Leadership School

What is DEI? What is Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion all about? This week, we continue our conversation with Dar Mayweather and we begin that conversation about what DEI is. In this episode we will talk about 

• how do we assess ourselves
• the importance of awkward conversations
• the differences between diversity, equality, and inclusion
• and so much more!

Dar Mayweather is a faculty member at University of North Carolina Wilmington. As a first generation college student his perspective helps him teach colleges and universities inclusive leadership strategies that can help students from underrepresented communities complete their education.

He has over 15 years of professional experience in the area of higher education. His awards include receiving the King Chavez Parks Future Faculty Fellow Award from the State of Michigan, the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Pan African Network Sawubona Award, multiple Residence Life's Hall Council Advisor of the Year Awards, and many other nominations.

He is a husband and father. When he has free time you will find him watching superhero shows with his son and reality TV with his wife. You can find more about him at doingthegoodwork.com.

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Welcome to our college series kickoff! Have you ever wondered what is being taught about leadership at the collegiate level? That's something that this series is going to explore. Our first guest is Dar Mayweather. In our kickoff to this series we will be discussing:

• what leadership studies are
• different traits in leadership styles
• who takes leadership classes
• and much more!

Dar Mayweather is a faculty member at University of North Carolina Wilmington. As a first generation college student his perspective helps him teach colleges and universities inclusive leadership strategies that can help students from underrepresented communities complete their education.

He has over 15 years of professional experience in the area of higher education. His awards include receiving the King Chavez Parks Future Faculty Fellow Award from the State of Michigan, the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Pan African Network Sawubona Award, multiple Residence Life's Hall Council Advisor of the Year Awards, and many other nominations.

He is a husband and father. When he has free time you will find him watching superhero shows with his son and reality TV with his wife. You can find more about him at doingthegoodwork.com.

Support the show

Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please support us on Patreon.

For more leadership tools, check out the free workbooks at KylaCofer.com/freestuff.

Book Kyla to speak at your event here, or to connect further, reach out to Kyla on LinkedIn and Instagram.

All transcripts are created with Descript, an amazing transcript creation and editing tool. Check it out for yourself!

Leadership School Production:
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As the year is picking back up, resolutions are being made, work plans being made, and calendars being filled, it is easy to forget how to take care of ourselves. So here is a throwback episode to remind you of the value of self care. 

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Have you ever stopped to think about the power of meaning in your leadership? In this episode we do exactly that be exploring the importance of meaning, or logotherapy, and how it applies to leadership. Specifically we will be discussing:

• the importance of logotherapy and what it is
• how to support those we lead while they find meaning
• how to lead using logotherapy skills
• and so much more!

Dr. Dan has been a psychotherapist and organizational health consultant for over 25 years.  His perspective comes from years of experience actively listening to people talk about the struggles in their lives, work, relationships, habits, and decisions; and then collaborating with them to craft and implement a plan for optimal healthy change. 

Whether working with an individual, a family, or an organizational management team, the principles of good health and positive communication are the same.  But it’s in the differences in each situation that Dr. Dan works to help the client discover opportunities for meaningful growth and to achieve alignment – individually and organizationally.

He brings to his speaking his experience, training, and passion for guiding others to growth, with the intention that each audience member walks away with actionable ideas, and a desire to improve their own life, as well as the lives of those they impact.

In the past decade, he has worked with international corporations like 3M and Trelleborg Manufacturing, small businesses, school corporations, multiple colleges and universities, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

You can find more on Dan at:
danielafranz.com
The Meaning Podcast Project

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Today's episode is unlike any other I have done! Back in November I had the privilege of presenting at the National Conference on Student Leadership in Orlando, FL.  While I was there, I interviewed some students who courageously opened up and shared with me some of their dreams, struggles, and inspirations in leadership. 

Thank you to the following students, in no particular order:
Adrianna Teel - Rose State College
Alyssa Davis - Berea College
Giavonna Corley - College of Southern Nevada
Mario Dian Head Jr - Atlanta Metropolitan State College
Thomas Zakowski - Penn State Altoona
Josalyn Harper - Malcolm X College
Makena Mosely - Eastern Florida State
Sam Fury - Penn State Altoona
Solomon Jones - Atlanta Metropolitan State College
Peter St. Pierre - Atlanta Metropolitan State College
Steven Richardson - Capital Community College
Allison Strain - College of Southern Nevada
Fizha Shabbir- Middlesex College

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Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please support us on Patreon.

For more leadership tools, check out the free workbooks at KylaCofer.com/freestuff.

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All transcripts are created with Descript, an amazing transcript creation and editing tool. Check it out for yourself!

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Have you ever worked with a leader who wasn't confident? It's hard to trust them, tough to follow their lead. Confident leaders, on the other hand, build trust and create momentum. If you've wanted to feel more confident in your leadership roles, this episode makes it really clear how to do just that. 

