In this episode, Heather interviews the two women from her DEI certification class which she referenced in her blog recently. These two women shared an interaction, which truly inspired Heather. Antrece Baggett, History, Associate Chair, and HCC Foundation Board Faculty Representative, and Golbou Ghassemieh, Project Manager/Recruitment Manager at Koff & Associates, both demonstrate humility, compassion, and accountability in their interaction.
Key Takeaways:
- It’s important for caring leaders to be able to have accountability and take criticism.
- Have the courage to confront the person that did something to harm you.
- Demonstrate empathy and compassion when conversing with those who were hurt by your actions.
- Both parties in a confrontation need to
- Assuming positive intent and accepting what someone was intending to do, take people on their word. Giving people the benefit of the doubt.
- Create a safe space for someone to speak up, everyone deserves an opportunity to open up and talk.
- Be authentic leaders, whatever that is and whoever you are. Be yourself.
- Help people to lean into the discomfort in their mistakes and embarrassment because that’s where growth happens.
Watch this week’s episode to experience the beauty of friendship and the true nature of caring leaders.
A Leader of the heart lives and strives to make his colleagues, collaborators, family and friends successful people. This is why he is loved and followed by everyone: it is he who allows us to rediscover forgotten values, who traces the route towards great goals, who keeps the troop’s mood high when difficult times arrive, who takes responsibility for the progress of the ship.
To do all this, a Leader must learn to use emotions intelligently, create happy interpersonal relationships, get in touch with his heart and make the listener’s strings vibrate.