Leading Consciously

Do you know what the difference is between “I’m hungry” and “I haven’t eaten since 8 am”? How do you interpret Simone Biles’s decision to withdraw from the competition? Was she hurting the team? Supporting them by not holding them back? And how much of the criticism can be attributed to her being a Black woman? Dr. Barry Regan discusses high context vs low context communication. Understanding high and low context is essential to having important conversations. --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective.  Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist.

How do visionaries convince funding sources to support organizational infrastructure so services may be sustained? Jean interviews Angela Blanchard, who helped take Neighborhood Centers Inc. (now BakerRipley) from a small neighborhood settlement house to a multi-location service provider. How? By building on the community’s strengths instead of seeing only its problems. Find more about Angela's story. --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective.  Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist.

This time, Jean interviews Carol Stewart, who has a Masters in Counseling Psychology; her specialty is introverted leadership. What do you do if you’re an introvert who has to speak in public? What do you do if you don’t speak up for fear of saying the wrong thing? How do you change your thinking so you can be more confident about being heard? Learn more about it. --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective.  Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist.

Jean interviews Dr. Thomas Keith. His recent book,  The Bro Code, identifies ways in which men are raised that impede their development and relationships with others. He says: “Men in American culture have intersectional identities, all of which play a role in the way some boys are raised to be men. The common denominator is that girls and women are less important and should be subordinate to men." How does misogyny affect men too? And what is the "don't get caught" rule? Find out more by listening to this episode. --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective.  Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist.

Being a different thinker, inclusive culture, pride month, and Juneteenth are some of the topics you can hear about in this week's blog post. In this conversation, Jean talks with Charles Shaw, global director for diversity and inclusion at Facebook. Charles’s dissertation was about exploring the generational identity and professional lives of African American women. His research uncovered a surprising discovery. --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective.  Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist.]

After one year of posting, Jean interviews four amazing members of the Pathfinders and DEI survey communities. Each is a well-respected leader in their organization.  Each is committed to fostering racial and social justice in their spheres of influence.  We salute all who participated in this vlog and hope you enjoy and benefit from what they offer. --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective.  Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist.

Dr. Jean Kantambu Latting interviews Sunita Sehmi about her new book, The Power of Belonging. She talks about her childhood, her experience of not belonging, and the importance of finding a home in the workplace. --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective.  Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist.

How much do you know about your own culture? Dr. Jean Kantambu Latting speaks with Barry Regan, an intercultural communications educator. You can learn more about it in this interview. --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective.  Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist. --------------------------------------------------------- [1] Morrison, K. R. and A. H. Chung (2010). "’White’ or ‘European American’? Self-identifying labels influence majority group members' interethnic attitudes." Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 47(1): 165-170. [2] Regan, B. (2020). Leading others by knowing our roots: Empowering integrated diversity in the workplace through communicating our cultural background. Purdue Global Village 2020.

This is a story of community, commitment, and perseverance. It illustrates what happens when a small band of committed people is able to mobilize hundreds of volunteers for a cause they deeply believe in. --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective.  Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist.

How much do you know about bullying? How can it be prevented? Dr. Jean Kantambu Latting interviews Wendy Harpur, who has written on LinkedIn about bullying. Find the answer to these questions in this interview. See all the graphics mentioned here. --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective.  Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist.