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Guiding from within: Craig Dowden reveals the secrets of leadership

Jean interviews Craig Dowden, author of A Time to Lead: Mastering Your Self… So You Can Master Your World and positive psychology coach.

Guiding from within: Craig Dowden reveals the secrets of leadership

Jean interviews Craig Dowden, author of A Time to Lead: Mastering Your Self… So You Can Master Your World and positive psychology coach.

Guiding from within: Craig Dowden reveals the secrets of leadership

Jean interviews Craig Dowden, author of A Time to Lead: Mastering Your Self… So You Can Master Your World and positive psychology coach.

Guiding from within: Craig Dowden reveals the secrets of leadership

Jean interviews Craig Dowden, author of A Time to Lead: Mastering Your Self… So You Can Master Your World and positive psychology coach.

Jean Latting

Four organizational leaders share how they used our Pathfinders and DEI training to become successful inclusive leaders.

Jean Latting

From a sense of “otherness” as an Indian in London, Sunita Sehmi developed a coaching practice on belonging as part of people’s needs in the workplace

Jean Latting

How do we find the courage? Would we have had the courage to provide Frederick Douglass with false papers, risking our lives to save his?

Jean Latting

In these perilous times, we all are familiar with anxiety. As an emotion, it’s universal. How can we tame this anxiety and build resilience?

Jean Latting

Jean and Barry Regan explore how your understanding of your own culture affects the way you perceive the world.

Anonymous

Guest blogger this week describes the eye-opening moment when she went from judgmental to grateful and makes a good argument in favor of acceptance.

Jean Latting

A community in Fourth Ward, Freedmen’s Town, became the community for former slaves from all over that part of Texas.

Jessica Kanzler

Jessica describes the moment when she went from judgmental to grateful, confronts her biases, and makes a good argument in favor of acceptance.

Jean Latting

Change is hard. But to create change, one first has to see the structure that keeps the current system in place.

Jean Latting

Why do people bully each other? Wendy Harpur, a HR professional, has written on LinkedIn about workplace bullying and talks about her own experience.

Samantha Wu

In Part 2 of our reflection on anti-Asian bias, we bring you Samantha Wu’s thoughtful post on her personal response to the Atlanta massacre.

Carole Marmell

Carole Marmell writes about how to stand with Asian Americans: what to know & show support to bridge difference.

Jean Latting

In this guest blog post, Jessica Kanzler shares how in her experience with higher education, unconscious bias is more subtle than overt.

Jean Latting

Today’s blog post speaks to three strategies you can use to stick to the changes you want to make.

Jean Latting

Cindy Wigglesworth deep dives into spiral dynamics; what it represents, how it addresses life stages, and what it means for the rekindling of hope.

Jean Latting

Cindy Wigglesworth talks about how she developed a skills assessment for spiritual intelligence. Also her journey in personal growth and development.

Jean Latting

Jean describes the private troubles that resulted from the raging storm and the implications this has for public issues that we need to consider.

Jean Latting

Any conversation must include clarifying what we mean. Check the Glossary for commonly used terms in the racial and social justice sphere.

Jean Latting

Want to know how to become effective at Intervention and Allyship? Learn how to create and maintain a more inclusive work environment.

Jessica Kanzler

Some signs make you look like an empathetic person. Find out more from leading Consciously what happens when you do and don't show empathy.

Jean Latting

What did Martin Luther King stand for? Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. discusses the watering down of his message to make it more palatable to people in power.

Jean Latting

Learn how Cherry Steinwender went from picking cotton and cleaning houses to co-founding the Center for the Healing of Racism.

Jim Lockard

Read about the journey of Rev. Dr. Jim Lockard in LESSONS FROM THE DEATH OF MY CHILD, a blog about grieving deeply and deriving comfort.

Jean Latting

Now it’s time to look ahead. I have five items on my wish list for social justice next year, for all of us. See if you can add some of your own.

Jean Latting

Subscribe now & stay connected with the Leading Consciously blog. You can also share your opinions and ideas with us in the comments.

