Leading Consciously

Jean Latting

Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective. Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist. read less

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How to succeed at DEI: Ronald McDonald House Houston's special sauce

How to succeed at DEI: Ronald McDonald House Houston's special sauce

After George Floyd’s murder, nonprofits across the country realized they needed to address diversity, equity, and inclusion. Some actually meant it. Ronald McDonald House Houston was determined to make a difference, not just for their staff but for their families across the world who needed a safe space. What does it mean to truly commit to DEI practices? What are the alternatives? How does a nonprofit organization find the will to take the long view? On November 26, 2022, three members of Ronald McDonald House Houston (RMH) who were instrumental in implementing its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative presented their results to date at the 29th annual Power Tools for Nonprofits Conference, sponsored by CenterPoint Energy, United Way, and the University of Houston Downtown. Presenters were Cristina Vetrano (CEO), Philip Tenenbaum (Board member), Cheronda Rutherford (chair of DEI staff committee), and Jean Latting (consultant). #leadership #Dei #ronaldmcdonaldhouse #RonaldMcDonaldHouseCharities --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective. Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist.

How to succeed at DEI: Ronald McDonald House Houston's special sauce

How to succeed at DEI: Ronald McDonald House Houston's special sauce

After George Floyd’s murder, nonprofits across the country realized they needed to address diversity, equity, and inclusion. Some actually meant it. Ronald McDonald House Houston was determined to make a difference, not just for their staff but for their families across the world who needed a safe space. What does it mean to truly commit to DEI practices? What are the alternatives? How does a nonprofit organization find the will to take the long view? On November 26, 2022, three members of Ronald McDonald House Houston (RMH) who were instrumental in implementing its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative presented their results to date at the 29th annual Power Tools for Nonprofits Conference, sponsored by CenterPoint Energy, United Way, and the University of Houston Downtown. Presenters were Cristina Vetrano (CEO), Philip Tenenbaum (Board member), Cheronda Rutherford (chair of DEI staff committee), and Jean Latting (consultant). #leadership #Dei #ronaldmcdonaldhouse #RonaldMcDonaldHouseCharities --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective. Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist.

Creating a thriving work environment: How to provide constructive and loving support - Helen Stagg

Creating a thriving work environment: How to provide constructive and loving support - Helen Stagg

Today Jean speaks with Helen Stagg, CEO of Change Happens in Houston. Helen’s well-honed yet intuitive leadership style is to lead with love and connection. What is the leadership style of your team? How can you improve on it? How have your childhood and experience shaped the leader that you are? #leadingconsciously #leadership #leaders --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective. Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist.

Initiators of change: How to produce growth in the chaos of disaster - Angela Blanchard

Initiators of change: How to produce growth in the chaos of disaster - Angela Blanchard

You’re living a good life: working at a meaningful job, paying your bills, contributing to your community. When disaster strikes – as it inevitably does – what is your response? Do you wait for someone to fix it? Do you dwell on the unfairness of it all? What do you need to move ahead? Angela Blanchard is an expert in disaster recovery, having cut her teeth on the response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. She thrives in chaotic situations that would daunt most of us. How did she learn this and what wisdom can she provide us? #resilience #leadingconsciously #disasterrecovery #growth --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective. Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist.

Healing ourselves: How to resolve our inner conflicts and use our power for good - Peter Michaelson

Healing ourselves: How to resolve our inner conflicts and use our power for good - Peter Michaelson

This week Jean interviews Peter Michaelson, whose most recent book is "Our Deadly Flaw: Healing the Inner Conflict that Cripples Us and Subverts Society." His website is WhyWeSuffer.com. What if you had no inner critic telling you you’re just not good enough? What if you learned to silence your inner critic? What if your inner passivity didn’t allow your inner critic to rule? What could you accomplish? Hear Peter's answers to these questions. --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective. Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist.

Is good ethics compatible with good business? And can we resolve that dilemma? - Alison Taylor and Brian Harward

Is good ethics compatible with good business? And can we resolve that dilemma? - Alison Taylor and Brian Harward

jean interviews Alison Taylor and Brian Harward of the NYU Stern School of Business on the viability of operating ethically in business. Ethical behavior in corporations goes beyond compliance with laws to include anticorruption, sustainability, human rights, culture and behavior, and employee and stakeholder engagement. Can businesses thrive while operating ethically? Will shareholders accept reduced profits to increase ethical decisions in support of equitable practices? If incentives are offered to operate ethically, how can we prevent them from being treated as bribes (which induces the pretense of ethical behavior) rather than rewards (in recognition of actual ethical behavior)? If they become viewed as bribes, are we encouraging window dressing rather than true values commitment to environmental and social responsibility? And which way are we trending now – toward greater or less ethical behavior by corporations? #Business #leadingconsciously #ethics --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective. Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist.

