Leadership Matters

Latina Voices in Leadership: Increasing Understanding and Being an Ally Tune in to Leadership Matters as host Dr. Sheryl White explores life and lessons in leadership through the eyes of two dynamic leaders who are Latina. Special guests Vice-Chair Nora Vargas, San Diego County Supervisor, First District; and Annie Rodriguez, Executive Director of GenerateHope will share lived experiences and food for thought on ways Latinas, leaders, and allies of Latinas can be supportive and successfully meet today’s challenges. Join us for Leadership Matters: Informing leaders. Inspiring Solutions!

Black Women Voices in Leadership: Increasing Understanding and Being an Ally Tune in to Leadership Matters as host Dr. Sheryl White explores life and lessons in leadership through the eyes of 3 dynamic leaders who are Black women. Special guests will be Staajabu Heshimu, a concerned activist who over a career of 44 years served nonprofit, political, and government organizations in the advancement of communities; Khalilah El-Amin, Vice President of Global Human Resources for a public tech company; and Ebony Isis Booth, a transformation coach, cultural strategist, and event designer. Each will share lived experiences and food for thought on ways Black women, leaders, and allies of Black women can successfully meet today’s challenges. Join us for Leadership Matters: Informing leaders. Inspiring Solutions!

Are you leading and living on purpose? Or are you caught up 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, fundraising expert and motivational speaker, as they discuss how to escape the “Busy Doing What?” trap and focus your talents, time, and energy on what matters most. You don’t want to miss this episode of Leadership Matters. Informing Leaders. Inspiring Solutions!

LGBTQ+ Voices in Leadership: Increasing Understanding and Being an Ally Tune in to Leadership Matters as co-host Dr. Sheryl White explores life and lessons in leadership through the eyes of leaders from the LGBTQ+ community. Special guests Dr. Durryle Brooks, Founder of Love and Justice Consulting, LLC; Julia Loman, Senior Education Coordinator with the Neighborhood House Association; and Eric Lovett, Founder and President/CEO of Urban Street Angels will share lived experiences and food for thought on ways leaders and allies of the LGBTQ+ community can successfully meet and rise above today’s challenges. Join us for Leadership Matters: Informing leaders. Inspiring Solutions!

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!

Exemplary Leadership and What the Pandemic Revealed (based on Kouzes and Posner’s The Leadership Challenge) Tune in for this discussion on Kouzes and Posner’s The Leadership Challenge's 5 practices of exemplary leadership and lessons learned leading through the pandemic. Host Dr. Sheryl White will discuss this topic with special guest Edward Condon, Executive Director of Region 9 Head Start Association. Mr. Condon is also a certified Leadership Challenge facilitator. You do not want to miss this episode of Leadership Matters: Informing Leaders. Inspiring Solutions!

Lessons Learned Living and Advancing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) in the Workplace Join host, Dr. Sheryl White, a cultural psychologist with Neighborhood House Association, in San Diego, CA and guests Damon Carson, J.D., General Manager, Education, Instruction, and Operations and Chair of the Board for the National Head Start Association; and Dr. Donald E. Chick, President and CEO of New Synergist Consulting, also based in San Diego, as they discuss lessons learned while living and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace. Tune in to Leadership Matters: Informing Leaders. Inspiring Solutions!

Neighborhood House Association (NHA) is one of the largest nonprofit comprehensive human service providers in San Diego, CA. With 125 locations, 24 programs, and over 800 employees, NHA provides quality education, wellness, and social services to diverse community members across the lifespan from prenatal development to the golden years. Join host Dr. Sheryl White as she continues part two of the dialogue with members of NHA’s executive leadership on how the organization has managed to continue to safely serve the community and employ staff during the pandemic. Special guests Rudolph A. Johnson, III, President and CEO; Dwight Smith, Esq., General Counsel and General Manager of Legal; and Damon Carson, J.D., General Manager of Education, Instruction, and Operations and Chairman of the Board for the National Head Start Association will provide an update on the agency’s progress in providing in-person child development services and much more.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Efforts: What Works and What Does Not? Join host, Dr. Sheryl White, a cultural psychologist with Neighborhood House Association, in San Diego, CA and Dr. Donald E. Chick, President and CEO of New Synergist Consulting, also based in San Diego, as they discuss how leaders can effectively lead DEI efforts in their organizations. Reasons why some DEI efforts do not work and what can be done to get positive results will be examined.

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.

Building a Pipeline of Diverse Executive Leaders in the Nonprofit Sector Join host Dr. Sheryl White, cultural psychologist, and two nonprofit executives that have beaten the odds: Rudolph A. Johnson, III, President and CEO of Neighborhood House Association, San Diego, CA and Chanda Smith Baker, Senior Vice President of Impact for Minneapolis Foundation. Both will share from their lens as successful African American leaders: challenges they encountered along their journey; what helped fortify them to keep on keeping on; how they have reached back to help others; and what can be done to help dismantle racism and advance inclusion, equity, well-being and success of all people (the systemically oppressed and oppressors). You do not want to miss this episode of Leadership Matters: Informing Leaders. Inspiring Solutions!

