How to Keep Spirits Up When Things Aren't Going Your Way

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"It's all a work in progress. A there've been missteps, but at the same time, like just opening up every day to say, ok, what can i be doing differently? Who can i call that's different?" "We have to hold both the notion that we will be the leadership of planparen hood when row is likely overturned or gutted irrevocably," she says. 'The hope that i'm trying to impart to my team right now to say it is going to be dark'

Faced with long odds, how do you keep your team motivated and moving forward? As a leader, Alexis McGill Johnson is focused on building hope. As the president of Planned Parenthood, Johnson is preparing for the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. But in the meantime, she’s modeling a sense of relentlessness for her team – so they can be fearless and unapologetic. Since she took over at Planned Parenthood, she’s faced both internal and external challenges. Something she learned early: "You really need to drive it like you stole it,” she says. “And don't wait for permission to make the transformations that you need to see.” She’s chosen to speak boldly, emphasizing equity and addressing the organization’s legacies of racism head on. The lessons she offers can be focused as a refusal to shy away from disappointments – and impossible dreams.

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