Reclaiming identity after genocide: How one woman works to restore Native rights - with Dina Gilio-Whitaker

Reclaiming identity after genocide: How one woman works to restore Native rights - with Dina Gilio-Whitaker

What is the relationship of Indigenous peoples to the land, and how does it differ from the Europeans who settled it? What really happened in the boarding schools? What would be lost if Indigenous people were completely assimilated into White society? And would they ever be accepted even then? In this week’s vlog, Jean gains answers to these questions from Dina Gilio-Whitaker, a lecturer of American Indian Studies at California State University San Marcos and an independent educator in American Indian environmental policy and other issues. Dr. Gilio-Whitaker is the author of two books and is herself a Native American. Listen to this fascinating conversation. #indigenouspeople #leadingconsciously #identity #IndigenousPeoplesDay --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective. Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist.

In search of truth and reconciliation: Can we forgive atrocities? - with Virginie Ladisch

In search of truth and reconciliation: Can we forgive atrocities? - with Virginie Ladisch

In this week’s interview, Jean speaks with Virginie Ladisch, an expert in truth-seeking and civic engagement at the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ). As initiators of change, the ICTJ works with victims and survivors of massive human rights violations to hold those responsible to account, reform and build democratic institutions, and prevent the recurrence of violence or repression. What are the results? How can Virginie handle the stories of atrocities without giving up? How does she remain optimistic? What were her experiences to lead her in this direction? And what level of courage does it take for victims and survivors to speak up? #LeadingConsciously #SocialJustice #HumanRights --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective. Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist.

The power of "why"; how to sharpen your questions for better answers - with Brian Lassiter

The power of "why"; how to sharpen your questions for better answers - with Brian Lassiter

Jean interviews Brian Lassiter about quality management, the need to hardwire equity and inclusion into business practices, and the skill of asking questions well. Brian talks about the Baldrige framework and how it has revolutionized American business. What is the process for understanding and formalizing successful processes? How do you fit diversity, inclusion, and equity into those processes? And most important, how do you learn to ask questions that provide information instead of defensiveness? #Communication #SocialJustice #Workplace #LeadingConsciously --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective. Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist. --------------------------------------------------------- References: 1 Rovner, S. (1980). Productivity: “If Japan Can, Why Can’t We?” An NBC News white paper. Washington Post, June 24, 1980. 2 Lassiter, B. (2021). The Power of Why: How Asking the Right Questions Can Change the Future.

Racial terror and broken promises: Why this is the right time for reparations - with Kamilah Moore

Racial terror and broken promises: Why this is the right time for reparations - with Kamilah Moore

People ask: what is the point of reparations for past injustice? They don’t undo the past. People today were not slave owners. So what’s the rationale? Kamilah Moore is chair of the California Reparations Task Force. She and Jean talk about "standing in the shoes of…," racial terror, the wealth gap, cultural appropriation, and generational debt. How can the Task Force address reparations to cover the legacy of injustice and stolen opportunities involved? Kamilah Moore is a reparatory justice scholar and an attorney with a specialization in entertainment and intellectual property transactions. While studying abroad at the University of Amsterdam, Moore wrote a master thesis exploring the intersections between international law and reparatory justice for the trans-Atlantic slave trade, chattel slavery, and their legacies. #RaceConscious #RacialJustice #Allyship #LeadingCosciously --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective. Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist.

Reclaiming history and identity: restoring tribal names in the national parks - with Bonnie McGill

Reclaiming history and identity: restoring tribal names in the national parks - with Bonnie McGill

What happens to a people’s identity when conquerors rename everything after themselves? How does the original owner’s history disappear? How does this renaming appeal to the descendants of the conquerors? If the subjugated people are invisible, why should anyone bother to preserve them? Dr. Bonnie McGill is on a mission to make indigenous people visible again. #Identity #DiversityandInclusion #Diversity #BridgingDifferences --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective. Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist.

Your ancestors' trauma doesn't have to be yours; how to heal and grow - with Jasmin Joseph

Your ancestors' trauma doesn't have to be yours; how to heal and grow - with Jasmin Joseph

Do you wonder to what extent our parents’ and grandparents’ history affects our mental health? How much of what we treat as mental illness is a result of the trauma they experienced? And whose fault is it? Or maybe it’s no one’s fault. This time Jean interviews Jasmin Joseph, a writer, researcher, and aspiring producer, on intergenerational trauma and how it impacts mental health. Jasmin has written about generational trauma and her own experiences with it as the child of American Black and Caribbean Black parents. #MentalHealth #Trauma #GenerationalTrauma #InnerChild --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective. Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist. --------------------------------------------------------- References: [1] Joseph J (2022). Healing generational trauma. Yes! Magazine. [2] Therapy for Black girls. [3] Transgenerational Transmission of Historical Trauma [4] Kirmayer LJ, JP Gone, J Moses (2014). Rethinking historical trauma. Sage Journals.

