Capital Club Thrive Through It with Brittany Cole
Brittany Cole is a Professional Speaker, Career Coach, and consultant. She studied Political Science and Communications at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and earned a certification in Strategies for Building and Leading Diverse Organizations from The Harvard Kennedy School of Public Policy.
As a former sales and marketing leader, Brittany has experienced how intentional leadership development increases colleague engagement, accelerates career achievements, and drives business results. In addition to her corporate achievements, Brittany founded Career Thrivers, which is a leadership development firm that partners with organizations to engage, develop and retain diverse talent through targeted leadership development.
[00:01 – 09:36] Opening Segment
- I welcome our guest for the episode, Brittany Cole
- Get access to Brittany’s book
- See Links below
- Brittany talks about her background
- Her corporate career
- Helping others, especially people of color improve their careers
- Shift and Policy changes brought about by the new regime
[09:37 – 16:29] Thrive Through It
- What led Brittany to write her book
- Helping people make the shift in terms of their view on resilience
- Redefining the view on resilience
- The intention of the road map
[16:30 – 42:50] Grief, Grit, Grace
- Grief
- Powering through inequities in the workplace as a black woman
- Likeability bias
- Grit
- The right way and healthy way to think about Grit
- Leaning into vulnerability
- Decentering ourselves to approach hard conversations
- Grace
- Extending grace
[42:51 – 48:20] Closing Segment
- Actionable things you can do to make a more diverse and inclusive workforce
- Having leadership involvement and investment
- Plans should be connected to the business strategy
- Having an integrated learning and development strategy
- Final words
Tweetable Quotes:
“My father would always tell my brothers and I that the biggest room in our house is the room for improvement.” - Brittany Cole
“The catalyst for the book is really around helping people make the shift in terms of how we view resilience.” - Brittany Cole
“Grief is so individualized, so complex, and so unpredictable.” - Brittany Cole
Grit is about showing up authentically and leaning into that vulnerability. To have those tough conversations, to embrace being uncomfortable, but also to reveal, transparently, where you are so that you can fully heal.” - Brittany Cole
Resources Mentioned:
- Thrive Through It - Brittany Cole
- Pfizer
- Crucial Conversations
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