Brandon Danowsky

Brandon Danowsky is this week’s guest blogger. He writes of the conflict between his Latino and White identities.

Jessica Kanzler

Jessica Kanzler writes about her experience coming out as a trans person and how she has navigated awkward dinner conversations.

Nonjabulo Mlangeni

We explore why colorblindness is in effect racism, making us feel good about the world and ourselves but doing nothing to create meaningful change.

Jean Latting

Gratitude makes sense of the past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for future. We celebrate expressions of gratitude and hopes for peace.

Jean Latting

Our online racial justice training program is open. Read on to find out more about Pathfinders: Leadership for Racial and Social Justice.

Jean Latting

In this post, I’ll share my thoughts on how to bridge the divide with the 47% who voted for Trump.

Jean Latting

Why do we seesaw so much in American political life? What happens that people want to change direction?

Jean Latting

Mark is that remarkably rare White person willing to take on true allyship. This is Part 2 of our conversation with him.

Jean Latting

Mark is that remarkably rare White person willing to take on true allyship. He talks about his continuing commitment to racial justice.

Jean Latting

First Lady Michelle Obama proclaimed to an adoring crowd, “when they go low, we go high.” Find out way of going high when you want to go low.

Jean Latting

Dr Barbara Love speaks about envisioning a world that benefits everyone, the power of transformation, and the plantation’s money box.

Amy Hageman

Amy Hageman writes about racialized trauma and healing. She courageously speaks out about what many feel, yet are afraid to even think.

Jean Latting

How do you apologize for mistakes in a racially charged world? Learn from Amy Porterfield as she navigates the path of racial understanding.

Jean Latting

Jean lists steps on how to address racism by effectively talking to others who think differently than you.

Jean Latting

If we want to overcome impostor syndrome, we must learn to remove our internal barriers and negative self-talk.

Jean Latting

What is a microaggression, and how is it different from racism? This blog will help you understand the implications of these words.

Jean Latting

People want to engage in racial dialogue that promotes equality and inclusion.

Amy Hageman

Amy Hageman shares what inspired her to speak honestly about race for 30 days on Facebook and why it was hard to talk about race.

Carole Marmell

What does it mean to develop an awareness of racism, starting to see things differently, interpret history differently, identify causes differently?

Jean Latting

Amy Porterfield's honest and difficult journey with her commitment to justice, her missteps and along the way, the model of a very public apology.

Jean Latting

Eliminating fear is not a desirable goal. Rather, the question is how to move ahead in spite of the fear.

Carole Marmell

Carole Marmell talks about participating in change by joining a small band of committed citizens to take down Confederate monuments in their hometown.

Jean Latting

How can one person make a difference? Macro action-oriented approaches: protesting, voting, writing to members of Congress are all viable options.

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Jean Latting

This week Jean interviews Danielle Murphy, LCSW SEP, as they discuss the body’s role in overcoming trauma.

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Jean Latting

The R-word can set nerves on fire. How do we talk about racism without engaging others' emotions and shutting down their ability to think clearly?

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Jean Latting

Brandon discusses stereotyping, ostracism, effemiphobia -phenomenon of people not wanting to be associated with the negative parts of themselves & BLM.

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Jean Latting

Jean talks about relative advantages of implementing policy changes through an incremental approach versus a confrontational, direct action strategy.

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Amy Hageman

Words mean different things in different contexts. How are you to know if the words you are using form a connection – or hinder it?

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Jean Latting

When self-doubt threatens our purpose and we feel incapable of overcoming, what can we do about it? Jean’s story is of overcoming self-sabotage.

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Jean Latting

Understanding high and low context is essential to communicating effectively in conversations.

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Peter Michaelson

Harnessing our internal strength in battle, we will combat American authoritarianism. Peter posits you cannot fight power without finding your own.

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Jean Latting

Angela Blanchard built a solid foundation for BakerRipley by not just doing food but building platforms that make it possible to do good.

