Thread by @asmi248

So ready for #WL19 to kick off this afternoon!

https://twitter.com/NASPAtweets/status/1201564247051898885

Well now *this* is my kind of conference! 😁 #WLI19

Prettttttttty geeked about the #WLI19 opening key note by #SaritaBrown of @EdExcelencia!

The guiding question for today's opening keynote from #SaritaBrown of @EdExcelencia #WLI19

I never woke up with the intention of being a leader --- I woke up with the intention to serve others. - #SaritaBrown of @EdExcelencia #WLI19

Random: When #SaritaBrown said she was from #WashHeights, Uptown × @AndyMineo immediately started playing in my head. 🤦🏾‍♀️😂

UTA Q: Why do you think we have such a hard time recruiting Mexican American & Black students?

#SaritaBrown: Selective stupidity.

(Which was followed by a job offer ...on how she got "started" in this work.)

#WLI19

Courage isn't relatively in need when the stakes are so low. - #SaritaBrown of @EdExcelencia #WLI19

Love this! Few things worse than expending resources to get good data & then not using it to guide implementation strategies.

#WLI19

The way I decided to make a choice was this: could I live with the outcome if I did not try? - #SaritaBrown of @EdExcelencia #WLI19

Post-tradition... not "non"... we don't like the term "non" anything. - #SaritaBrown of @EdExcelencia #WLI19

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

For ALL students! #SaritaBrown of @EdExcelencia #WLI19

#RGB knocks my socks off! - #SaritaBrown of @EdExcelencia #WLI19 😂😂😂

Period! - #SaritaBrown of @EdExcelencia #WLI19

🤣😭😂🤣😭😂

Two amazing women who I would love to lift up:

Courage to lead: Diana Natalicio past President of @UTEP.

Grace under pressure: Juliet V. García of @utrgv

- #SaritaBrown of @EdExcelencia #WLI19

Awesome keynote by #SaritaBrown of @EdExcelencia! Excited to see what the rest of #WLI19 has to offer!

Now that I don't look like Hitch any longer, super excited to jump into my 1st session of the day about #OrganizationalLeadership with #KimDHarrington of @GeorgiaTech #WLI19!

Everything we do should come back to this: serving students and student success. - #KimDHarrington of @GeorgiaTech #WLI19

In critical times, trust becomes even more important... so how do we build trust? - #KimDHarrington of @GeorgiaTech #WLI19

Didn't know I would get --- or need --- a #NewEdition reference but I'll take it! 🤣🤣🤣 #WLI19

Having common experiences, whether activities or consumed media, is integral for building a common language on a team. - #KimDHarrington of @GeorgiaTech #WLI19

I immediately thought of how artfully @TeTerioa does this with the @louislibraries team at @LA_Regents!

It doesn't cost money to treat people well. - #KimDHarrington of @GeorgiaTech #WLI19

Yessssssss for #EmotionalIntelligence!!! Glad #KimDHarrington of @GeorgiaTech brought it up! #WLI19

This was probably the most consequential thing I learned during my time in @LSUPAISA! (S/o to Dr. Carole Jurkiewicz, now at @purduefw)

Be graceful under pressure because pressure comes!!! - #KimDHarrington of @GeorgiaTech #WLI19

Give people the tools & resources... and space to do their jobs. - #KimDHarrington of @GeorgiaTech #WLI19

Excited to hear @LynnMGangone speak about Powerful Women, Power Narratives: Stories of Courage and Change ... but tbh, I'm probably just as excited about this look! 😍 #WLI19

The further up you go, the more likely you are to be the only one in the room... even in "female-friendly" or "female-dominant" industries. - @LynnMGangone #WLI19

I leave you with this: be that woman, with unswerving courage. - @LynnMGangone #WLI19

Peeped back into the main room during lunch, to hear Sauce × @ellamai blasting... LOVE it! #WLI19

#toomuchsauce!

SUPER geeked for the first session after lunch with @tbump! #WLI19

#TruthMoment: Teri is someone I've admire from afar --- ever since her presentation at the 2013 African American Women's Summit @AAKC_NASPA. (She's literally *the* reason I changed my presentation style!)

This is your world and if you don't own it, somebody else will! - @tbump #WLI19

There is greatness in this space but until you all start helping each other out, then there will be no gender equity. #HelpASisterOut! - @tbump #WLI19

It's not over until for you--- until YOU say it's over! - @tbump #WLI19

Cut the cord of space and place, and own your agency! - @tbump #WLI19

Know your assets:

What are you good at? What do you want to be good at? What is the market reality? - @tbump #WLI19

There IS enough to go around!!! - @tbump #WLI19

Yessssssssss! Awesome reminder from @tbump at #WLI19.

