Book : Salsa, Soul, And Spirit Leadership For A...

-Titulo Original : Salsa, Soul, And Spirit Leadership For A Multicultural Age

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Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Salsa, Soul, and SpiritLeadership for a Multicultural AgeBy Juana BordasBerrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.Copyright © 2012 Juana BordasAll right reserved.ISBN: 978-1-60994-117-8ContentsPreface...........................................................................................................................ixSpecial Contributions: Profiles of Leaders........................................................................................xvIntroduction: Diversity Is Transforming Leadership................................................................................1PART ONE A New Social Covenant...................................................................................................23Principle 1 Sankofa Learn from the Past.........................................................................................27Principle 2 I to We From Individualism to Collective Identity...................................................................46Principle 3 Mi Casa Es Su Casa A Spirit of Generosity...........................................................................59PART TWO Leadership Styles in Communities of Color...............................................................................79Principle 4 A Leader Among Equals Community-Conferred Leadership................................................................84Principle 5 Leaders as Guardians of Public Values A Tradition of Activism.......................................................98Principle 6 Leaders as Community Stewards Working for the Common Good...........................................................118PART THREE Creating the Circle of Leadership.....................................................................................139Principle 7 The Seventh-Generation Rule Intergenerational Leadership............................................................142Principle 8 All My Relatives La Familia, the Village, the Tribe.................................................................162Principle 9 Gracias Gratitude, Hope, and Forgiveness............................................................................178PART FOUR Leadership for a Multicultural Age Making the Commitment: Personal, Organizational, and Political.....................195Notes.............................................................................................................................214Index.............................................................................................................................224About the Author..................................................................................................................232Chapter One PRINCIPLE 1 Sankofa- Learn from the Past Filling out my first U.S. Census form in 1970, I searched for a category that acknowledged my Latino roots. I felt a loud thud in my heart as I finally checked the Caucasian box. Latinos were not recognized as a group by the U.S. government until the 1980 Census. We all have a deep need to be accepted for who we are, but this is particularly so in communities of color, whose members have been relegated to a minority status and measured by a White ideal. As I filled out the form, I heard my grandmothers sweet voice, Aye mi jita, nunca olvides quien eres y de donde venistes (Oh, my dearest little daughter, never forget who you are and where you came from). This notion of remembering your roots and staying connected to your ancestry is of biblical import in Black, Latino, and Indian communities. Forgetting where you came from is known as selling out, becoming an Uncle Tom or an Oreo or a coconut (Black or Brown on the outside, but White on the inside). Staying connected to ones roots includes being in tune with the history and struggles of ones people. Communities of color relate to the past as the wisdom teacher, the source from which culture flows. Sankofa, the mythical bird who lo