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When Your Heroes Let You Down
When someone we admire disappoints us, it’s tempting to reach for an extreme reaction. Either defend them at all costs or condemn them entirely. But growing older (and wiser) usually asks something harder of us than either response. It asks for discernment. This is not an argument against heroes or role models. Human beings need…
Five Habits of Highly Successful Leaders
With the start of a new year, developing healthy habits are atop everyone’s mind. By now, we’ve all set our resolutions with a new hope to achieve goals both at work and home. In light of this tradition, as I continue to refine my own leadership style, I have pulled together common threads and habits of what literature sites as common habits of successful leaders. Forming new routines in our daily lives can be a challenge, but small changes make a huge difference.
A Year in Review
As we prepare to sunset 2018, it’s worthwhile to reflect on the journey that the year has taken us on. We learned a lot in 2018. And we also experienced events that made us cry. These tears weren’t in vain as they served as a catalyst, inspiring change in the world around us. So, let’s take a closer look at a few noteworthy occurrences:
Rise in Hate Crimes
The Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA. Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, FL. The Emanuel A.M.E. Church, often referred to as Mother Emanuel, in Charleston, SC. A Kroger supermarket in Jeffersontown, KY.
Unfortunately, we all know the tragedy that struck each of these cities far too well. Earlier this month, two significant data points were released that are being discussed on the news, in our social media feeds, in our workplaces, and beyond. These facts are not surprising to most although difficult to digest when considering the totality of increased violence occurring all around us. Most of us have felt a shift happening but perhaps we didn’t know the true intensity of it until now.
A Breakdown of Talent Management
In every successful business, top leaders in the organization must focus on identifying and retaining the best, most diverse talent to achieve its mission and grow the business. Talent management, after all, plays an important role in the business strategy since it manages one of the most important assets of any company — its people.
How Social Determinants Impact Overall Health
One of the primary areas of emphasis within the current climate of the U.S. healthcare industry revolves around a clear-cut question that invokes a rather complex discussion.
How can we – as researchers, doctors, nurses, and others in the medical field – create physical, social and psychological environments that effectively promote and provide the healthiest possible lifestyles for our society?
The general consensus has traditionally been that our overall health is dependent upon access to effective medical care. But in reality, new findings are proving the theory to be outdated and far from the truth. Advancements in preventive medicine have placed focal aspects of human health underneath a magnifying glass – paving way for comprehensive research that continues to reveal underlying truths about various societal health issues (cancer, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, mental health, dementia and Alzheimer’s). We now know that medical care isn’t the forefront factor in our overall health. In fact, it’s actually viewed as the least influential aspect.
Diversity Communities of Practice and Key Learnings
Over the next five weeks, many diversity practitioners will gather around the country to share ideas and glean insights on best practices within our profession. Personally, I will be speaking at the Diversity MBA, Black MBA, National Association of African Americans in Human Resources (NAAAHR), and the National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE) conferences. With so much dialogue on the horizon, it can be difficult to stay up-to-date with each conversation whether you are there in person or following online. Here’s a rundown of some of the many important conversations planned over the next few weeks.