Creating leadership equity is a business and moral imperative. Many organizations aspire to create leadership equity and cultures of belonging. Some are making good progress, but others are falling short.
Gayle Lantz speaks with Lenetra King, founder and CEO of Watch Me EXCEL ®, a leadership development firm that works in a pioneering way with organizations to deeply engage, promote, and retain exceptional leaders, especially those from underrepresented populations.
Prior to starting her own business, Lenetra held senior executive roles in the healthcare industry. She is passionate about creating health equity which is a driving force in her work to achieve leadership equity.
Lenetra is on a mission to serve underrepresented leaders globally with tools and resources for transformational career and leadership success. She is based in Fort Worth, Texas.
Her new book is Unwritten Insights: A Career Playbook for Leaders of Color.
This episode covers:
- The business case for leadership equity
- The importance of leaders showing genuine interest and having engaging conversations, especially with people who are different from them
- Ideas and approaches for creating leadership equity and inclusive cultures
- The need to maintain consistent effort and awareness regarding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) throughout the year
- Suggestions and resources for finding underrepresented talent
LINKS:
Unwritten Insights: A Career Playbook for Leaders of Color by Lenetra King
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