Leadership

Dr. Tanya Baldwin on leadership, Black women’s health, faith, sisterhood and creating a pathway for those who come next.

Spend a few minutes talking with Bishop Dr. Marcia Dinkins and one question eventually emerges. It is not a question about leadership, ministry, scholarship, advocacy, or organizational strategy. It is a different question: How is your heart?

Before she became Dr. La’Shardae Scott, President and CEO of the Scott Center for Observation, Treatment and Transition, she was simply a mother searching for answers. When two of her children were diagnosed with sickle cell disease at birth, the future suddenly became uncertain.

Entrepreneur Kathryn Tucker believes successful businesses are built on more than great ideas. They are built through strong leadership, operational excellence, and a willingness to roll up your sleeves.

Food is more than fuel. It is medicine, prevention, culture, and community. For generations, food was never separate from health because families understood something we are rediscovering today: what we eat directly impacts how we live.

Dr. Valerie Walston has spent more than thirty-five years in education, and she has the titles to prove it. What people in Toledo tend to remember, though, is how she makes a room feel alive. They call her Dr. Val. She can host a gala one night and lead a prayer-centered workshop the next morning, and to her the two are the same job: getting people to believe they can keep going.

December brings a natural rhythm of reflection. As the year winds down, we tally our wins, reassess what didn’t go as planned, and set intentions for the year ahead. Among these resolutions to exercise more, save more, or achieve more, there is one resolution that is often overlooked, yet profoundly transformative: the resolve to be yourself.

Leadership isn’t just about managing outcomes. It is about nurturing people, fostering belonging, and building trust. But when we’re leading from survival mode where urgency, exhaustion, and fear are the primary drivers, we undermine the very relationships that sustain strong, resilient leadership.

Parenting is more than a responsibility. It’s a form of everyday leadership that molds the emotional landscape and psychological resilience of the next generation. At its best, this leadership is rooted in presence, clarity, compassion, and vision.

In light of current events, rollback of civil rights protections, and mass layoffs at many organizations, it’s time to flex our muscles....

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