"You have to build confidence in people and allow them to grow their confidence by giving them opportunities, allowing them to bump their shins. And then you don't just do that by continuing to do the same thing over and over again. You have to learn new skills. So if something didn't work, what can we learn that is new that might allow us to get to that outcome that we're looking at?" - Jaishon Scott, Vice President of Work Study at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Baltimore.

“So much of what we see as a talent problem is often a lack of clarity on our organizational system. What are we actually encouraging? What is the desired outcome in the behavior that we're wanting to see from our leaders?” – Lauren Woodfork Buckle up, folks. My next guest on Strategy Bites & Bits is Lauren Woodfork, Principal of Woodfork Consultancy, and she takes the systems level view in talent and culture development. Hint: is not solely an individual issue. What I learn

One of the benefits of working in the social sector for a while has been the people I have met along the way- the doers, the thinkers, the visionaries, the utility players, the passionate advocates. These truly incredible people out there, showing up and doing the work every day. So, how about some joyful real talk? I am starting Strategy Bites and Bits, short form interviews with folks in the social sector, whose practice and approach I respect and admire. No BS, mixed with