Posts by Shannon Cassidy

“You got to work the room, know who you’re talking to, know what you’re working with.” “Let people know you did that work, but also take the temperature in the room..let your boss be proud of you, not scared of you.” Zenita has a deep passion for technology and has over three decades in the…

“Once they identify the people in the networks that are aligned to their goals and interests, then it’s about pouring the value, pouring the generosity, and you’re not necessarily expecting anything in return…there’s just this general human law of reciprocity where amazing thing happen.” “Those who achieve NetWORKing Excellence are deliberate about the events that…

“Taking that gratitude and just use it as fuel then to be on a mission for how you’re going to be the spirit for those who come beyond us.  I just think that’s such a beautiful way to talk about the culture, honoring your ancestors, being aware and reverent toward the spirit of those ancestors.”…

“To create generous leaders is to be clear about who you are. That’s why I started the book with identity. Who you are and why you do what you do the way you do it.” Monica Diaz is a transformational coach and diversity, equity and inclusion consultant who empowers her clients to lead their careers,…

“If you take a survey, everybody thinks that all of the Latinos just got here the other day and came over the border…More than 68% of most Latinos are born in the US.” “There are no U-Hauls at funerals.” In January 2004, Nelson became the first independent Director of the Exelon Corporation that resulted from…

“Every day I wake up, I don’t feel the need to explain why I or the community I identify with exists.” “I choose chronic self conviction over chronic self-doubt.” Tiffany Tavarez serves as Senior Vice President, Technology Diversity, Community and Sustainability (TDCS) at Wells Fargo.  This global team focuses on people strategy, cultural transformation, and…

“When a firm gets large enough to start splitting into departments, moving parts of the work upstairs, downstairs, around the globe. We start replicating job descriptions, engagement drops, outcomes suffer. That’s where the fixing work dynamic we’re discussing really shows up.” “The triple win is that you get a higher level of productivity, you get…

“We can open the doors…but if that individual does not find the passion to go through and take on the challenges, they don’t go through. They stay in the same spot.” “I remember studying, afraid to fail because I knew if I failed, I was going back to South Providence, to the streets, which meant…

“Use this framework like a compass to guide specific conversations with specific people to get to a better place.” “Often when we talk about culture, we talk about it in a way that allows culture to be like a superhighway for bias.” Kim Scott is the author of Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without…

“My biggest piece of advice to lead more generously, is to find your own passion and your own area of expertise and give in that regard.” – Benita Fitzgerald Mosley   Benita Fitzgerald Mosley is an Olympic gold medalist and an established international leader in the nonprofit, sports, and business sectors. Benita currently serves as…