2022 Black Well-being Final w links for Web 11.29.22 - Flipbook - Page 12
BLACK WELL-BEING REPORT 2022
BLACK FUTURE CO-OP FUND
Leadership and Accountability
Based on the focus group themes that emerged, we asked questions to understand how we are defining important ideas like leadership and
accountability.
Here’s a summary of how people are defining a good leader:
• Relational: Listens, shares power, stands beside — not in
front of us, cultivates leaders.
• Respectful: Honors elders and ancestors; speaks with, not
for people.
• Loving: Shows empathy, exercises compassion, celebrates
others, and is gentle.
• Integrity: Transparent, honest, truth-teller, unswayed by
power or money.
• Influential: Inspirational, good communicator, removes
barriers for others, builds unity.
• Self-aware: Checks their ego, roots out their own antiblackness, models the way, maintains clear and healthy
boundaries.
• Humble: Willing to follow, admits to and learns from
mistakes, and is not attention-seeking.
• Visionary and strategic: Offers clear purpose and direction.
• Learner: Curious, knowledgeable about the issues, learns
what is wanted and needed.
• Bold: Courageous, unafraid to take risks or feel pressure.
Here’s a summary of how people are defining accountability:
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Aligning words with actions to do what they say they will.
Taking personal responsibility.
Admitting mistakes, missteps, and harm.
Accepting and taking corrective action that repairs and
prevents further harm.
Receiving feedback and acting on it.
Owning your power personally and within roles.
Making clear commitments that are aligned with values.
Being transparent around information and decisions.
Holding people with care.