Cultural humility, while well-intended, can be especially harmful to women of color (WOC) in leadership because it reinforces dynamics that keep them undervalued, overburdened, and under-supported.
Are you aware how Cultural Humility is undermining your authority as a WOC in Executive & Emerging Leadership?
For women of color in executive roles, cultural humility can manifest in ways that subtly (or explicitly) undermine your authority, impact, and career progression.
-Do you feel the need to work twice as hard to validate your expertise, even when your qualifications & experience speak for themselves?
-Are you deferring to others because you feel you feel you "don’t have enough “expertise?”
-Are you struggling to take credit for success, often redirecting praise to the team or downplaying individual contributions?
All of this is what’s keeping you unseen and invisible. You are hiding your talents & diminishing your authority, and naturally, others are seen as more assertive leaders.
Cultural humility is helpful as a concept in Liberatory Leadership but it is NOT to be applied equally across identities. As a woman of color, staying humble harms you while allowing for others with less knowledge to receive all the visibility & praise.
You can become a Powerful Leader who knows how to use your voice; position your ideas powerfully & impactful, and get comfortable being seen & taking up space.
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I am Cristina, a Liberatory Leadership Coach & Consultant with 17+ years in NonProfit leadership. I work with Executive & Emerging Leaders & Nonprofit organizations to help you to more powerfully position your leadership & shift internal cultures so that you have more impact & authority as a Visionary.
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