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How to Start Addressing Racism and Inequality in Your Organization

Heidi Brooks
June 11, 2020

Yale SOM leadership expert Heidi Brooks says that many companies have a bias toward taking quick action that is ill-suited to a complex and ambiguous issue. Instead, organizations should reflect on their own culture and power dynamics and create a long-term plan for impact.
Who’s Your Leadership Role Model?

Heidi Brooks
November 14, 2019
Heidi Brooks, an expert on leadership and an avid tennis player, on why we may benefit more from analyzing tennis players than presidential candidates.
The Power Pod: A Conversation About Feedback With Kelley McKee

Heidi Brooks Julia DiBenigno Michael W. Kraus
September 20, 2018
In this conversation, MBA student Kelley McKee joins the power pod to discuss the pitfalls and promise of delivering feedback, a time when she received feedback that motivated her, and her view that feedback is relational.
The Power Pod: A Conversation on Values with Professor Heidi Brooks

Heidi Brooks Julia DiBenigno Michael W. Kraus
August 10, 2018
In this conversation, Professors Heidi Brooks and Michael Kraus discuss values in the context of management.
Three Questions: Dr. Heidi Brooks on What Olympic Athletes Can Teach Us about Leadership

Heidi Brooks
February 22, 2018
We asked Yale SOM’s Heidi Brooks, an expert on leadership and a passionate amateur athlete, what business leaders can learn from top athletes.
How Do Leaders Foster Engagement and Creativity?

Heidi Brooks
December 14, 2017
What happens if leaders ask for and model a work culture of mutual inspiration and support?