Last summer☀️, I posted a video about my own mental health concerns and the fact that there are two kinds of people in the world: those who struggle and liars.💡(link to that video: https://lnkd.in/e_jujWSr). So many of you reached out to express kindness💕and to let me know that I was not alone. The reality is that so many of us, as leaders and as humans, endure periods of hurt. The reality is that many of us ignore our own needs. The reality is that there are steps we can take to help ourselves.This week's video addresses some of the reasons we actively ignore our own needs and discusses tangible actions we all (every one of us) can take to give ourselves the grace 🤲 and the aid we all need. Thank you so much for watching, for commenting and for sharing. ❤️🙏🫶

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During and following speaking engagements, I frequently am asked what are the most important abilities of effective leadership. Intelligence? Drive? Creativity? All certainly crucial. However, I think 1️⃣ ability stands above all else, and that is ACCESSIBILITY.

The best and most effective leaders are able to establish trust and to enhance relationships with colleagues and with those who report to them. This is accomplished by the leader's making absolutely clear that they are available and that, fundamentally, they are there to help. They are, in a word, accessible.

This week's Leadership episode 📽️ focuses on why accessibility is so critical and on actions which leaders and HR professionals can engage in to establish this necessary ability.

As always, thank you for watching, for commenting and for sharing! 🫶❤️🙏

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What a weekend! Both the Women's and Men's U.S. Hockey 🏒 teams won GOLD!🥇And, while there were so many compelling stories, perhaps none was more transformative than Laila Edwards' becoming the first African-American women to play for and to score a goal 🥅 for the U.S. Women's team. As Edwards shared, "I take a lot of pride in [being the first black woman to play for Team USA], and I'm just going to embrace it, because representation matters." ❤️🤍💙 Edwards' presence and success have been pivotal in challenging stereotypes in an historically white sport.

As this Black History Month draws to a close, leaders (and all humans) must‼️take steps to help eradicate race-based stereotypes and to mitigate against implicit bias!

💡This week's episode provides a crucial and necessary discussion about how racial bias and this destructive way of thinking can and does infect our workplaces. It also examines actions we can take to mitigate against implicit bias.💡

As always, thank you so much for watching, for commenting and for sharing! ❤️🫶🙏

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