social media posts. Some articles have included various tips suggesting readers get…

What do you know about social identities? Honestly, I had heard about them and even received training about social identities a few times at work. Then, went back to life as I knew it. Then, in October 2021, I was exposed to work around Race, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (REDI) as part of my senior leadership program at Harvard. That catapulted me into diving a lot deeper to learn more about racial and social justice, discrimination, inequities – and I was very angry. I was angry because I learned I had played a part in creating inequities, even when I didn’t know I was doing so; angry because I had the power…