by Lesley Diaz | Aug 6, 2020 | Blog, Change, Leadership
I gave this speech at Kleinhans Music Hall on May 18th, 2012 as the Student Commencement Address. I had just completed my Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership (MAOL) at Medaille College and was addressing an audience which included students (and their family...
by Lesley Diaz | Jun 8, 2020 | Blog, Change, Leadership
On Sunday, Dahleen Glanton of the Chicago Tribune challenged all of white America to take responsibility for the systemic racism that has existed in this nation since it’s inception. As a captive of my own white privilege, it was a difficult op-ed to read, but there...
by Lesley Diaz | Apr 13, 2020 | Blog, Change, Events, Habit Building
Perhaps for the first time in our lives, many of us are learning that mental health is not the same thing as the absence of mental illness. We need to actively prioritize our mental health the same way we invest in our physical health – through disciplined...
by Lesley Diaz | Mar 26, 2020 | Blog, Collaboration, Leadership, Systems Thinking
According to an NBC news report today, “The Trump Administration is trying … to get the United Nations Security Council to blame China for the novel Coronavirus pandemic.” It appears that this effort has failed so far, but the demand is hindering efforts to arrive at...
by Lesley Diaz | Aug 28, 2019 | Blog, Leadership, Systems Thinking
One of the many headlines making news over the summer was the U.S. President’s decision to cut foreign aid to three Central American nations – Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. Most of the people seeking asylum at the U.S./Mexico border are fleeing abject poverty...
by Lesley Diaz | Dec 11, 2018 | Blog, Change, Leadership, Systems Thinking, Uncategorized
For the second year in a row, and the seventh time this century, Time Magazine has honored a movement or group of people working largely outside conventional leadership platforms as their “Person” of the Year (POY). While some are already framing this...
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