You'll never succeed: How to avoid the trap of negative self talk - with Kira Banks

You'll never succeed: How to avoid the trap of negative self talk - with Kira Banks

Dr. Kira Banks works to remove the emotional power of oppression from being internalized, using a form of therapy called Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT). "Internalized oppression," she believes, becomes a part of you. Better to conceptualize it as "appropriated," because then you can put it down. Through ACT, people learn to separate their feelings about their oppression from their actual selves. This time Jean interviews Dr. Kira about her work. Are you interested in how this works? --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective. Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist. --------------------------------------------------------- Articles mentioned in the conversation Banks, K. H., S. Goswami, et al. (2021). "Interrupting internalized racial oppression: A community based ACT intervention." Journal of contextual behavioral science 20: 89-93. Sellers, R. M., M. A. Smith, et al. (1998). "Multidimensional model of racial identity: a reconceptualization of African American racial identity." Personality and social psychology review 2(1): 18-39.

Disrupting the school to prison pipeline: One teacher's mission - with Dave DeJohn

Disrupting the school to prison pipeline: One teacher's mission - with Dave DeJohn

When a White man teaches in a Black school, he sees things that others may not. Dave DeJohn has insights on the school-to-prison pipeline, equality vs equity, and how to discipline effectively. What has he been able to accomplish? What does his research show? Listen to Jean’s discussion with Dave. His novel approach to disrupting the school-to-prison pipeline and his ability to understand multiple cultures brings him to this interview. --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective. Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist. --------------------------------------------------------- Books mentioned in this interview: McGhee, Heather (February 2021). The Sum of Us: What racism costs everyone and how we can prosper together. Penguin Random House. Campbell-Rhone, Khalilah (March 2022). The Formula: Transforming a failing school in one of the nation’s deadliest zip codes from war zone to winning institution in one year.

Sickle cell, sexual assault, and activism: How to turn adversity into victory - with André Marcel Harris

Sickle cell, sexual assault, and activism: How to turn adversity into victory - with André Marcel Harris

André Marcel Harris is an advocate for people with sickle cell disease and for men who are survivors of sexual assault, having lived experience in both. In this interview, Jean asks André about his experience and his ability to thrive where others might have given up. They discuss how addressing social inequities that make it so much harder for people to access help requires awareness and sensitive disease management. --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective. Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist.

Healing the Heart of America: How to Have Safe and Meaningful Conversations

Healing the Heart of America: How to Have Safe and Meaningful Conversations

A barrier to racial understanding is the fear of being exposed as a racist. What if we could find a safe place to have these uncomfortable conversations? The purpose of this deep and revealing interview was to build trust, examine hard truths about the past and present, and share the lived experiences of those who participated. --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective. Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist.

The Circle of Courage: How to Rear Children in a Supportive World - with Larry Brendtro

The Circle of Courage: How to Rear Children in a Supportive World - with Larry Brendtro

What is it like for children to grow up in an atmosphere of caring and acceptance? Dr. Larry Brendtro has worked with Indigenous children and has written many books based on Indigenous principles of child-rearing. He founded Resilience Resources based on his work with troubled and Indigenous youth. In this interview, Jean and Larry navigate what can be learned from the Native American approach to child-rearing. Watch the Circle of Courage graphic here. --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective. Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist.

Turning Passivity into Strength: How to Overcome Self-Doubt and Self-Sabotage - with Peter Michaelson

Turning Passivity into Strength: How to Overcome Self-Doubt and Self-Sabotage - with Peter Michaelson

Peter Michaelson has written eight books on depth psychology and inner conflict, how to surface your emotions, and how to accept responsibility for your reactions. Do you feel you have to sit on your feelings? Being passive or angry is not only counterproductive but reinforces your negative self-talk. Listen as Peter explains how to throw off self-doubt and self-sabotage so you can realistically navigate a difficult world and break out of this cycle. --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective. Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist.

Emotional trauma stored in your body? You can learn how to release it - with Danielle Murphy

Emotional trauma stored in your body? You can learn how to release it - with Danielle Murphy

Danielle Murphy, LCSW SEP, is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner who understands the body language of stress and how to bypass the spoken narrative to address it. Is it possible to move beyond anguished hypervigilance or suppression so we can face our obstacles and enjoy our lives? Danielle says yes, and she can help us learn how. --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective. Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist.

What connects Black Lives Matter, effemiphobia, and magic wands? - with Brandon Mack

What connects Black Lives Matter, effemiphobia, and magic wands? - with Brandon Mack

What is internalized oppression? What is it like for a member of a marginalized group to be rejected by their own people? How does activism foster a sense of liberation and negate internalized oppression? Activists Brandon Mack and Jean answer all these questions. --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective. Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist.

Did you mean what I thought you meant? - with Barry Regan

Did you mean what I thought you meant? - with Barry Regan

Do you know what the difference is between “I’m hungry” and “I haven’t eaten since 8 am”? How do you interpret Simone Biles’s decision to withdraw from the competition? Was she hurting the team? Supporting them by not holding them back? And how much of the criticism can be attributed to her being a Black woman? Dr. Barry Regan discusses high context vs low context communication. Understanding high and low context is essential to having important conversations. --------------------------------------------------------- Conversations with forward-thinking leaders about patterns that keep us stuck and how the leaders are breaking the mold. Personal reflections on provocative topics and how to level up despite yourself. Get unstuck, change your story, become more effective. Join us. The ability to lead consciously can open your eyes. Jean Latting is an organizational consultant, inclusive leadership coach, and behavioral scientist.