Stop mentoring and start sponsoring each other! Maximize the positions of power you hold. - @tbump #WLI19

You can #mentor anyone but only people with power can #sponsor other people. - @tbump #WLI19

There are three types of power: (1) positional power, (2) credibility power and (3) relationship power.

Know them & use them. - @tbump #WLI19

Excellence is the price of admission. Look for excellence in the women you sponsor. - @tbump #WLI19

Look for people who are fixers and problem-solvers to sponsor. - @tbump #WLI19

Even the best women don't do these things alone. - @tbump #WLI19

You need to know where you are, where you stand and where you draw the line. - @tbump #WLI19

You already HAVE permission. - @tbump #WLI19

Loved that @tbump hit on her privilege and how intersectionality can impact the careers of Black women and other WOC differently -- and the strategic need to recognize that & act accordingly! #WLI19

I don't want you to just "not lose" ... I want you to WIN! - @tbump #WLI19

Gladiate for each other! - @tbump #WLI19

Own who you are! - @tbump #WLI19

Amaaaaaaaazing session!

Juuuuuuuust in case I don't get to bump into you, @tbump my word is: intentionality --- in the space I take up & in the women in sponsor!

#WLI19

Kinda been waiting on this session ... Glad to finally meet you @toyia_younger! 😂

#WLI19

Know your worth ... then add tax! Sometimes we undersell ourselves too much. - @toyia_younger #WLI19

I am very happy to be here! - @toyia_younger #WLI19 😂😂😂

Money is not the only thing you can negotiate: start dates, leave days, relocation expenses, professional development, schedules, equipment, furniture, etc. - @toyia_younger #WLI19

Three P Approach to Negotiation: (1) Preparation.

Without proper planning, you run the risk of sabotaging your negotiations.

What's necessary for you to be successful? Additional staff? - @toyia_younger #WLI19

Three P Approach to Negotiation: (2) Perspective.

Why did they select me? What are their needs & wants at this time? - @toyia_younger #WLI19

Three P Approach to Negotiation: Practice.

You have to actively practice to get better at it. - @toyia_younger #WLI19

8 Tips for Negotiating Your Salary:

• Conduct Salary Research
• Determine Your Walk-Away #
• Anchor up, not down
• Add 2%
• Use exact numbers, not ranges
• Come armed with data
• Know when to ask
• Don't be ashamed

- @toyia_younger #WLI19

Don't try and play me! - @toyia_younger #WLI19

10 Tips for Negotiating in 2020:

• Don't be afraid to ask for what you want
• Shut up and listen (to them)
• Do your homework
• Always be willing to walk away
• Don't be in a hurry

(1/2)

- @toyia_younger #WLI19

2/2

• Aim high & expect the best outcome
• Focus on the other side's pressure, not yours
• Show them how their needs will be met
• Don't give away anything w/o getting something in return
• Dont take the issues of the person's behavior personally

- @toyia_younger #WLI19

Phenomenal session by @toyia_younger at #WLI19!

When she mentioned diversity + Minnesota, I naturally had to ask THE question... and guess what?!

Who DOESN'T @EVP_KA225 know?!?!? 😂

And now it's Can You See Me Now? Becoming Visible: Your Executive Presence & Being Sponsor Ready with round 2 of @tbump at #WLI19!

You have to know the different roles of engagement and do the work -- in the context that you're in. - @tbump #WLI19

The Three Components of Executive Presence: Appearance, Communication & Gravitas. - @tbump #WLI19

Appearance is the least important of the three --- BUT it's what you see first.

Don't blend in but make sure when you stand out, that it's in a good way. - @tbump #WLI19

Stop taking the feedback personal. - @tbump #WLI19

Fitness -- I'm talking about your stamina and capacity. - @tbump #WLI19

2nd Most Important: Communication.

Choose YOUR topic and go! - @tbump #WLI19

Stop saying sorry when you mean excuse me. - @tbump #WLI19

Watch the words you use. Stop using words that minimize you.

I have never been a "just" anything in my life... "just a this, just a that..." we are NOT a "just" anything. - @tbump #WLI19

If you don't tell your story, people will make it up. - @tbump #WLI19

Gravitas is grace under pressure. - @tbump #WLI19

Stop asking permission and start doing stuff! - @tbump #WLI19

As a leader, you need to be able to know when to show teeth. - @tbump #WLI19

Show up for your people!!! - @tbump #WLI19

I need you to decide why NOT you? - @tbump #WLI19

I need you to open the door for other women -- it takes gravitas to hold the door open for others. - @tbump #WLI19

When you get there, take another sister with you --- that's all I ask! - @tbump #WLI19

EXCELLENT session to wrap up the day!