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Carole Marmell

How many articles or narratives will it take for Whites to understand the world that Blacks live with daily? The key is to read less and listen.

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Jean Latting

Who makes a better leader, an introvert or an extrovert? Jean interviews Carol Stewart, who has some unexpected things to say about it.

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Jean Latting

Well-meaning people adopt ideals of justice - including punitive and restorative. How do we live those ideals?

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Jean Latting

Dr. Thomas Keith's recent book, The Bro Code, identifies ways in which men are raised that impede their development and relationships with others.

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Jean Latting

A list of resources to start you on the road to knowledge and understanding about anti-Black racism.

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Jean Latting

Charles speaks about exploring generational identity and professional lives of Black women. No one has heard any of their stories.

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Jean Latting

States around the country are banning lessons on systemic racism and critical race theory. Many on both sides having no real idea of what it means.

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Jean Latting

Four organizational leaders share how they used our Pathfinders and DEI training to become successful inclusive leaders.

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Jean Latting

From a sense of “otherness” as an Indian in London, Sunita Sehmi developed a coaching practice on belonging as part of people’s needs in the workplace

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Jean Latting

How do we find the courage? Would we have had the courage to provide Frederick Douglass with false papers, risking our lives to save his?

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Jean Latting

In these perilous times, we all are familiar with anxiety. As an emotion, it’s universal. How can we tame this anxiety and build resilience?

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Jean Latting

Jean and Barry Regan explore how your understanding of your own culture affects the way you perceive the world.

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Anonymous

Guest blogger this week describes the eye-opening moment when she went from judgmental to grateful and makes a good argument in favor of acceptance.

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Jean Latting

A community in Fourth Ward, Freedmen’s Town, became the community for former slaves from all over that part of Texas.

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Jessica Kanzler

Jessica describes the moment when she went from judgmental to grateful, confronts her biases, and makes a good argument in favor of acceptance.

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Jean Latting

Change is hard. But to create change, one first has to see the structure that keeps the current system in place.

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Jean Latting

Why do people bully each other? Wendy Harpur, a HR professional, has written on LinkedIn about workplace bullying and talks about her own experience.

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Samantha Wu

In Part 2 of our reflection on anti-Asian bias, we bring you Samantha Wu’s thoughtful post on her personal response to the Atlanta massacre.

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Carole Marmell

Carole Marmell writes about how to stand with Asian Americans: what to know & show support to bridge difference.

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Jean Latting

In this guest blog post, Jessica Kanzler shares how in her experience with higher education, unconscious bias is more subtle than overt.

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Jean Latting

Today’s blog post speaks to three strategies you can use to stick to the changes you want to make.

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Jean Latting

Cindy Wigglesworth deep dives into spiral dynamics; what it represents, how it addresses life stages, and what it means for the rekindling of hope.

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Jean Latting

Cindy Wigglesworth talks about how she developed a skills assessment for spiritual intelligence. Also her journey in personal growth and development.

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Jean Latting

Jean describes the private troubles that resulted from the raging storm and the implications this has for public issues that we need to consider.

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Jean Latting

Any conversation must include clarifying what we mean. Check the Glossary for commonly used terms in the racial and social justice sphere.

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Jean Latting

Want to know how to become effective at Intervention and Allyship? Learn how to create and maintain a more inclusive work environment.

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Jessica Kanzler

Some signs make you look like an empathetic person. Find out more from leading Consciously what happens when you do and don't show empathy.

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Jean Latting

What did Martin Luther King stand for? Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. discusses the watering down of his message to make it more palatable to people in power.

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Jean Latting

Learn how Cherry Steinwender went from picking cotton and cleaning houses to co-founding the Center for the Healing of Racism.

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Jim Lockard

Read about the journey of Rev. Dr. Jim Lockard in LESSONS FROM THE DEATH OF MY CHILD, a blog about grieving deeply and deriving comfort.

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Jean Latting

Now it’s time to look ahead. I have five items on my wish list for social justice next year, for all of us. See if you can add some of your own.

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