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The Lived Experiences of Transgender Service Members and Veterans
Read more: The Lived Experiences of Transgender Service Members and VeteransThis past week I saw my research manifest into a panel discussion with three women who served in the U.S. military and identify as transgender. As the president of GradPride, Georgetown University’s queer affinity group, my goal for this past semester was to “queer” veteran spaces and to elevate awareness of the transgender community, specifically…
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Key sites of engagement – Delegating work as a leader
Read more: Key sites of engagement – Delegating work as a leaderThe past few days, I’ve been thinking about “key sites of engagement” where a leader identity emerges (someone acts like a leader). And recently, I came across an article from the Harvard Business Review that a LinkedIn connection shared, titled “8 Ways Leaders Delegate Successfully”. The authors cited a few studies evidencing the importance of…
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When the communicative style misrepresents the message
Read more: When the communicative style misrepresents the messageIn a truly diverse workplace that “embraces” inclusion, are we actually communicating effectively with our diverse audiences? This week I attended the Washington DC Student Veterans of America (SVA) Summit because I recently joined (was hired by) the Georgetown University Veterans Office team as the graduate assistant. While I don’t play a leadership role in…
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Bridging the gap between cultural values and cultural practice with linguistic awareness
Read more: Bridging the gap between cultural values and cultural practice with linguistic awarenessEarlier this week, I attended the second day of the Service Academies Global Summit. Throughout the plenary sessions and the panel discussions, I observed a common theme, the need for more diversity and the importance of communication (or language) in today’s leadership. I was particularly interested in the plenary session about developing leaders at the…
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Do shared values influence trust? And is trust important in leadership?
Read more: Do shared values influence trust? And is trust important in leadership?I think the short answer-response is “sometimes” and it depends on the environment and context where one does leadership. But also, what exactly is trust? And what are values? Rouseau et al. (1998) define trust as the “psychological state comprising the intention to accept vulnerability based upon positive expectations of the intentions or behavior of…
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The transition from civilian to service member to civilian: the complexities of veteran identity
Read more: The transition from civilian to service member to civilian: the complexities of veteran identityIt occurred to me when I came across the comprehensive review by Borsari et al. (2017) that much of the research guiding existing programs to help veterans, ranging from mental health to acculturation within academic environments, begins with the transition and not before the transition and certainly not before the veteran’s military service. However, they…
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