Leading Well was developed to engage the community we serve through digital conversations with academics, business executives, executive coaches, community leaders, and leadership experts. These wide-ranging discussions cover topics from personal growth to leading others, and human development to leadership best practices, with a goal of engaging leaders at all levels. Through this series, we provide access to expertise, insight, advice, and best practices on topics related to leadership, leadership development, and leading well.
The Conversation
About: Growing the Elephant – Increasing Earned Advantage for All (Practical Inspiration, 2022) authors Chris Altizer and Gloria Johnson-Cusack lead participants in an experiential approach to leaders’ roles in getting the best out of your entire team.
Date: March 14, 2023
Presenters
Chris Altizer
A retired, recovering HR executive with every unearned advantage short of height, Chris Altizer now consults and coaches executives globally and teaches at Florida International University College of Business and the FIU Center for Leadership.
A published author, researcher, and cited expert in human resources, Chris holds an MBA with honors from Columbia University, MAHRD from Northeastern Illinois University and BA from Hampden-Sydney College as well as MBSR teacher qualification through UC San Diego. He is a certified Yoga Teacher and 5th degree black belt martial artist.
Gloria Johnson-Cusack
A servant leader and changemaker, Gloria Johnson-Cusack, MPA, provides consulting services to leadership teams and boards of foundations and other institutions.
Gloria teaches frequently at the graduate School of Professional Studies, Columbia University in New York and serves as Board Chair of the Firelight Foundation supporting communities in Africa. She has been an executive in philanthropy, government, academia, business, and nonprofit sectors.
As a person of African-American and Haliwa-Saponi ancestry, Gloria came from a segregated background in the United States and moved from being middle-class to working-poor to decidedly privileged. She uses her lived-experiences to build bridges. Gloria holds graduate and undergraduate degrees from American University and Columbia University.
Supporters
This Leading Well event is presented with support from FIU's College of Business, Department of Global Leadership Management, MS in Human Resources Management Program.
Thank you to our reception sponsor ttg Talent Solutions
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