CAUSENETIC

According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, “research has shown that listening to music can reduce anxiety, blood pressure, and pain as well as improve sleep quality, mood, mental alertness, and memory”. This week we are tapping into the songs that sing to our soul!

RESOURCES:

The Health Benefits of Music – Piedmont Healthcare

Keep Your Brain Young with Music - Johns Hopkins Medicine

9 Health Benefits of Music – Northshore University HealthSystem

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This week, we are talking with Steve Tarver, President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Louisville. We discuss how we can make “spirit, mind, body for all” come to life and how the events of 2020 impacted him and his leadership.

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This week, we are talking with Helene Weir, President and CEO of the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit. We discuss her leadership as a CEO who has served in two different countries and innovation opportunities at the Y.

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Today, we are talking with Lauren Koontz, President & CEO of the YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta about her leadership journey and what equity looks like at the Y.

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This week, we are talking with Sharon Greenberger, the 10th President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater New York. We discuss how this Y has managed to have 10 CEOs in its 150-year history and how it is shifting to accommodate the changing communities in New York City.

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Today, we are talking with Lucria Ortiz, President & CEO of the Yonkers Family YMCA, and Monique Parsons, President & CEO of the McGaw YMCA about the power of black women leaders and their audacity of authenticity.

RESOURCES:

The Audacity of Authenticity - Medium

When Black Women Lead, We All Win: 10 Inspiring Leaders Show Us The Way – Forbes

Failure Is Not An Option For Black Women: Effects Of Organizational Performance On Leaders With Single Versus Dual-subordinate Identities – Gender Action Portal

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How does a leader know when the fallout is too great? In this episode, we are talking about poor leadership behavior and the collateral damage of change leadership.

RESOURCES:

Managing the Strategic Risks That Come with Change – The FedCap Group

Managing the Execution Risks of Change Initiatives – The Wall Street Journal

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Dartmouth College defines privilege as “advantages and benefits that individuals receive because of social groups they are perceived to be a part of.” In this episode, we are talking about the levels, benefits, and ways to mitigate privilege.

RESOURCES:

Social Privilege – Wikipedia

Different Types of Privilege, Including White Privilege—Explained – Well+Good

Diversity Among Fortune 500 CEOs from 2000 to 2020: White Women, Hi-Tech South Asians, and Economically Privileged Multilingual Immigrants from Around the World – Who Rules America

Forms of Privilege - MediaSmarts

Why It's Important to Think About Privilege — and Why It's Hard – Global Citizen

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Today, we are talking with Kevin Bolding, President & CEO of the YMCA of Greater Pittsburg, and Ernest Lamour, President & CEO of the Ridgewood YMCA in New Jersey, about what it means to be a transformational leader during times that are personally and professionally complicated.

RESOURCES:

Perspective: Work-Related Stress and Mortality among Black Men - National Center for Biotechnology Information

Last season, we talked about harnessing the power of words. In this episode, we are defining and demystifying today's frequently used or controversial terms!

RESOURCES:

Words Matter -- Harnessing the Power of Words - Causenetic

24 slang words teens and Gen Zers are using in 2020, and what they really mean - Insider

The Most Popular Words of 2020 - Redbook

12 racist and offensive phrases that people still use all the time - Insider

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