LEADERSHIP UNLEARNED

Nanci E. Luna Jiménez is a panelist at the Caribbean Gestalt Leadership Conference - Leading with Equity on April 29 2021.   

In this podcast Nanci shares about the work that she does and why she said yes to the …

Amanda Elliot and Warren Perreira of HOTT 93 chat with me about the Annual Gestalt Caribbean Leadership Conference.

She calls me Ms Trinidad in this clip.  We laughed and spoke about the need for Equity.

Enjoy!

Jamie Philbert is a dancer, an activist and a Kalinda woman.

In this episode she shares how this ancient traditional cultural martial art can be used …

In this episode I share an interview on TAJ radio with host Kristie Marie Kanhai.

We spoke about the Gestalt Caribbean Leadership Conference - Leading with Equity.

Conference proceeds are to extend our Youth Leadership …

In this episode Eric Dye interviews me - Maxine Attong

I am sharing the why's of what I do as well as about our upcoming Gestalt Leadership Conference on April 29th 2021.

Its all about Leading with Equity. What we are …

Carmel Haynes is the Executive Director of Barbados International Business Association ( BIBA),

In this episode she shares a bit of BIBA, which is a NGO that promotes international business. 

Carmel also shares her …

In this episode we cant with Akosua Dardaine Edwards about the NINA Program for your Women.

Nina is a Leadership Program for Young Women that focuses …

Melissa Senhouse is the CEO of Pat and Max Limited and the President of the Greater Tunapuna Chamber of Industry and Commerce.

She shares how the Chamber is taking leadership in ensuring the safety of the traveling …

In Trinidad and Tobago we have a problem. Our young women go missing. Unfortunately some turn up dead.

Whatever is happening in the larger system is …

In this episode I introduce the host and moderator of the 4th Annual Gestalt Caribbean Leadership Conference - Teri Leigh Bovell

Bovell is a regional personality who combines her love for the arts with her …

So many of us have watched at swooned over the Duke of Hastings form the show Bridgerton. ( Bridgerton is the name of a Netflix fictional drama set in  early 19th century England) 

While I myself admired the Duke's …

We all witnessed the storming of the US Capitol. 

I've seen this scenario play out albeit on smaller scales in organizations that I have worked …

Whenever something is the wider #system attracts a lot of attention I ask myself what lessons does it hold for the smaller system,

In this episode I …

Nirmala Maharaj is the Chief Social Justice Champion at the Social Progress Institute, 

In this episode she explains how leadership principles are used to serve NGOs and Faith based orgnaisatins.

She shares how as the …

Whatever is happening in the larger system is reflected in the smaller system.

The issues that play out on the public domain is a call for us to examine what is happening in our organizations.

As a leader when you see …

I always enjoy chatting with Nigel Romano.  

I have enjoyed our many conversations and I  also enjoyed this one.

Nigel shares his leadership experiences, how leadership has changed over his journey.  He also makes no …

If you want to change someone understand them first and then they may change - Obrien.

In this episode I share the reasons why team members may not want to change and the four E's that leaders can ue to help team …

2020 has been a difficult year.

#Covid19 has thrown us all into a state of #uncertainty.  No doubt our #mentalhealth has been compromised.

In this …

Paul AShby - CEO of SigniaGlobe Financial shares the how he keeps the young and restless folks at his office engaged and motivated.

This is an …

My nephew asked me , "Can only older people be Leaders?"

It's a great question since his observation is accurate. The C-Suite is mostly  occupied by …

Current events offer loads of lessons for leaders.

We being to look at the world around us and glean the alternate reality of the situations as well as the possible remedies to serve the wider purpose.

This week I ask, …

In this episode I pay tribute to Chadwick Boseman as I share the  Leadership Lessons that I gleaned from his life.

Thanks you Chad.  We will never yield.

Covid 19 has changed the way that we do things.  Things should Include our strategic planning process.

In this episode I share some thoughts about …

It seems that elections are the time to divide and conquer.  The masses are pit against each other along the lines of race, politics, ethnicity or …

As I host  group coaching sessions with leaders and teams, most teams are concerned with their work life balance and ask how to maintain this,

As …

I  have been chatting with various teams and they all share the same sentiment. We are stressed and we are burnt out.

Leaders I know that the stress for you is also magnified.  We have 5 more months to complete all the …

Derron Sandy is the Artistic Director of 2 cents Movement- a youth based NGO.

