Lusungu Kalanga’s Post

🌟 Empathy is a much-lauded leadership skill. But does it always deliver what it promises? Can feminists concerned with radical change imagine beyond the versions of empathy that are being sold to us? Yes we can! I wrote about it... #feminism #leadership https://lnkd.in/eg2Z4jyS

The galvanizing force of a new national story will lie in its vision of the future. It is the easiest part of the story to tell because we need only to look at dynamic equity-driven movements and their leaders for a vision of a truly multiracial democracy. These leaders, among countless others, are creating models for collective action. They are translating the energy of movements into organizations, which can represent the durability and power of the work and sustain long-term action to build a robust multiracial democracy. https://lnkd.in/gCRZpxcx #MultiRacialDemocracy #ReimaginingDemocracy #Leadership

#politics #nobelprize I had commented on this article from SSIR in 2023 on LinkedIn, but the following is a variation of my earlier comment from about a year ago. There is considerable handwringing, in particular from the Democrats that American democracy is at grave risk, and so is global democracy, and that America must go to war to preserve, protect, and advance the post-World War II legacy of FDR around the world. Who said the West was ever a democracy? Democracy in the West is aspirational. It died in darkness The Washington Post after the city state of Athens lost the Peloponnesian War to Sparta and Socrates chose death by hemlock after his trial by the “honorable men” of Athenian democracy over compromise suggested by his aristocratic pupil and benefactor Plato who wrote the dialogs with Socrates as the protagonist. So it has been everywhere around the world. It is a specious argument to make, for example, being made in India by the Hindu far right of prime minister Narendra Modi’s partisan handlers that Gandhi is not a great soul, he was an agent of the British, permitted the most violent partition which killed nearly 2 million Indians, therefore was a very violent man and his assassination by a Hindu fundamentalist, Nathuram Godse with a gun at point blank range was, in fact, patriotism and not a crime. India is now firmly set on the path of geopolitical militancy akin to the West, to grow its economy in support of AUKUS and QUAD. And so is Japan returning to its militant imperialism, getting ready to end its constitutional pacifism which outlaws war, by justifying it as preparation for self-defense against an assertive China. Politics has always been undemocratic because the spectre of the economy has always haunted humanity, feudalism or industrialism, from well before Karl Marx and unresolved by the Greeks before him since antiquity and all others everywhere around the world, held hostage by the strongmen. When we solve the economic problem, we will also solve the democracy problem. War does not preserve, protect, and advance democracy nor do the Cold War and the post-9/11 surveillance states of Harry Truman since 1948. War kills more people than non-violence kills by Henry David Thoreau’s, Mahatma Gandhi’s, MLK Jr.’s and Nelson Mandela’s civil disobedience. Non-violent civil disobedience kills not because the civil disobedient are violent but because the aggressor is violent toward the civil disobedient and is put to shame. It is critical for the future of humanity to think humanity. Not West, East, North, and South. Only then will the world ever have democracy, of the Jeffersonian kind, the compromise Socrates ought to have made with Athens rather than drink hemlock to kill himself https://lnkd.in/eJZn5aGH.

If you are in Chicago on Nov. 14, I hope you'll join me at Mainstage Chicago for the launch of Karen Brown's new book, "The Leaders You Need: How to Create Diverse Leadership Teams for a More Dynamic, Resilient Future." Karen will be in conversation with Wendyjean Barrett, talking about how to fix what's broken with DEI. The book comes out next week. Bring your copy to get it signed, and connect with other current and aspiring leaders! Register in advance on Eventbrite for "The Stage Is Set: Let's Discuss How to Fix What's Broken With DEI." #theleadersyouneed #DEI #Chicago #ghostwriter

If you've been thinking about joining us at the Faith Co-Op office to watch the annual Women, Work, & Calling conference, grab your ticket this week! Registration closes Oct. 30. Some topics we'll be discussing this year: 🧩 INTEGRATION – How the intimacy and immensity of the gospel can flow through our work, even if we don’t work in a Christian organization. 🤔 PARADOX – Exploring the ways we can navigate both beauty and brokenness in our daily work and leadership. 🤝 CONNECTION – Building networks that energize our work. 🍎 FRUITFULNESS – Sharing tools that can strengthen our leadership, whatever our role or title is https://lnkd.in/ga9wTNd4

Lately, I have been thinking a lot about my social identities. About my francophone roots and lineage as well as being a woman. When you do the work of equity-centred leadership, unpacking and connecting with your many identities is critical to how you show up as a leader and change-maker, and it shapes how I show up as a coach and consultant. Some reflections on this IWD 2024. https://lnkd.in/ed9KE6Hh #iwd2024 #genderequity #genderequality #genderjustice

Between work, love, and play, how integrated is your life? In this week’s blog post, I was prompted to reevaluate these three critical areas after being reminded of this quote from Erik Erikson: "The richest and fullest lives attempt to achieve an inner balance between work, love, and play." Read on for more insights on reflecting on your level of fulfillment in these crucial arenas of life as we head into 2025. Read on... #work #love #play #coaching #leadershipcoaching #leadership #executivecoaching #Expansive Leadership Coaching

How can you meaningfully become an inclusive leader? How do you make women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ individuals feel included and valued in an organization? Dr Juliet Bourke GAICD and Andrea Titus offer actionable advice on this important topic. Remember, your actions speak louder than your words. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/esespzmW #leadership #DEI #diversity #equity #inclusion #teambuilding #value

Coach Walz leads the team with a powerful DNC debut, blending his personal story with a strong message of freedom. His heartfelt, genuine approach showcased the leadership and values we need right now. I write about how his coaching background and emotional connection made this speech a standout moment. https://lnkd.in/dzKG36a5

It is so important to voice our opinions. In the right way, obviously. Being authentic and expressive, honoring our feelings, and choosing to respond rather than react at the moment are what I consider to be self-aware and on the road to self-mastery. If we can find the courage and balance to do that at work, then we would not unconsciously bring it up at home. It's about self-empowerment. In-Vision It! Taking small steps to LIVE LARGE! #coaching #leadership #mindset #empowerment