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Empowerment Minutes

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by Maurine Kwende

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201 episodes
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<p><strong>Empowerment Minutes is a podcast for learning and development, leadership, and coaching professionals, hosted by Dr. Maurine Kwende. The podcast was launched in April 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to empower others—especially women—to find their voice and use it boldly. Each episode shares practical insights, tools, and nuggets of wisdom to help listeners grow, lead effectively, and make a greater impact in their work and organizations.</strong></p> <p><strong>Dr. Maurine Kwende is the CEO and Founder of <a href="https://emklearningsolutions.com">EMK Learning Solutions</a>, a consulting firm focused on leadership development, coaching, facilitation, and learning solutions. She is also the founder of <a href="https://girlscandreambig2.org">Girls Can Dream Big 2</a>, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering women and girls to dream big and live boldly. </strong></p>

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Publishing Since

10/12/2021

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August 4, 2026

Your Culture Is Speaking: What Are Your Leadership Patterns Communicating? with Dr. Maurine Kwende

In this episode, Dr. Maurine Kwende opens the August series, Culture by Design: What Leaders Reward, Permit, and Model, by exploring how culture is shaped less by written values and more by everyday leadership patterns. She defines what culture really means, connects it to performance and retention, and challenges listeners to notice one leadership pattern they repeat often and what it may be teaching their team. This week's action: Choose one leadership pattern you repeat often and get honest about what it's communicating to your team. Subscribe to the newsletter: Subscribe for more reflections and tools on building culture with intention or any leadership topics and tips. Coming up next: Episode 2, What Leaders Reward Becomes the Standard, drops next Tuesday.

Episode thumbnail for Strategic Alignment: Guiding Your Team Forward With Clarity with Dr. Maurine Kwende

July 28, 2026

Strategic Alignment: Guiding Your Team Forward With Clarity with Dr. Maurine Kwende

Have you helped your team align around what matters most for the second half of the year?This week on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we close our July theme, Mid-Year Leadership Reset: Lead With Intention, Not Urgency, with the episode Strategic Alignment: Guiding Your Team Forward With Clarity.In this episode, we discuss how leaders can move from personal reset to team alignment by creating clarity, setting expectations, and providing strategies that position the team for success.Tune in on your favorite podcast platform and learn how to guide your team into the second half of the year with greater clarity, focus, and purpose.

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July 21, 2026

Guarding Your Capacity: Boundaries That Protect Leadership Impact with Dr. Maurine Kwende

Are you saying yes more than you should? Every yes has a cost. Sometimes it costs your focus, your energy, your deep work, or your ability to lead with clarity. This week on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we continue our July theme with Guarding Your Capacity: Boundaries That Protect Leadership Impact. Tune in and learn why boundaries are not barriers, but leadership tools that help you protect your capacity, learn how to protect boundaries and lead with intention.

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What is Empowerment Minutes?
<p><strong>Empowerment Minutes is a podcast for learning and development, leadership, and coaching professionals, hosted by Dr. Maurine Kwende. The podcast was launched in April 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to empower others—especially women—to find their voice and use it boldly. Each episode shares practical insights, tools, and nuggets of wisdom to help listeners grow, lead effectively, and make a greater impact in their work and organizations.</strong></p> <p><strong>Dr. Maurine Kwende is the CEO and Founder of <a href="https://emklearningsolutions.com">EMK Learning Solutions</a>, a consulting firm focused on leadership development, coaching, facilitation, and learning solutions. She is also the founder of <a href="https://girlscandreambig2.org">Girls Can Dream Big 2</a>, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering women and girls to dream big and live boldly. </strong></p>
How often does this podcast release new episodes?

This podcast updates weekly.

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This podcast is available on 8 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.

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Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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