When we speak about leadership, we are not only speaking about a role in an organization. We invite you to take up your leadership mantle wherever you are - your places of worship, your community, your households, your sports team. Wherever you are, you can display your leadership.
If you think that someone like you cannot be a leader, we invite you to unlearn that. Since we are taking away, we're going to give you something in exchange. We are offering a reframe of leadership so that you can walk away from this program with one new thought or willingness to do something differently.
The leadership skill AI can’t replace? Human connection
Is belonging really a “soft” leadership issue — or is it one of the foundations of high-performing teams?
In this episode of Leadership Unlearned & Reframed, Maxine Greaves Attong speaks with Sahba Rohani, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Roots Connected, about leadership, belonging and the power of human connection.
Sahba shares how her experience of feeling “othered” shaped her approach to leadership and explores why great leadership isn't about having all the answers. It's about creating the conditions for collaboration, collective wisdom and trust.
They discuss why leaders need to stay close to the work, how humility strengthens trust, why people need to feel seen as whole human beings, and how just five intentional minutes at the beginning of a meeting can begin transforming relationships and team dynamics.
And in an increasingly AI-driven world, they ask a timely question: How do we make sure we don't lose our capacity for genuine human connection?
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18 May 2026
The hardest person to lead is yourself
What happens when leadership stops being performance… and starts becoming truth?
In this powerful episode, Cathy LaCognata opens up about surviving Hurricane Sandy, rebuilding after devastating loss, leading through COVID, and creating a business rooted in psychological safety instead of fear.
This is not another conversation about hustle culture or productivity hacks.
This is a conversation about:
Authentic leadership
Building safe spaces
Emotional recovery
Leadership loneliness
Learning to trust yourself again
Listening as a leadership skill
Resilience after trauma
Together, Cathy and Maxine Attong unpack how personal healing transforms business leadership and why the future of leadership may depend less on authority and more on humanity.
If you’ve ever felt exhausted by performative leadership, this episode will feel like a breath of fresh air.
#Leadership #Resilience #PsychologicalSafety #Healing #WomenLeaders #EmotionalIntelligence #SelfLeadership #Authenticity
11 May 2026
They Want Experience… Just Not From Older People
In this episode of Leadership Unlearned and Reframed, Maxine Attong speaks with HR professional Leslie Ferrier-Attong about ageism in the workplace and the challenges facing older professionals in today’s job market.
Together, they explore the hidden biases shaping hiring decisions, the pressure to appear younger to remain employable, and why organizations may fear experienced employees who are willing to challenge poor leadership and unethical practices.
The conversation also examines multi-generational workplaces, leadership, power dynamics, and the importance of creating space for both younger and older generations to contribute meaningfully.
A candid discussion on leadership, dignity, inclusion, and what it truly means to value people at every stage of life.
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