Episodes

  • Encore Coping with and Positively Influencing Stressful Situations

    Encore Coping with and Positively Influencing Stressful Situations
    Aug 21 2024
    Stress can be defined as the way our body and mind responds to change. There are no shortage of changes today. Leaders are constantly being called upon to cope, make the best decision, and positively influence stressful situations for the betterment of those they serve, employees, and the sustainability of their organizations. Tune in to Leadership Matters as co-host Dr. Sheryl White discusses with Dr. Charlotte Houston a clinical psychologist, NFL evaluator, and executive coach, strategies and tips leaders can use to increase their stress tolerance, resilience, and effectiveness in managing stressful and difficult situations. Leadership Matters: Informing leaders. Inspiring Solutions!
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    1 hr
  • Encore A Gumbo Approach to Co-Creating Safer and Healthier Communities

    Encore A Gumbo Approach to Co-Creating Safer and Healthier Communities
    Aug 14 2024
    How do we continue to move forward as a nation amidst the quadruple crises encompassing health, race, economics, and violence? How might individualism with conventional divisions of labor and specialization be counterproductive in healing and advancing our society? At a time when some argue lowering educational requirements to remove barriers and expand pools of qualified applicants, how might HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) and other diverse sources offer more promising solutions? And how might education before and beyond high school play a critical role in reimagining policing and greater humanity in our communities. Join host Dr. Sheryl White and special guest Troy Bell, City Manager of Muskegon Heights, Michigan as they explore options for addressing these and other challenges for bringing hope, healing and help to our communities. Leadership Matters: Informing Leaders. Inspiring Solutions!
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    1 hr
  • Encore: Invisible No More

    Encore: Invisible No More
    Aug 7 2024
    Tune in as host Dr. Sheryl White joins a circle of culture scholars, practitioners, and educators to discuss life, hurts, healing, and suggestions for victorious living and leading. Dr. Jacki Leak, Lifelong Learner; Dr. Susan Murati, Licensed Mental Health Counselor; Dr. Shirley Apple Murphy, Life Coach; Dr. Judy Patacsil, Community Leader; and Dr. Christine Umali Kopp, Cultural Psychologist—these notable women warriors will share life discoveries and solutions for love and positive change.
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    1 hr
  • Encore Step Back. Reset. Ensure You Are Leading and Living on Purpose!

    Encore Step Back. Reset. Ensure You Are Leading and Living on Purpose!
    Jul 31 2024
    Are you leading and living on purpose? Or are you busy doing all the things you can do and rarely getting to the things you are purposed to do? Join host Dr. Sheryl White and special guest Wendy McKinney, a trusted leader, motivational speaker, and author of “Busy Doing What? Making Every Moment Count!” Tune in to gain tools on how to navigate your busy. Learn ways to lead and live with purpose, and not regret. You don’t want to miss this episode of Leadership Matters. Informing Leaders. Inspiring Solutions!
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    1 hr
  • Encore Leadership and the Power of Gratitude in Challenging Times

    Encore Leadership and the Power of Gratitude in Challenging Times
    Jul 24 2024
    These are indeed challenging times. How does one stay calm, focused, and effective during difficult times and what does gratitude have to do with it? What is at the core of gratitude? How is it relevant to leadership, and how does one successfully employ it as a method for greater effectiveness during trying times? Join host Dr. Sheryl White, cultural psychologist with the Neighborhood House Association in San Diego, CA; Rich Miller, Senior Pastor of Perfecting Grace Church in San Diego, CA; and Cedric Manley, Founder and CEO of Family Synergy Center in Dallas, TX, as they discuss leadership and the power of gratitude in challenging times.
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    1 hr
  • Encore: 4 Strategies to Equip Teams to Handle Disagreements

    Encore: 4 Strategies to Equip Teams to Handle Disagreements
    Jul 10 2024
    4 Strategies to Equip Teams to Handle Disagreements with Greater Emotional Intelligence. Tune in to hear host Dr. Sheryl White explore with Carolyn Opher Mozell, Leadership Coach/Consultant, 4 strategies for leaders to support their teams in moving from conflict to collaboration. Ms. Mozell is a certified DISC and emotional intelligence practitioner with over 20 years of experience serving in some of the highest levels of local government leadership in roles such as Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief, Assistant Deputy Mayor, and Senior Advisor. Using a lens of emotional intelligence, she helps develop strategies to reduce turnover, attract great talent, and create a positive workplace culture. You will not want to miss this episode of Leadership Matters. Informing leaders. Inspiring solutions!
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    1 hr
  • Juneteenth! What’s It All About and Why Is It Important to All Americans?

    Juneteenth! What’s It All About and Why Is It Important to All Americans?
    Jul 3 2024
    The Juneteenth National Independence Day Act was signed into law in 2021 by President Joe Biden making Juneteenth a federal holiday. Tune into Leadership Matters with host Dr. Sheryl White and guest Isaac Ford Jr., MSW, retired Marine Corp Master Gunnery Sergeant, motivational speaker, certified DEI consultant, and author of Up from the Bottom a Memoir, as they discuss the importance of Juneteenth, intergenerational trauma, the healing process, and leading with a trauma-informed approach. Leadership Matters: Informing Leaders. Inspiring Solutions!
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    1 hr
  • Encore Bringing Hope, Healing, and Help to Underserved Communities

    Encore Bringing Hope, Healing, and Help to Underserved Communities
    Jun 19 2024
    Join us to hear Henry Foster, III, Chief of Staff for the County of San Diego 4th District Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe; Romero Davis, Director of Practice Excellence with Social Current based in Washington, D.C.; and Troy Bell, Educator and City Manager of Palatka, FL discuss with our host, Dr. Sheryl White, what is happening and what else could happen to bring hope, healing, and help to underserved communities. Tune in to Leadership Matters: Informing Leaders. Inspiring Solutions!
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    1 hr