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Thank you to last night’s wonderful WiT Regatta panel on How Do You Motivate Your Team? First, Lead Yourself! Self-Leadership Mastery is a topic near and dear to my heart. 30 years ago when I was navigating my first really important corporate job, we were
On January 20, 2021, we watched 22 year old Amanda Gorman step onto the world stage and use the power of poetic expression to help us make sense of this moment and see the possibility of a future forward. That is the power of thought
After decades of investment in emotional intelligence, communications and conflict training, unconscious bias training, performance incentives and people perks in the name of leadership development and culture building we haven’t had the breakthroughs we’d hoped for. The retention, engagement and burnout data shows that something
From Espoused Values to Embodied Culture When you’re operating inside of a competitive worldview and you create strategic initiatives to elevate the historically marginalized and eradicate inequality, you can expect backlash from those who have the most to gain by maintaining power over others. It’s
2020 has hit like a tsunami. Before the pandemic, social uprising, political divisiveness and climate change impacts of this year, we were already dealing with how to: lead our lives, work and organizations with purpose, but no playbook for guaranteed success, struggling to adapt and
As a 50 year black woman, single mother, entrepreneur and leader who has worked in predominantly male industries for the last 25 years, I could walk around being offended every day, all day. But I don’t. I’ve been quietly watching as we flood our social,
“A North Carolina police officer has been fired after being caught on camera saying he “can’t wait” to slaughter Black people and that a civil war was needed to wipe them out.” https://www.newsweek.com/three-officers-fired-racist-comments-1513286 I thought twice about sharing this article. I don’t want to be
For those of you feeling powerless and frustrated or anxiously wondering what you can do to be a part of the solution, my request is that you go inward first. Authentic leadership is not for the faint of heart. It’s not for those who are
Entrepreneurship is emotional. One day you’re feeling on top of the world, bringing your craft and creativity to market. The next month, week, day, minute, you’re down, wondering what you were thinking when you decided to be 100% responsible for your own and other people’s
You’ve heard the saying, “The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.” How does this apply in running your business? No matter how vast the opportunity around you, if you see the world as hostile,
elan Bailey
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Founder, Transformational Leadership Coach & Facilitator
I'm a transformational leadership coach, facilitator and organization development consultant. I believe everyone is a leader, whether it’s leading your own life or career, leading a team or leading a business. Practicing adaptive self-leadership (as opposed to conditioned self-preservation) in our relationships, families, teams, organizations and communities is the gateway to a more connected, loving, thrivable and sustainable experience on this planet.