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The First One In: Leading When No One Looks Like You
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With Dawn Morton-Young
With Dawn Morton-Young
A candid look at leading without role models who reflect your identity.
This short video explores the realities of being the "first" or "only" from an underrepresented background in leadership roles. It highlights the challenges, internal pressures, and strategies for navigating leadership without existing models to follow.
More from Dawn Morton-Young: Real Life Stories: Hidden Parent Carers At Work and Let’s Talk About Code-Switching: Navigating Identity At Work.
In recognition of Black History Month
This short video explores the realities of being the "first" or "only" from an underrepresented background in leadership roles. It highlights the challenges, internal pressures, and strategies for navigating leadership without existing models to follow.
More from Dawn Morton-Young: Real Life Stories: Hidden Parent Carers At Work and Let’s Talk About Code-Switching: Navigating Identity At Work.
In recognition of Black History Month
About Dawn Morton-Young:
Dawn Morton-Young is an Award Winning Executive Coach for underrepresented leaders and founders, a DEI & B strategist, trainer and speaker. She works with groups and individuals, in order to address the disparity at C-Suite, board level and in business for those from underrepresented groups. She also works with businesses to ensure their DEI & B work is fit for purpose and impactful - not just words on a page.