Former ADR ADVISOR Dr. Deborah Levin is a continuous improvement consultant and college instructor. She earned a Doctorate of Management and Organizational Leadership and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. Her dissertation thesis was entitled “The relationship between communication tools and levels of leadership trust.” She also earned a B.S. in Textile Technology and Design from North Carolina State University. Dr. Levin is a certified Lean Six Sigma black belt with more than 20 years of project management experience in areas of product design, manufacturing processes, and transactional operation areas. She resides in the Chattanooga, TN area with her family.
Allyship is an inclusion and diversity strategy through which individuals with privilege support members of underrepresented groups in positive ways.Implementation of allyship strategies in work environments is increasing. There are many opportunities to use this strategy beyond the workplace, particularly in person social networking and media activities, to combat hatred toward underrepresented groups.
Hate, as a noun, is a passionate dislike, disgust, hostility or learned moral resentment of someone or something.As a verb, hate is to feel intense dislike, resentment, or hostility toward someone or something. Hatred is a demonstration of these feelings.Typically, hatred toward a group or class does not begin with extreme behaviors; instead, there is an incremental escalation which begins with less severe activities.
By default, gritty women famous for their accomplishments are highlighted throughout Women’s History Month. Society looks to prominent women as role models exemplifying idealistic aspirations of achievement. Often, their humble beginnings are overlooked as emphasis is placed on successes and outcomes. With few exceptions, famous women did not begin their lives as famous people. Their experiences, family upbringing, life-learnings, challenges, and accomplishments cultivated into opportunities at the right time. Famous women made history by taking action. One should never assume history is past tense. History continues evolving and growing organically, providing new opportunities to add accomplishments.
Angela Duckworth, author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, explains extremely successful individuals demonstrate unusually high levels of resiliency and hard work. These individuals have an intrinsic understanding of their desired goals and are determined to achieve them. Gritty people combine hard work, resiliency, and drive with a sense of direction.
