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Five years ago, on Halloween in 2017, I attended a training in New York City with two newfound friends, Gabrielle and Rhonda. We were quite a threesome. Gabrielle (Ral) Dolan is an internationally sought-after keynote speaker who helps leaders tell better business stories. Dr. Rhonda Glover Reese is a retired Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)…

For Denise, participating in advocacy is not a luxury – it’s a necessity. Across three decades, she has seen Latinas and women of colour work together to win some of the most transformative social justice changes. But she’s also seen the personal toll it’s taken on them and has watched them slowly burn out. Denise…

I am from dirt floor where the alcaldía now stands. I am from hands twisted from sewing by the piece. I am from where people say ‘Buen Día’ whether they know you or not, where the salt water of ocean meets the salt water tears, and salty sweat of my ancestors. Where the grief of...

I just returned to work after having taken off 5 months in a fully paid sabbatical leave. It’s been a gift from God to me. I had spent 20 years at a social change nonprofit organization. Alright, now how many of you want to come work at my company? While I was on sabbatical I did so…

Do you remember the Cowardly Lion from the Wizard of Oz? I love the way he strokes his tail to settle his nerves. How tremors overtook him as he cowered behind Dorothy for protection. But most importantly, do you remember watching him turn into the Courageous Lion? Like the lion in the story, every day as leaders, we…

Latinas, who are already challenged by systemic racism, experienced devastating economic loss during the pandemic with unemployment among Latinas reaching as high as 20 percent in April of 2020 according to a recent report by UnidosUS. As the report finds, “Latinas have confronted a triple crisis in the face of COVID-19: disproportionately higher infection rates, economic losses,…

Last year my incredible colleague Catalina Morales asked me a haunting question, “What do you need to leave behind so you can meet your future self?”.  As I reflect on last year and slow-walk into this year I know one thing I’m laying down:  compartmentalization. The Oxford Languages dictionary defines compartmentalization as the division of…