022. How to lead organizational change when you are the first person of color in top leadership: Dorothy Nyambi, CEO of MEDA
Summary
Dorothy Nyambi took on the top leadership role in MEDA two years ago as the only person of color in the senior leadership team. She since then has led change with that awareness in mind:
What do we mean by culture change, and how to see and operationalize it?
Politics and power within an organization, from a change leader’s perspective.
How to lead and manage organizational change? What frameworks, resources, or tools are most valuable?
Inclusion and diversity -- or lack of diversity -- in leadership.
Dorothy’s Bio
Quotes
“I will be bringing myself into it as a black woman driving to bring change to a white organization in a sector where white saviorism and specifically white male dominance is predominant. That will be the lens that will drive my change journey, but a journey that I am proud of and which has lots of lessons for me”
“As a former medical professional, I feel like I am in the upstream medical sector in international development”
We discussed:
Resources
Website: https://www.meda.org/
Dorothy’s LinkedIn profile
Dorothy’s Twitter handle
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