Communicating to your team as an empathetic leader: Responding to Black Lives Matter
Coaching leaders over the last month has given me an opportunity to see how and what they’re communicating in response to Black Lives Matter. I thought it could be helpful to share some of the things I’ve noticed that seem to work, so that we can keep building on this.
Listen and update your opinions
It is important that we regularly look at our beliefs and ideals to make sure they continue to steer us in the direction we want. But it’s actually harder than it sounds.
Take a closer look at what you're resisting
If you're resisting something, it's a big flashing neon sign that it's important to you. Because why bother resisting something we don't really care about? That we aren't really invested in?