by drjeanneporterking | Aug 20, 2021 | Leadership, Wellness
I had never thought of Self Care as an ethical act! That is until today and now I can’t stop thinking about it. I’m taking an ethics course as part of my continuing education requirements for maintaining my board coaching certification. One of the...
by drjeanneporterking | Jun 15, 2021 | Influence, Leadership, Women's Leadership
The ability to influence is critical to all leaders but is absolutely essential for women leaders to succeed. Why? Because so many women lead in places where what counts as leadership is still very male-centered. As Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever wrote in her book, How...
by drjeanneporterking | Jun 15, 2020 | Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Race, Transformation
This has been a tough season for Black people for sure, and it is a moment of reckoning for the nation, even our world. Sustained mass protests calling for reform or radical reshaping of racist structures have caught the nation’s attention. The clarion call...
by drjeanneporterking | Mar 11, 2019 | Leader, Leadership, Moving Forward
“How long does it take to form a habit?” “How long does it take to break a habit?” These two questions recently asked by one of my leadership coachees got me to thinking about the processes of breaking and forming habits. Before I answer the timing question, though,...
by drjeanneporterking | Oct 16, 2018 | Leadership, Women's Leadership
As a leadership consultant and coach, one of the biggest barriers I see for emerging leaders is their lack of time for strategic thinking. Whether your workplace is the corporation, the church, university or a community agency, leaders must see the big picture of the...
by drjeanneporterking | Mar 21, 2017 | Leadership, Women's Leadership
Women’s words matter. But can be too easily discounted in every culture across the globe, especially in popular culture. Take the popular meme “That’s what she said.” The phrase is a double entendre that has sexual undertones. Its American origin goes back as far as...
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