We're talking with Minna Taylor, and she tells us how confidence is actually a behavior and an action - a skill that you can learn. It's not a personality trait. We'll cover:

• How confidence appears in your body and where to find it
• The value of "yes, and"
• What to do instead of "fake it 'til you make it" 

Minna Taylor is the author of The Confident Body and the Founder of Energize Your Voice (WBE), a NYC based communication coaching and training firm. With an experiential approach, rooted in the principles of play and performance, she and her team support organizations, individuals, and entrepreneurs to explore their full potential in public speaking, storytelling, and leadership communication. Notable clients include UBER, Red Bull, Citi, and E&Y.

Minna earned her BFA from NYU Tisch and went on to earn her MFA in Performance with a concentration in speech and vocal production. Beginning her career as an accent reduction specialist, Minna went on to transfer her theatre training to developing an innovative approach for professional development.  Her book, The Confident Body: a functional approach to unlocking your full potential, is now available on Amazon.

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Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please support us on Patreon.

For more leadership tools, check out the free workbooks at KylaCofer.com/freestuff.

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All transcripts are created with Descript, an amazing transcript creation and editing tool. Check it out for yourself!

Leadership School Production:
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Assistant Production Alaina Hulette

Sometimes it is easy to communicate our boundaries. Other times it is not. In this episode, I share my insights on how to effectively communicate boundaries.

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Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please support us on Patreon.

For more leadership tools, check out the free workbooks at KylaCofer.com/freestuff.

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All transcripts are created with Descript, an amazing transcript creation and editing tool. Check it out for yourself!

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Milestones deserve to be celebrated. I'm so grateful I get to celebrate 50 episodes with you! 

I am honored to have the return of previous guests, Dilip Ramachandran and Laura Lewis-Barr.  This episode is a conversation between friends.  It's raw, it's vulnerable, it's real. We talk about

• The Secret About Growth
• The Power of Vulnerability
• The Importance of Believing in yourself
• And so much more!

Dilip Ramachandran first appeared as a guest in Episode 17: How to Turn Things Around. Dilip is Chief Product Therapist at Nimi, a transformative product development agency focused on matching high growth FinTech startups in the US with highly reliable and skilled experts in Sri Lanka. Dilip is the author of "Gangsta PM" and it is exploring the intersection of finding personal purpose and growing in your product management career and breaking into a senior leadership.

Laura Lewis-Barr first appeared in Episode 28: Tell a Better Story. Her episode is currently the most downloaded episode of Leadership School. Laura has been exploring authenticity and storytelling on theatre stages and corporate boardrooms for 20 years. She offers popular public speaking seminars and specializes in helping executives and staff communicate their ideas with humor, vitality, and presence. An award-winning writer, Laura often coaches job seekers, executives, and managers, on how to perfect their own stories to inspire, motivate, and persuade others.  More information on her company can be found at training4breakthroughs.com

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Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please support us on Patreon.

For more leadership tools, check out the free workbooks at KylaCofer.com/freestuff.

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We all experience moments of worry on occasion. What can you do when those moments become hours or days and start to rob you of the present? In this episode, I'm going to share how I have hacked my own levels of worry and transform them into being present in the moment while being able to prepare for the future. 

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For more leadership tools, check out the free workbooks at KylaCofer.com/freestuff.

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Every once in a while you come across a trailblazer, a pot stirrer, a person who challenges the current methodology.  My guest, Carol Sanford, is one of those people.  My conversation today challenged my thinking and helped me to see things differently.  In this episode, some topics we talk about are

• Different Levels of Authority
• The Importance of Intermezzo
• The Difference Between Being a Leader and Being a Resource.

Carol Sanford is a #1 Amazon best-selling, multiple award-winning author and business educator, Summit Producer, podcaster, and author. She is consistently recognized thought leader working side by side with Fortune 500 and new economy executives in designing and leading systemic business change and design. Through her university and in-house educational offerings, global speaking platforms, best-selling, multi-award-winning books, and developmental work, Carol works with executive leaders who see the possibility to change the nature of work through developing people and work systems that ignite motivation everywhere. For four decades, Carol has worked with great leaders of successful businesses such as Google, DuPont, Intel, P&G, and Seventh Generation, educating them to develop people and ensure a continuous stream of innovation that continually deliver extraordinary outcomes.

Carol is the author of Indirect Work, The Regenerative Business, The Responsible Entrepreneur, The Responsible Business The Regenerative Life,, and No More Feedback: Cultivate Consciousness at Work. Her books have won over 27 awards so far and are required reading at leading multiple departments at Universities including Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley and MIT. Carol also partners with producing Executive Education through Babson College, Kaospilot in Denmark, University of Washington, and The Lewis Institute at Babson as Senior Fellow of Social Innovation. For 40 years she’s collaborated with clients to develop people to grow and express their inherent singularity. Google’s Food Lab uses her Responsible Business Framework. Learn more at CarolSanford.com and the Business Second Opinion podcast.

Support the show

Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please support us on Patreon.

For more leadership tools, check out the free workbooks at KylaCofer.com/freestuff.

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All transcripts are created with Descript, an amazing transcript creation and editing tool. Check it out for yourself!

Leadership School Production:
Produced by Kyla Cofer
Edited by Neel Panji  @ PodLeaF Productions
Assistant Production Alaina Hulette