Before you leave a position, do not leave anything on the table--- whether that's experience, opportunities or benefits on the table. - @MsCLKing #WLI19

I don't want my Blackness to have a period behind it, but an exclamation point! - #AudienceComment #WLI19

I don't have to deny myself to accept you. - #AudienceComment #WLI19

I've stopped packing myself into a box to make other people comfortable. - @MsCLKing #WLI19

I can only imagine what @tbump has planned for this session at #WLI19!

Ask for advice -- not feedback -- from people you respect. - @tbump #WLI19

Ask for it!!! - @tbump #WLI19

And making space, as she often does, @tbump brings up @LynnMGangone to talk #alignment at #WLI19

My gift to you is this: STOP.

Love yourself. - @LynnMGangone #WLI19

And now @tbump brings up #KimDHarrington to talk about #Faith! #WLI19

Whew.... #KimDHarrington is about to seeeeeeeend me! #WLI19

And now via video, @tbump brings in Dr. Ann Marie Klotz! #WLI19

#Contentment should not be so fused for apathy.

And now @tbump has kicked it over to Toya Bowles to talk about #Power! #WLI19

And now @tbump brings up Victoria Farris to talk about #Disruption. #WLI19

I am extraordinary woman! - @vfarris27

And @tbump brings up @SandraMilesPhD to talk about #Truth. #WLI19

Are you really an introvert or have you beaten yourself up to the point where you're afraid to put yourself out there? - @SandraMilesPhD #WLI19

Take it all in... and you have to be able to tell yourself the truth. - @SandraMilesPhD #WLI19

And now @tbump brings up @ChancellorSue to talk about #Courage!

And now @tbump shares a video from my fictional bff THE @MichelleObama!

What an EXCELLENT example of: (1) knowing the power you hold, (2) being able to wield it & (3) literally making space on your stage for other women!

Bravo @tbump! #WLI19

Cc: @SandraMilesPhD @vfarris27 @LynnMGangone

It's #WLI19 panel time! We have @ChancellorSue, @toyia_younger, @LynnMGangone & @AAUWGloriaB!

I value the input of others, of people on my staff & of stakeholders. - @toyia_younger #WLI19

Trying not to jump out my seat as @ChancellorSue is RUNNING IT down about #Whiteprivilege!

As leaders we have to create more space at the table for women of color. - @ChancellorSue #WLI19

I never started a fight --- but I never lost one either! - @ChancellorSue #WLI19 😂😂😂

I'm just a person who cares about people, the mission of my organization and the work that I do.

Stop waiting ... just say yes. - @AAUWGloriaB #WLI19

Thank others for investing in your development to be here -- and reciprocate that with service on a different type of project.

Don't see it as extra work but see it as an opportunity to amplify some of your next steps. - @LynnMGangone #WLI19

It's time for us to step up --- it's time for us to take our space. - @toyia_younger paraphrasing the BEAUTIFUL #MissUniverse2019 Miss South Africa Zozibini Tunzi. #WLI19

Think in decades, plan in years, work in months, live in days & celebrate moments. - @BishopJakes via @toyia_younger #WLI19

Celebrate yourself sis!

As the country becomes more Brown, the need for financial aid increases. - #BrontéBurleighJones of @DickinsonCol #WLI19

Of course Moody's came up in the budget & finance session at #WLI19!

Quick s/o to our Commissioner @KimHunterReed & the @LA_Regents fam -- as Moody's rated Louisiana's new Higher Education Master Plan as a "credit positive" for our state! 🎉🎉🎉

#LaProspers #TalentDevelopment

When you go home, hug your CFO!

*room erupts in laughter*

No, I'm serious... they have hard jobs. - #BrontéBurleighJones #WLI19

We cut cable on campus because students stream anyway. We thought they would be upset, but they didn't care --- but let the internet go down for 20 minutes?!?! Whoo! - #BrontéBurleighJones #WLI19

Things to know for better chances of approval of budget requests:

- The institution's strategic plan
- The budget cycle
- The budget process
- The key budget decision-makers

It is *not* okay for you to not know these things going forward. - #BrontéBurleighJones #WLI19

Should you be or end up in the job search at some point, do not send in documents without checking #Guidestar FIRST. - #BrontéBurleighJones #WLI19

Sometimes we send out the false idea that bringing your whole self to work is safe or easy. - @vfarris27 #WLI19 (and her SUPER FABULOUS $8 shoes --- you had to be here to understand! 😂)

Can we stop asking each other "How do you do it all?!" We don't know-- we're just DOING it! - @vfarris27 #WLI19

My comment: it's been hardest having to UNLEARN that I don't have to save the world or pick up all the pieces as a single, childless, Black woman. I don't *have* to carry the weight of the world. #WLI19

