How to navigate being an "only" in leadership

Navigating being an only - the first, the only woman of colour in leadership, is exhausting, isolating and almost forces you to confront the things that make you uncomfortable about your lived experience, but you’re not alone and you deserve to have those experiences seen and heard and for spaces to be created where you can thrive in spite of the things that have systematically held you back.

In this episode join me as I speak to my own experiences being an "only" in senior leadership and the work I did and do to this day to actively practise moving past the feelings of isolation  to navigate the experience in leadership and beyond.

The incredible research cited by Dr. Kecia Thomas in this episode can be found here:

https://gender-summit.com/images/GS3NA_ppts/Thomas.pdf

Some women of colour who I follow and find solace and community in through their lived experiences and their storytelling include:

https://www.instagram.com/itsviviankaye/
https://www.instagram.com/iamjamgamble/
https://www.instagram.com/_anishinaabekwe/
https://www.instagram.com/thetransplanter/
https://www.instagram.com/adi.barreto/
https://www.instagram.com/celly_speaks/
https://www.instagram.com/sunshineblackbird/
https://www.instagram.com/statuesse/
https://www.instagram.com/latesha_byrd/
https://www.instagram.com/michellekimkim/

Some communities that serve to connect and engage BIWOC:

Accelerate her Future
Canadian Women of Colour Leadership Network 

Licensed intro music from NoMo