The #IlliniLeader's Digest

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In her experience as a Corporate Affairs Chair for the Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA), Miranda learned the value of listening in leadership settings. This reflective piece expands on the trust, confidence, and comfort that can come from being truly heard and feeling seen. Leading a team starts by listening to them first. 

Diversity advocacy is a key competency in becoming a compassionate, effective, intentional leader. Through storytelling and deconstructing misrepresentations, Isabella Igbo reveals how to promote inclusivity and representation in leadership. She highlights the importance of individuality and recognizing systemic disparities. Making decisions with cultural competence and empathy is imperative to maintain relationships in a team. 

In this post, Ezra reviews the benefits, consequences, and things to consider regarding a critical skill that we often forget to practice: listening!

In a world stuck between virtual and in-person programming, our leadership skills need to encompass both settings. This article discusses one way you can be a leader in a virtual setting.

Leadership lessons from President Zelensky we can apply in our daily lives.

This post is about the tools you will need as a leader online, and how to work on the skills you are confident in to succeed in a virtual environment.

This post starts by comparing empathy to shoes, displaying a metaphor for being the listener for someone's story. This post also shares a comparison and a way to think of empathy in a different way. 

The LeaderShape®  Institute™ was a great opportunity to learn more about social justice and hear from different viewpoints. My time at The LeaderShape®  Institute™  was very influential and I wanted to share how it helped my viewpoint of social justice.