I want to take the time today to recap my leadership philosophy: 1. Leadership is a privilege 2. Leadership is about impact and influence, not a title 3. Leadership is earned, not demanded 4. Leadership is about transformation, not transactions 5. Great leaders create more great leaders Have you confirmed your leadership core values
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Earth Month may be ending today, but the social work professional should not return to protecting the racist, capitalist systems that lead to environmental, economic, racial and social injustice and inequity that has been standardized over decades. According to the National Association of Social Workers’ Code of Ethics, ” the primary mission of the
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As a first-generation leader, I have dedicated myself to creating more women leaders. I’ve spent 2 decades pouring into Women and Girls of Color in multiple capacities and I’m not done yet. I recognize that Women of Color in leadership struggle with doubt and visibility in the workplace. Currently, I am utilizing my education,
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Welcome to March. Spring is almost here!!! This is our first blog of a new month and I’m reminding you to set your intentions of how you want March to play out for you. We can’t control division, politics and the economy, but we can control ourselves. In challenging times, leaders must go inward
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Friday, January 17, 2025, Social Media post: There is A LOT going on in the world, and thanks to the World Wide Web, we all have a front row seat to it all. It’s pretty easy to become discouraged, disappointed, and depleted. So, here are a few nuggets to nibble on this weekend: 1.
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Social Work to Wealth Podcast, The Finance and Career Podcast for Social Workers Empowering you with practical tools for managing money, growing your career, and creating long-term financial success, so you can do more than just get by. On January 6, 2025, the Social Work to Wealth Podcast launched. The hosts, Taylor and Faith deep
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My social work career coaching framework is my social work belief system and it’s also the principles I’ve implemented to build a social work career that I love. Social workers do not take a vow of poverty Professional burnout is not a social work rite of passage Social work skills are high income skills
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Happy New Year, I had a very lowkey New Year Eve. Spent time outside in nature, had multiple chats with family, had lengthy new year goals and intensions talks with 2 of my best friends, and switched through a watch night service and television channels as the east coast ushered in the new year. I haven’t decided how I will
As you well know, my mission as a Social Work Career Empowerment Coach is to eliminate the outdated, narrow view of social work. MYTH: You have to leave social work if you want to make money. Social workers do not take a vow of poverty. Your social work skills are highly transferable, high-income skills. It’s
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I love teaching. A couple of years ago I was teaching a 9am in-person class and we all showed up tired and just not really feeling the class. Since I begin each class with a question of the day, I asked my students what the song was that gets them moving or shifts their
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