Leveraging Computer-Mediated Technology to Lead Remotely while Avoiding Videoconferencing Fatigue During this prolonged span of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work and videoconferencing have increasingly become a norm for many workplaces. While certainly fortunate to have such work as an opportunity during this time, leading and managing teams with minimal to zero in-person interaction has required developing new skills and pivoting to new strategies to engage employees and effectively manage performance. Join host Dr. Sheryl White and special guest Dr. Alisha Wilkins, Owner/Founder of Hera Hub Temecula as they discuss Dr. Wilkins’ extensive research on how communicating primarily through computer-mediated technology impacts factors related to job performance, such as job satisfaction and interpersonal relationships between managers and their virtually managed employees. Solutions for addressing these potential impacts will be discussed. Dr. Wilkins will also share tips on ways leade

While many businesses and nonprofit organizations were forced to permanently cease services and lay off employees, the Neighborhood House Association in San Diego, CA managed to pivot its service delivery and maintain its employee workforce. Join host Dr. Sheryl White as she discusses how they did it with Neighborhood House Association’s executive leaders: Rudolph A. Johnson, III, President and CEO; Dwight Smith, Esq., General Counsel and General Manager of Legal; and Damon Carson, J.D, General Manager, Education, Instruction, and Operations and Chairman of the Board for the National Head Start Association. They will also discuss plans underway to resume on campus early childhood development services. Leadership Matters: Your forum for Informing Leaders. Inspiring Solutions!

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!

Tune in to Leadership Matters as co-host Dr. Sheryl White explores life and lessons in leadership through the eyes of Black leaders. Special guests Rudolph A. Johnson, III, President and CEO of Neighborhood House Association, San Diego, CA and Kerron Norman, Chief Program Officer of Lutheran Social Services of New York will share their thoughts regarding the revealed pandemic on racism, views on a way forward, and additional food for thought for Black leaders and allies facing today’s challenges. Join us for Leadership Matters: Informing leaders. Inspiring Solutions!

Leaders we are being called upon to led through uncharted territory, while simultaneously meeting increased personal and professional demands. Join co-hosts Dr. Undraye Howard and Dr. Sheryl White as they facilitate a discussion on ethical, health and legal factors that must be considered to successfully led, reopen, and deliver services amid the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Special guests bringing critical expertise and insight to this discussion include Dwight Smith, Legal Counsel/GM at the Neighborhood House Association in San Diego, CA, Dr. Suzanne Afflalo, Medical Director for the Alliance Health Clinic in San Diego, CA, and Dr. Durryle Brooks, Research Associate at John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/91706680960?pwd=YU9CUG5oTEx6ZUQrYW8vYTNURlVndz09

When people are asked to provide the name of a great leader, one of the names that most frequently is recited is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King’s leadership ability to move ideas to action and people forward impacted not only the nation of the United States of America, but the world. Join host Dr. Sheryl White as special guest Rudolph A. Johnson, III, CEO and President of the Neighborhood House Association in San Diego, CA, shares timeless leadership lessons from Dr. Martin Luther King that he has used to move forward one of San Diego’s largest nonprofit human services agencies. You don’t want to miss this enlightening leadership discussion of ways leaders today can leverage lessons from Dr. Martin Luther King, to advance organizations, Equity Diversity Inclusion (EDI) commitments, and the community they serve.

Tune in to hear New York Times bestselling author Stedman Graham discuss the key to being a great leader. Graham will discuss concepts from his latest book, IDENITY LEADERSHIP, which provides a very personal and prescriptive guide for creating a roadmap that leads to personal growth, development, and improvement of performance in every area of life—A journey that brings clarity and sets one on a path to maximizing their leadership potential.

Todays ever changing and unpredictable world leaves many leaders consumed with attending to what is now and next. Thinking, planning, and acting strategically to ensure long-term success can get lost amidst the demands to be nimble and responsive to achieve short-term wins. Join co-host Dr. Sheryl White, guest co-host Gail Taylor and guests Valerie Wright, CEO of Wright Ideas Unlimited, Inc., and Neil Newstein, retired CEO of human service organizations for well over 45 years for a roundtable discussion on how to think, plan, and act strategically while riding the waves of change.

Leadership Development in the Human Services Sector – Current and Future State As we consider leadership across the human servicing sector, there is no doubt that preparation of leaders is a priority. However, an organization also needs to grow and develop to meet the changing needs of the community that it serves. Listen to how leaders in this sector currently meet the learning and development needs of their leaders and their organization and what the future looks like as they continue to adapt and change.