Pivoting to virtual programming or work can change how you show up as a leader. In this episode, we are discussing how to increase or maintain your executive presence virtually.

RESOURCES:

How to Elevate Your Presence in a Virtual Meeting – Harvard Business Review

How To Project Leadership Presence In A Virtual Environment - Forbes

Why do we laugh at things we KNOW we shouldn’t laugh at? In this episode, we are talking about the awkwardness of laughing unintentionally and how we use laughter in leadership.

RESOURCES:

24 Times You Shouldn’t Laugh But Will - Great Race

Leaders Who Can Laugh at Themselves Get a Thumbs Up - Association for Psychological Science

It’s Not Funny! Why We Laugh When We Shouldn’t - Elemental

A Theory of Humor - Thomas C. Veatch

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Can we really “agree to disagree”? Today, we are talking about useful conflict resolution skills for the workplace and beyond!

RESOURCE:

What Are the Five Conflict Resolution Strategies? - Portland Community College

Popular Training Topics: Conflict Resolution – HR Daily Advisor

How to Handle Conflict in the Workplace – UC San Diego

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Today, we have some amazing guests discussing opportunities for policy and practice enhancements needed to overcome education issues due to COVID-19. Dr. Joe Seabrook is the President of Cedar Valley College and Dr. Tasha Franklin Johnson leads the Character Development Learning Institute and Boys and Young Men of Color strategies as a Senior Director from the YMCA National Office.

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As we wrap season 1 of the Causenetic podcast, we thought we would give our favorite episodes another listen!

Attitude. Energy. Gravitas. Today, we are talking about “swag”. What does it actually mean to have swag and why is it important for you to have it?

RESOURCES:

Gravitas definition – Merriam Webster

5 Telltale Signs that You Have Swagger - Medium

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As we wrap season 1 of the Causenetic podcast, we thought we would give our favorite episodes another listen!

Ally, Amplifier or Accomplice? In this episode, we break them all down and discuss becoming each one.

RESOURCES:

Ally or Accomplice? The Language of Activism – Teaching Tolerance 

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Causenetic /kôz-nedik/ - A person or thing that gives rise to a phenomenon that is dynamic or energizing.

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As we wrap season 1 of the Causenetic podcast, we thought we would give our favorite episodes another listen!  

Was Rosa Parks really meek and mild? Let's reflect on her life and activism. 

RESOURCES:

How history got the Rosa Parks story wrong – The Washington Post

Rosa Parks Wasn’t Meek, Passive, or Naive—and 7 Other Things You Probably Didn’t Learn in School – The Nation

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As we wrap season 1 of the Causenetic podcast, we thought we would give our favorite episodes another listen!

During this pandemic, folks have been able to try new things and experience a new side of life. In this episode, we’re talking about the things that are overrated, underrated, and why.

RESOURCES:

8 Overrated Things You’ve Given Too Much Importance To In Life - LifeHack

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As we wrap season 1 of the Causenetic podcast, we thought we would give our favorite episodes another listen!  

This episode features the men that are a part of Keith's Circle of Life. We're talking all about the importance of having (and keeping) a network of people and the state of black men in America.

Our guests:

Michael Farris Jr. - Director, Diversity & Inclusion at YMCA of the USA (National Resource Office)

Michael DeVaul - Strategy Leader for Boys and Young Men of Color at YMCA of the USA

David Brown - President/CEO, Capital District YMCA

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For Generation Z, giving back and volunteering can be the top of their list. In the episode, we are talking about how non-profits can engage young people through volunteering.

RESOURCES:

Eight Easy Ways to Recruit Younger Generations of Volunteers – Sterling Volunteers

Family Volunteering: An Exploratory Study of the Impact on Families - Center for Urban Policy and the Environment

Youth Volunteerism: A Key to Creating Lifelong Change - Philanthropy Journal

4 Reasons Every Teen Should Volunteer – VolunteerMatch Blog

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