Yes, I have to leave early at 3pm today to pick my kids up -- but what day would YOU like to leave early next week? I got you! - @vfarris27 on how working moms can help share the load of extra work with women with no children. #WLI19

Pause in the moment and reassess before expending your energy, whenever possible. - @vfarris27 #WLI19

A lot of things that *feel* pressing actually are not, but we just have to learn how to give ourselves permission to step back, not immediately respond and say "I'll be better equipped to deal with this in the morning." - @vfarris27 #WLI19

Where we CAN have agency, we need to USE that agency. - @vfarris27 #WLI19

If we're not asking, then we're DEFINITELY not getting! - @vfarris27 #WLI19

It's only ever my responsibility to have my needs met. - @vfarris27 #WLI19

Ask others: how can I help you be more present at work? And ask yourself what can you do to be more present. - @vfarris27 #WLI19

Awesome & affirming roundtable with @vfarris27 and THE shoes of the hour! 😂🤩👠 #WLI19

Excited for the last session of the day with @AAUWGloriaB! #WLI19

The gendered norms of leadership impact us every day. Empathy is seen as a leadership quality and is naturally associated with women --- but women aren't seen as leaders, while empathetic men are seen as leaders. - @AAUWGloriaB #WLI19

Good prompt from @AAUWGloriaB --- my answers: (1) as a line leader in 1st grade and (2) as a library helper in 4th grade. #WLI19

Good point from an attendee, who's also a tall Black woman: recognizing how HEIGHT plays a part in people's perception of her.

I'll never forget a former boss (he's a BIG & TALL guy) sitting me down to discuss being aware of how my height *also* enters a room. (thx Ken!) #WLI19

My Top 3 Leadership Strengths:

- Emotional Intelligence
- Authenticity
- Integrity

Great prompt from @AAUWGloriaB #WLI19

Set check-in goals, have folks who hold you accountable & bring folks into your circle that can help meet your goals because we don't have to do it all ourselves. - @AAUWGloriaB
#WLI19

Remember first and foremost, you are your most vocal leadership advocate. - @AAUWGloriaB #WLI19

I want you to be empowered to say NO, so that you can enthusiastically say YES to the things that you WANT to do. - @Allison_Crume as we kick off the last day of #WLI19

Knowing YOUR story is important in establishing your priorities --- despite other people's good intentions. - @Allison_Crume #WLI19

Their urgency is NOT your urgency--- depending on who is asking. We can take on the task but we don't have to take on the anxiety or extra pressure. - @Allison_Crume #WLI19

Are you enthusiastically saying yes --- or do you know someone else who would enthusiastically say yes that you could recommend? - @Allison_Crume #WLI19

You can help support people without taking on their tasks. - @Allison_Crume #WLI19

No apology, no justification & an offer to assist. Stop apologizing for something that you don't want to do. - @Allison_Crume #WLI19

Good reminder from @Allison_Crume to know your big rocks and make sure you put those in first! #WLI19

What does it look like to have a closing keynote on building a sister circle?

Having - #ColettePierceBurnette, president of @HustonTillotson, leading the room in a round of Happy Birthday for December birthdays --- prompted by an email from a sister lifting another! #WLI19

The tall trees get the wind. And an old African proverb says: the deeper your roots are, the less you fear the wind. - #ColettePierceBurnette #WLI19

What will you do with what you've gathered here? - #ColettePierceBurnette #WLI19

We learn backwards to live forward. - @colettepb #WLI19

Always know the history and mission of your university. For us, we don't graduate students -- we graduate FAMILIES! - @colettepb #WLI19

This reminds me SO MUCH of the heart of @SouthernU_BR!

It truly is #OneHillman 💙💛❤ #HBCUlove

Stay connected to YOU so that life doesn't whittle that away. - @colettepb #WLI19

Be a hard worker and care about the quality of your work. - @colettepb #WLI19

Eradicate dream thieves from your life... your gut always tells you who those people are. - @colettepb #WLI19

I don't have to win every battle but I'm going to win the war. - @colettepb #WLI19

Ignore gossip and don't spread it! Whoever gossips with you, will gossip about you. - @colettepb #WLI19

You're not helping your institution by being exhausted. - @colettepb #WLI19 #NoMoreMartyrs

Diversity & inclusion are words that people like to use to feel comfortable --- what we really mean is Civil Rights & Social Justice. - @colettepb #WLI19

Amaaaaaaaazing experience at #WLI19! Hats off to this awesome planning/host crew!

Frantically jotting down ideas floating in my head from a phenomenal week at #WLI19.

I couldn't be more stoked for how this week has impacted me as a leader --- while I think about the spillover that it will bring to #LaHEC through @LA_Regents.

Excited for #WLI20!

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