In June 2020 the Movement suffered fall out from allegations of sexusl misconduct.  

Since then the leaders of the organisation had to …

Transparency leads to #accountability and accountability promotes #transparency.

Leaders cannot be 100% transparent at all times.  Tis would be …

In this episode I share the 4 levels of #accountability. and provide some tips for leaders who want to promote accountability in the workplace.

Leaders called  to be accountable especially when things go wrong..

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Leaders have a responsibility for the tone of the organisation and do this via code of ethics and standards. Sadly the behaviours and actions that are allowed in the organisation do not always reflect the intention of …

Ever heard of the Caribbean Climate -Smart Accelerator? If not, then you just did.

This not for profit organisation is helping transform #Caribbean economies by fast-tracking sound public and private investment …

Change often comes with the dissatisfaction of the status quo. Leader what do you want to change in your organisation?

Post COVID most of us were forced to review our business models and ask ourselves what is the way …

This last week was even more difficult that the previous week I cried I was hurt, I was angry and I was hopeful

Whenever I am overwhelmed by multiple …

Today I am sharing the 8 tips from the Protests in Minnesota.

1. Leaders let teams breathe
2. Leaders take your knee of team members throats.
3. Leaders …

Amoy van Lowe is the CEO of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange Company Limited. 

In this chat she shares her thoughts on leadership.  She shares how she builds greater connections with teams and how she stays …

We will answer the questions – What is the best possible future for our organisations?

This is a real important question for me since it can make a huge impact on how we move forward as a country.

The truth is that most …

Leaders, I am inviting you to extend the open heart, open minds and open will to the teams that you lead.

No one knows the future and nobody is …

THis episode is inspired by the work of Otto Scharmer.

We examine what the leader needs to create her/his best possible future for herself and himself.

we ask leaders to integrate their personal and professional selves …

Surren Maharaj - Chief Coach and Consultant chats with maxine Attong on what they share in common.

These two coaches share about uncertainty in the …

J'ouvert is a wee early morning street party that herald the beginning of Trinidad Carnival.

It is a time of darkness and uncertainty, that offers the perfect metaphor for the VUA world/

We take lessons from the …

We need to accept that in this time of Corona virus we exist in a limbo where we know where we came from and we are not sure where we are going. Our past is irrelevant to the present and to the future.

This is a tough …

Coronavirus has ushered in the reality of the VUCA world.

The world is Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous.  

Leaders are now being asked to …

Jason Maitland offers suggestions from a Health and safety perspective on dealing with COVID - 19.  He shares about

- Physical distancing vs. social distancing

- Eating habits

- Implications for after COVID - office …

Elson James CEO of JMMB Express Finance chats with host Maxine Attong about the obvious and insidious failure that he has witnessed and experienced during his career.

He also shares the challenges, shortcomings and the …

Complacency is a dis-ease of the Ego. Complacency is a disease of the ego

Some leaders fail because they assume that past success guarantees the present success and sometimes they do not work as smartly or as …

 I conclude that there are two ways in which leaders fail:

1) Obvious failures

2) Insidious failures.

Obvious failure occurs when the leader does not deliver on the expectation of the organisation.

Insidious failure …

Bernard Mitchell has held leadership positions in various organisations.  

We chat about the HOW and WHAT and the WHY of his leadership journey.

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We explore the unique opportunities that the CONVID-19 pandemic brings for leaders and there organisations.

#leadership #leadershipUnlearned …

Four tips to be impactful with your leadership.

1.  Awareness
2. Being in the here and now
3.  Hold the space

#leadership #leadershipconsulting …

Why is your leadership important?  

Your leadership can make positive impact on your self, your family, your community, your organisation  and the country that you live in.  

Have you ever considered this?

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Four steps for leaders who want to lead from their intention.  Learn how to set your leadership intention and to lead with this intention.

One of the biggest enemies of our intentions is our ego.  Learn how to minimise …

It is a mathematical way to look at our life. There are two constants Life and Death. =In between that time there is a variable that you get to make a lot of choices about.

What is your x? What does it stand for and …

This is the Leadership Unlearned Radio Program.  We invite our listeners to suspend all that they believe and know about leadership.

Every Wednesday on I95.5FM at approximately 6.35 p.m you can tune in to the program. …