Self-Care and Servant Leadership are Not Mutually Exclusive It’s true what the flight attendants tell us - the oxygen mask rule is legit. If there is an emergency while in flight we should put the oxygen mask on ourselves first, before we try to put it on our child or whomever is occupying the seat next to [...]
I am not a DEI expert. I have expertise in facilitation, leadership, building trust, collaboration, and other core life skills. I’ve been told by many my superpower is connecting people. I have long made diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) a priority and I invest time, energy, and personal and professional development in the DEI space. My [...]
4 Life Lessons from World Pride 2019 I recently had the honor and privilege of marching alongside 250+ vet med colleagues in the 2019 World Pride march in NYC. It was a wonderful experience during which several life lessons were reinforced. 1. It was a march not a parade, and there is more work to do. [...]
Veterinary Medicine and The Diversity Bonus I’ve been asked many times why I attended the National Association of Black Veterinarians (NABV) inaugural conference last week in New Orleans. My rationale in a nutshell - I love the veterinary profession and I’m a firm believer in the diversity bonus. #vetmedrocks The veterinary profession is one of the greatest professions on [...]
Top 5+ Travel Tips - In Short, Lighten Up If you read the Nov/Dec 2018 AAIV eNewsletter you may have seen my travel tips article. For your reading pleasure I’ve updated those tips and added a few more. Like many of you I travel frequently and have picked up travel habits that help to increase efficiency [...]
