Belonging is a central component of culture, but what role does an organization's systems play in shaping that culture of belonging?

In this episode, Dr. Erin Halligan-Avery speaks with Dr. Nicole Alioto about her experiences across the P-20 education continuum and nonprofit agencies regarding the positive outcomes that are impacted when people can navigate systems, access support, and feel that their needs are anticipated and respected.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• how belonging looks for middle and high school students compared to college students,
• what belonging means for staff and creating connections,
• what are the ways organizations can improve systems to improve an individual's sense of belonging, and
• what results can be impacted when belonging is present or not present.
  

About Dr. Erin Halligan-Avery: For over 20 years, Dr. Halligan-Avery has worked across higher education, nonprofits, helping professions, and organizational leadership. She has spent her career thinking about the people who do meaningful work, the systems they work within, and what happens when caring starts to require too much of them.

She holds a Ph.D. in Mental Health Counseling and Supervision from the University of Rochester and is a professor of Public Administration, Nonprofit Management at SUNY Brockport. She’s the founder of ConcernCenter, Inc., a resource-navigation SaaS company designed to help people find the right support when they need it.

Across all of her work, her mission the same: she helps people and systems name what's no longer working, stop carrying what isn't theirs, and create clearer, more sustainable ways forward.

Visit Dr. Halligan-Avery's Website: https://www.erinhalliganavery.com/

Connect with Dr. Halligan-Avery on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-halligan-avery-ph-d/

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Resilience is often described as the ability to recover from challenges—but resilience may involve more than simply returning to the way things were.

In this episode, Dr. Nicole Alioto sits down with Eva Palladino to revisit resilience and examine how people and organizations evaluate disruptions, validate their experiences, and take action to move forward.

Listen to this episode to hear:

• How resilience is different from grit,

• What are the 3 signs to look for that someone is having challenges with being resilient, and

• How you can learn to evaluate, validate, and activate your resilience using the E.V.A. method.

About Eva Palladino: Eva Palladino is the founder of Be Unprecedented, where she helps female entrepreneurs 50+ strengthen their resilience, rebuild self-trust, and keep moving their businesses forward. A former Fortune 100 change executive with more than 30 years of experience, Eva created the E.V.A. Method—Evaluate, Validate, Activate—to bring proven transformation strategies out of the boardroom and into the lives of women building their next big thing. She believes experience does not expire at 50—and neither does ambition.

Link to schedule a 30 min discovery chat: https://call.be-unprecedented.com/call-scheduling

Connect with Eva on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eva-palladino-businessresiliencecoaching/

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What does it mean to have equity in leadership practices? What impact does it have on our schools and our students? In this episode, Dr. L. Oliver Robinson talks about his experiences from over 30 years serving in public education. He helps clarify what equity means and looks like as well as how school leaders can ensure "all students are well."

In this episode, you'll hear about:

• the importance of shared definitions and a commitment to equitable opportunities and outcomes for every student,
• how to examine equity in leadership in four areas: policy, people, practices, and performance, and
• why data should illuminate organizational values and determine whether stated commitments produce parity in performance.

About Dr. L. Oliver Robinson

Dr. L. Oliver Robinson, recently retired after 30 years of leadership in K-12 school districts in New York. He served 25 years as a Superintendent of Schools, making him one of the longest serving superintendents in the state of New York. For the last 20 years, since July of 2005, he served as the Superintendent of Schools for the Shenendehowa Central School District. Prior to Shenendehowa, Dr. Robinson was the Superintendent of the Mohonasen Central School District from 2001-2005.

Dr. Robinson is the author of Naked in the Public Eye - Leading and Learning in an Era of Accountability. He has spoken extensively and completed workshops on various leadership issues and topics, including, but not limited to, fiscal responsibility, organizational culture, leadership and governance, and effective management. He coaches and mentors superintendents nationwide via his consulting firm, 2EDUK8 LLC. Over the years he has served as an adjunct professor at various colleges and universities, most recently as a member of the faculty for the Sage Graduate School Educational Leadership Doctoral Program. Dr. Robinson received his Bachelor of Arts from Brown University, and Master’s and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees from the University at Albany.

Connect with Dr. Robinson on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/droliverrobinson/

Website: https://2eduk8llc.com/

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Do you have a strategic plan that feels stale, stuck, or stalled and it seems like your team is moving in different directions? If so, join Dr. Alioto LIVE for the next Can You Measure That? to talk about strategies to refocus your team and get back on track so you can see real results. It's free, it's fast, and it's fun!

You can register for the next Can You Measure That? Live! here: https://8823249.hs-sites.com/canyoumeasurethat

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