Radical Transformational Leadership with Dr Monica Sharma

Radical Transformational Leadership: What does this imply? Guest Speaker: Khadija Moalla Embracing Our Identities as Assets: Interrupting Exclusionary “Isms” Each and every one has the capacity to embrace our many identities without excluding anyone anywhere. This requires a foundational shift in our exclusive, defensive, exclusionary mindset. Depending on whether or not we choose to source universal values for our thinking and actions, our social, professional and personality profiles can be either nurturing or disempowering, inclusive or divisive. Instead of letting our identities become disruptive forces, we have the choice to embracing our “identities” as assets for humanity. This is one of the essentials for peace. We socialize and support our children to realize their full potential; but we often become rigid and impart exclusionary perspectives. We are often unaware of our own biases and their consequences, and/or unwilling to examine the assumptions behind our opinions and actions. The patterns of ‘otherness’ and exclusion -- racism, casteism, classism, sexism, tribalism, hateful religiosity-- can be interrupted by embodying universal values for strategic action and results. We will discuss ways to transcend our separative and scarcity mindset. Let us explore how we can choose to move beyond token representation, superficial gestures of inclusion, inadequate support for people who are marginalized by cultures or systems, and the hollow politically correct statements we make.