By Elena Aguilar, President and Founder In Episode 4 of The Bright Morning Podcast, I referenced a theory of action. I coached Jill through the initial steps to create a draft of a theory of action to lead folks in her district towards having conversations about racial inequities. In my coaching and consulting with leaders,
By Elena Aguilar, President and Founder In Episode 2 of The Bright Morning Podcast, I coached Kathrina on how she can set boundaries. Kathrina was struggling with her relationships with some colleagues. She’d tried being compassionate and understanding with them, but I could hear that what she wasn’t telling me was that some of those
By Elena Aguilar, President and Founder Ja Young’s words echoed in my mind for a long time after recorded our conversation. My name made other people feel uncomfortable. I want to hear my name from people.People who don’t have names that we’re comfortable saying in our English-speaking mouths, don’t hear their names as often. I
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Expectations for leaders are always high, but in times of crisis, even more is at stake. And therein lies the paradox. Just when people in crisis need and expect more from their leaders, that’s when a leader can cave the hardest.
In Elena’s weekly newsletter, she shared this reflection. “I don’t know how to respond to my own rage. George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Ahmaud Arbery. More names to say. More dead bodies. More fear. More rage in my body.”
When you have a decision to make (or a big change to make), get clear on your priorities! Ask yourself: What matters most? Read this blog from Elena to help with a way to make big decisions.
Sometimes, leaders need a helping hand. In this blog post, Elena shares a few sentence starters and a video conversation with Jessie about leadership.
Many coaches struggle with teachers they perceive as resistant. Check out this infographic from Elena on resistance masking as strong emotions.
Elena Aguilar and Lori Cohen discuss ways to best cultivate resilience. From booster shots of resilience to imaginal cells, from relationships to questions, check out the discussion in the link below.