One of the things that I believe has and continues to hold so many of our movements or change efforts back is narrow minded leadership that comes from a lens of self.
I believe if more of us that are in leadership roles, formally or informally (we have a lot of gate keepers without titles) would step outside of self and allow ourselves to lead from our collective experience, our movements would be further along.
One of the things that may be the hardest thing to fight in our work, is the call of the ego. When we step into leadership roles, our work is no longer solely about us, it is about the broader mission and vision of change we have for our communities.
As leaders we have to push ourselves beyond our ego to lead and guide for the collective good. This is a very important aspect of successful leadership from my lens. We cannot continue to silo ourselves and our efforts, we cannot move a mountain alone. Other perspectives, experiences, and strategies outside of our lens are needed for progress to be achieved.
In the paraphrased words of Iyanla Vanzant, "Just for today, allow yourself to challenge your lens of leadership, lay down the I, pick up the We, and be lead by the broader mission and vision of change we have for our communities.
Yours In Solidarity,
My Voice for Now
I believe if more of us that are in leadership roles, formally or informally (we have a lot of gate keepers without titles) would step outside of self and allow ourselves to lead from our collective experience, our movements would be further along.
One of the things that may be the hardest thing to fight in our work, is the call of the ego. When we step into leadership roles, our work is no longer solely about us, it is about the broader mission and vision of change we have for our communities.
As leaders we have to push ourselves beyond our ego to lead and guide for the collective good. This is a very important aspect of successful leadership from my lens. We cannot continue to silo ourselves and our efforts, we cannot move a mountain alone. Other perspectives, experiences, and strategies outside of our lens are needed for progress to be achieved.
In the paraphrased words of Iyanla Vanzant, "Just for today, allow yourself to challenge your lens of leadership, lay down the I, pick up the We, and be lead by the broader mission and vision of change we have for our communities.
Yours In Solidarity,
My Voice for Now
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