Tune in to Leadership Matters as host Dr. Sheryl White discusses 5 skills that are essential to effective leadership with Damon Carson, J.D., General Manager of Education, Instruction, and Operations at the Neighborhood House Association in San Diego, CA. Mr. Carson will also share lessons he learned during his leadership journey and tips for approaching each day with a sense of love, laughter, and inspiration. Join us for Leadership Matters: Informing leaders. Inspiring solutions!

Tune in to Leadership Matters as host Dr. Sheryl White discusses 5 skills that are essential to effective leadership with Damon Carson, J.D., General Manager of Education, Instruction, and Operations at the Neighborhood House Association in San Diego, CA. Mr. Carson will also share lessons he learned during his leadership journey and tips for approaching each day with a sense of love, laughter, and inspiration. Join us for Leadership Matters: Informing leaders. Inspiring solutions!

These are indeed challenging times. How does one stay calm, focused, and effective during difficult times and what does gratitude have to do with it? What is at the core of gratitude? How is it relevant to leadership, and how does one successfully employ it as a method for greater effectiveness during trying times? Join host Dr. Sheryl White, cultural psychologist with the Neighborhood House Association in San Diego, CA; Rich Miller, Senior Pastor of Perfecting Grace Church in San Diego, CA; and Cedric Manley, Founder and CEO of Family Synergy Center in Dallas, TX, as they discuss leadership and the power of gratitude in challenging times.

4 Strategies to Equip Teams to Handle Disagreements with Greater Emotional Intelligence. Tune in to hear host Dr. Sheryl White explore with Carolyn Opher Mozell, Leadership Coach/Consultant, 4 strategies for leaders to support their teams in moving from conflict to collaboration. Ms. Mozell is a certified DISC and emotional intelligence practitioner with over 20 years of experience serving in some of the highest levels of local government leadership in roles such as Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief, Assistant Deputy Mayor, and Senior Advisor. Using a lens of emotional intelligence, she helps develop strategies to reduce turnover, attract great talent, and create a positive workplace culture. You will not want to miss this episode of Leadership Matters. Informing leaders. Inspiring solutions!

Native Americans of Mixed Heritage Voices in Leadership: Increasing Understanding and Being an Ally—Tune in to Leadership Matters as host Dr. Sheryl White explores life and lessons in leadership through the eyes of three dynamic leaders: Marc Chavez a Mexican-American Indian and founder/director of Native Like Water and Intertribal Youth; Yonasda Lonewolf an Afro Native American woman, enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota Nation, organizer/activist, author, and media personality; and Jerome Gross an Afro Native American man and owner of Effulgence Mind Body Fitness and Wellness and instructor of Enlighted Ways of Being Energy Healing and Meditation training program. Each will share lived experiences and food for thought on ways Native Americans of mixed heritage, leaders, and allies can successfully meet today’s challenges. Join us for Leadership Matters: Informing leaders. Inspiring Solutions!

Unfortunately, in many schools across the nation Black students statistically lag behind their peers in academic success indicators. However, studies of winning public schools where all students including Black students are excelling document it does not have to be this way. Studies of these winning schools provide evidence that Black children are born just as brilliant as their peers and have tremendous capacity to excel academically when placed in environments where leaders believe in them, implement structures, and create cultures that support their success. Tune in to Leadership Matters for this important discussion with host Dr. Sheryl White and Dr. Joseph F. Johnson, Jr, Executive Coach, Founding Director of the National Center for Urban School Transformation. Dr. Johnson, Emeritus Dean & Professor in the College of Education at San Diego State University, is an author of several books including the newly released book titled When Black Students Excel: How Schools Can Engage and Empower Black Students. Dr. Johnson will share how schools, particularly their leaders, where Black students excel are different than other schools in the United States. Lessons learned can provide insight to leaders in other organizations to improve their success in empowering emerging leaders. Don’t miss this episode of Leadership Matters: Informing Leaders. Inspiring Solutions!

Native Americans of Mixed Heritage Voices in Leadership: Increasing Understanding and Being an Ally—Tune in to Leadership Matters as host Dr. Sheryl White explores life and lessons in leadership through the eyes of three dynamic leaders: Marc Chavez a Mexican-American Indian and founder/director of Native Like Water and Intertribal Youth; Yonasda Lonewolf an Afro Native American woman, enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota Nation, organizer/activist, author, and media personality; and Jerome Gross an Afro Native American man and owner of Effulgence Mind Body Fitness and Wellness and instructor of Enlighted Ways of Being Energy Healing and Meditation training program. Each will share lived experiences and food for thought on ways Native Americans of mixed heritage, leaders, and allies can successfully meet today’s challenges. Join us for Leadership Matters: Informing leaders. Inspiring Solutions!

Filling Workforce Gaps and Achieving Diversity, Hiring, Retention Goals. With more than 40% of the workforce expected to leave their jobs in the next year and emphasis on diversity, leaders are all left wondering how to fill their workforce gaps in a way that ensures representation and equity. Join Dr. Sheryl White for a discussion with Arthur Woods on whys to meet this challenge. Woods is the co-founder of Mathison, a LGBTQ+ advocate, and the author of a new book Hiring for Diversity. This book is esteemed to be the first dedicated book on tactics and strategies to grow overall diversity by shifting hiring and retention practices. Tune in to Leadership Matters—Informing Leaders. Inspiring Solutions!

Join host Dr. Sheryl White as she explores four foundational principles of effective leadership with guest Kevin Cullen, President of Leadera Consulting Group, and author of Swerve: Life Altering Wisdom. Tune in to Leadership Matters: Informing leaders. Inspiring Solutions!

Filipina Voices in Leadership: Increasing Understanding and Being an Ally. Tune in to Leadership Matters as host Dr. Sheryl White explores life and lessons in leadership through the eyes of two dynamic leaders who are Filipina. Special guests Dr. Christine Umali Kopp, cultural psychologist, DEI facilitator, and higher education professor; and Anna Marie Cruz, founder and Chief Elevate-Her Officer at Entrepinayship will share lived experiences and food for thought on ways Filipinas, leaders, and allies of Filipinas can be supportive and successfully meet today’s challenges. Join us for Leadership Matters: Informing leaders. Inspiring Solutions!