--- title: Next Generation Leadership Blog (7) description: At DJA, we are committed to help our clients become the best and most inclusive versions of themselves. We want to help you change the world. 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It seems so small. But every time I hear it, I’m reminded of how many things we do automatically—unnoticed and untended—that become deeply embedded patterns. [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/shoulders-away-from-ears) ## [The Problem of the Embedded Infrastructure](https://blog.deettajones.com/the-problem-of-the-embedded-infrastructure) [leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership), [change](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/change), [Strategy](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/strategy), [berkeley](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/berkeley), [strategicthinking](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/strategicthinking) [![The Problem of the Embedded Infrastructure](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/pexels-leandro-street-fotografia-96279287-9260388-1.jpg)](https://blog.deettajones.com/the-problem-of-the-embedded-infrastructure) Years ago, I spent five days at the University of California, Berkeley, immersed in scenario analysis. I had been a strategist for a long time, and while I saw the value in strategic planning, I also knew its limits. Traditional strategic planning often assumes we can predict the future, then align our resources and goals accordingly. But the world doesn't work that way. Still, humans need... [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/the-problem-of-the-embedded-infrastructure) ## [What It Means to Be a Leader of Energy, Not Just People](https://blog.deettajones.com/what-it-means-to-be-a-leader-of-energy-not-just-people) [leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership), [CultureRoad](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/cultureroad), [change](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/change), [Energy](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/energy), [LeadinginChange](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadinginchange) [![What It Means to Be a Leader of Energy, Not Just People](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/Picture1.jpg)](https://blog.deettajones.com/what-it-means-to-be-a-leader-of-energy-not-just-people) Over the years, I’ve led teams, facilitated thousands of conversations, and held space for transformation at every level of an organization. I’ve trained leaders, coached executives, and mentored young people standing on the edge of possibility. And in all of those experiences, one truth has become abundantly clear: [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/what-it-means-to-be-a-leader-of-energy-not-just-people) ## [The Medicine of Mutuality](https://blog.deettajones.com/the-medicine-of-mutuality) [leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership), [mutuality](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/mutuality), [psychological safety](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/psychological-safety) [![The Medicine of Mutuality](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/pexels-pavel-danilyuk-8111283.jpg)](https://blog.deettajones.com/the-medicine-of-mutuality) Why giving and receiving support is essential for resilient leadership and collective healing [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/the-medicine-of-mutuality) ## [When the Ground Shifts, Link Arms](https://blog.deettajones.com/when-the-ground-shifts-link-arms) [leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership), [crisis management](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/crisis-management), [change](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/change), [Networking](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/networking) [![When the Ground Shifts, Link Arms](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/pexels-cytonn-955395.jpg)](https://blog.deettajones.com/when-the-ground-shifts-link-arms) Why community is a leadership essential, especially in uncertain times. [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/when-the-ground-shifts-link-arms) ## [Keep Your Heart Open: Leading and Learning in Community](https://blog.deettajones.com/keep-your-heart-open-leading-and-learning-in-community) [![Keep Your Heart Open: Leading and Learning in Community](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/pexels-adrienn-638530-1524105.jpg)](https://blog.deettajones.com/keep-your-heart-open-leading-and-learning-in-community) Now is not the time to lead alone. [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/keep-your-heart-open-leading-and-learning-in-community) ## [What Do We Owe Each Other?](https://blog.deettajones.com/what-do-we-owe-each-other) [well being](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/well-being), [Empathy](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/empathy), [compassion](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/compassion), [kindness](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/kindness), [Gwendolyn Brooks](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/gwendolyn-brooks), [Community](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/community) [![What Do We Owe Each Other?](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/pexels-olly-733872.jpg)](https://blog.deettajones.com/what-do-we-owe-each-other) It’s a question I’ve been carrying lately. Whispering to myself in quiet moments, wrestling with it when the world feels particularly harsh. [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/what-do-we-owe-each-other) ## [Leadership as Ancestral Work](https://blog.deettajones.com/leadership-as-ancestral-work) [reflection](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/reflection), [Leadership Skills](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership-skills), [strength](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/strength), [Integrity](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/integrity), [Lineage](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/lineage) [![Leadership as Ancestral Work](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/pexels-quang-nguyen-vinh-222549-10615468.jpg)](https://blog.deettajones.com/leadership-as-ancestral-work) There are days when I can feel them. Not in a ghostly way, but in my bones. The people who came before me. [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/leadership-as-ancestral-work) ## [Hope as a Discipline, Not a Feeling](https://blog.deettajones.com/hope-as-a-discipline-not-a-feeling) [Hope](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/hope), [Discipline](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/discipline), [MariameKaba](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/mariamekaba), [truth](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/truth) [![Hope as a Discipline, Not a Feeling](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/pexels-blue-bird-7243204.jpg)](https://blog.deettajones.com/hope-as-a-discipline-not-a-feeling) We are living in a time when despair can feel like the most honest response. The headlines are relentless. The losses, personal and global, compound. For many of us, especially those whose work is rooted in justice, equity, and community, there is a heaviness that sits just beneath the surface—persistent, exhausting, and familiar. [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/hope-as-a-discipline-not-a-feeling) ## [Grieving for Other People’s Children](https://blog.deettajones.com/grieving-for-other-peoples-children) [Grieving](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/grieving), [personal loss](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/personal-loss), [strength](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/strength), [parenting](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/parenting) [![Grieving for Other People’s Children](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/pexels-cottonbro-10485439.jpg)](https://blog.deettajones.com/grieving-for-other-peoples-children) I am writing this within hours of returning from the ceremony, remembering and praying for the lives of the two boys and their families. My son's classmates. They were two of five teenagers in the car, involved in a tragic accident. The living will never unsee, never forget how they felt in those moments. 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