Balancing Parenting & Leadership with Mikisha Nation

If you are doing a job that is important and wondering how you'll balance parenthood, career, life, and advocating for others, this episode is for you! In this episode, you'll meet Mikisha Nation. After a career spanning Federal government, higher education at Dartmouth, to Target Corporation, Mikisha is the executive director for Teach for America Twin Cities.

Mikisha and I started working together in 2019 as she transitioned into nonprofit leadership both as a coaching client and supporting her region's communications to help her maximize her productivity as she advocates for all. 

• How Mikisha got unstuck from the fear of doing it all and used her coaching experience to figure out how to move forward. 
• What helps Mikisha determine when to take on volunteer opportunities and when she declines.
• Her advice for parents wondering where to get involved to advocate in their children's educational experience to avoid burnout.
• Why you must trust your team to push back on you and how she encourages trust-building on her team. 

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