This blog post is going to be short and sweet. Today is Wednesday, July 29, 2026, and it is day 90 of my 90-Day Momentum Journey. I accomplished my goal! Every day for the last 90 days, I posted at least one video of myself showing my face and using my voice. I challenged […]
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If it were as simple as “just say no,” more women would. High-performing women are told to just “set better boundaries” and the advice ends there. As if the problem is a lack of confidence. Or poor time management. Or not knowing how to say no. But leadership conditioning changes the equation. When you’ve
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I wasn’t handed a leadership rule book. No one said… Always volunteer. Don’t be the angry Black woman. Never let them see you struggle. And yet… Somehow, I knew those rules. What I did hear was… Work twice as hard. Always be grateful. Be prepared. Maybe you did too. Some rules were spoken. Some
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What I know for sure is that by the time many women become managers, directors, or executives, they’ve already been leading for years. Not because anyone gave them the title. Because everyone gave them the responsibility. They were the dependable one. The helper. The peacekeeper. The problem solver. Sound familiar? Somewhere along the way,
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When organizations evaluate their internship programs, they often focus on one question: “Did the intern complete their hours?” It’s a simple metric. It’s easy to track. And it completely misses the point. Because the true value of an internship program isn’t measured in hours. It’s measured in development. The Problem with Traditional ROI Thinking
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Many organizations believe they have a “good” internship program. Interns are placed. Tasks are assigned. Hours are completed. On the surface, everything appears to be working. But here’s the real question: Is your internship program actually developing talent—or just managing it? Because those are not the same thing. The Hidden Gap in Internship Programs
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April is a significant month for me. Because where others see separate observances…I see a leadership pipeline. April is: National Internship Awareness Month• Stress Awareness Month• Financial Literacy Month And at the intersection of all three is a conversation we are not having enough in leadership spaces. As a social work leader who has supervised
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Sometimes the leader knows before the leader-in-the-making does. S.O.F.T. Leadership™ requires stewardship. Years ago, I hired a recent graduate for their first full-time role after completing an MPA. During the interview, they shared a bold goal: they wanted to help change the education system — including higher education. Their role included facilitating multiple weekly
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Nonprofit leaders, We all understand that donors and foundations want to see where their money is going. And truthfully? When we accept funding, we accept a level of access. But access should never come at the cost of program disruption, interrogation, or client exploitation. S.O.F.T. Leadership ™ requires ethical leadership and that is something different.
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There’s a truth I’ve learned over years of coaching high-performing Women of Color: Burnout doesn’t just drain your energy. Compassion fatigue doesn’t just exhaust your spirit. Both quietly chip away at the foundation every courageous leader depends on — self-trust. This loss isn’t loud. It doesn’t announce itself. It shows up quietly, almost undetected: