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January 20, 2025 • 7 min read

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Rest | Restore | Explore

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January 05, 2025 • 5 min read

The Courage to Hope

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December 18, 2024 • 7 min read

Lessons I Learned From Teaching

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November 02, 2024 • 2 min read

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October 16, 2024 • 4 min read

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October 11, 2024 • 4 min read

you know it when you see it

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October 01, 2024 • 4 min read

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September 27, 2024 • 4 min read

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September 18, 2024 • 3 min read

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September 11, 2024 • 2 min read

Are you trying to do it all?

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September 04, 2024 • 3 min read

On the Cusp of Something New

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June 26, 2024 • 4 min read

Does Teamwork Make the Dream Work?

By Jacqueline Taylor (she/her)

June 19, 2024 • 1 min read

Holding Your Breath?

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

June 12, 2024 • 4 min read

Community Engagement for Growth

By Selma Tucker (he/his)

June 05, 2024 • 3 min read

Keys to Growing Healthy Organizations

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

May 22, 2024 • 4 min read

We cannot DO what we do not BE

By Tovi Scruggs-Hussein (she/her)

April 30, 2024 • 6 min read

From Perception to Impact: Understanding Leadership Identity

By Scott Hackman (he/him)

April 24, 2024 • 4 min read

Curious Minds Want to Grow

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April 17, 2024 • 4 min read

Paradox - Navigating the Both/And in Leadership and Life

By Kathy Rohlman (she/her)

April 10, 2024 • 4 min read

Embracing the Messy...with Dee - April 2024

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

March 27, 2024 • 4 min read

Inclusion Beyond the Gender Binary

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

March 20, 2024 • 3 min read

Psychological Safety Made Simple

By Sequoia Owen (she/her)

March 13, 2024 • 4 min read

Embracing the Messy...with Dee - March 2024

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February 28, 2024 • 3 min read

Aligning to Our Values

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

February 19, 2024 • 4 min read

Steps to Having Challenging Conversations

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

February 07, 2024 • 5 min read

Embracing the Messy...with Dee - February 2024

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

January 24, 2024 • 2 min read

Gratitude for BE-ing in Community

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

January 17, 2024 • 6 min read

Liberation: At Home, In The Garden

By Alessandra Simmons Rolffs, Ph.D.

January 10, 2024 • 1 min read

L3 Catalyst Group's Most-Read Blog Posts of 2023

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January 03, 2024 • 5 min read

Embracing the Messy...with Dee - January 2024

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December 27, 2023 • 4 min read

Rest is Embodied Liberation

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December 20, 2023 • 6 min read

S’More Synergy-Learning, Leadership, & Liberation

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December 13, 2023 • 2 min read

Liberation: Navigating the Mess to Be Yourself

By D.L. McKinney (they/them)

December 06, 2023 • 5 min read

Dissipating the Shadow of Expertise

By Dr. Marlene Kowalski-Braun (she/her)

November 29, 2023 • 6 min read

Leadership Toward Liberation

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November 22, 2023 • 6 min read

Leading for Racial Change Starts Within

By Dr. Trudi Perkins (she/her)

November 15, 2023 • 7 min read

Staying Curious to Learn

By Holly Bechiri (she/her)

November 02, 2023 • 3 min read

Leading by Example

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October 24, 2023 • 5 min read

The Essence of Leadership

October 18, 2023 • 5 min read

Be the Change

By Bela Bhasin (she/her)

October 11, 2023 • 4 min read

Learning + Leading = An Essential Combination

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October 03, 2023 • 2 min read

Leadership - Intention in Action

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

September 20, 2023 • 5 min read

Learning is Relationship

By Natalie Williams

September 13, 2023 • 6 min read

Creating Learning Environments

September 06, 2023 • 4 min read

Un-Learning and Learning

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August 23, 2023 • 3 min read

The Only Constant is Change - Launching L3 Catalyst Group

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August 09, 2023 • 5 min read

Leadership + Power Hoarding

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

July 26, 2023 • 2 min read

Brave Space Ground Rule #5: No Attacks

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

July 19, 2023 • 2 min read

Brave Space Ground Rule #4: Respect

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

July 12, 2023 • 3 min read

Brave Space Ground Rule #3: Challenge by Choice

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

June 28, 2023 • 2 min read

Brave Space Ground Rule #2: Own Intent & Impact

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

June 14, 2023 • 5 min read

Leadership + Right to Comfort

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

May 31, 2023 • 3 min read

Brave Space Ground Rule #1: Controversy with Civility

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

May 15, 2023 • 6 min read

Leadership + the Binary

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

April 26, 2023 • 2 min read

Culture Building Adaptive Practices

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

April 12, 2023 • 6 min read

Leadership + Paternalism

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

March 22, 2023 • 2 min read

How Do Systems Of Oppression Impact Us?

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

March 08, 2023 • 4 min read

Leadership + One Right Way

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

February 22, 2023 • 2 min read

Speaking Up

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

February 15, 2023 • 3 min read

Liberatory Design Card Deck

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

February 08, 2023 • 2 min read

The Myth of Race

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

February 01, 2023 • 2 min read

Seven Circles of Organizational Systems

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

January 25, 2023 • 5 min read

Leadership + Learning + Perfection

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

January 18, 2023 • 2 min read

Understanding Polite White Supremacy

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

January 11, 2023 • 1 min read

How do systems impact us?

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

January 04, 2023 • 1 min read

2022 Recap: Your Favorite Leadership and Learning Letters

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

December 28, 2022 • 8 min read

Leadership + White Supremacy Culture’s Characteristics (An Introduction)

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

December 21, 2022 • 2 min read

What is Power?

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

December 14, 2022 • 2 min read

Are Younger People Less Racist?

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

December 07, 2022 • 2 min read

How do we tangibly grow inclusive teams?

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

November 30, 2022 • 2 min read

Disagreeing At Work

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

November 23, 2022 • 2 min read

Microaggressions Are Not Micro

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

November 16, 2022 • 3 min read

Lens Metaphor Helps Us See Oppression

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

November 09, 2022 • 2 min read

Building an Equitable World That’s Never Existed Before

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

November 02, 2022 • 2 min read

Strong Women and Likability Bias

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

October 26, 2022 • 8 min read

On Being Gender Queer

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

October 19, 2022 • 3 min read

Power of Believing You Can Learn & Grow

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

October 12, 2022 • 2 min read

How Do We Make Power Moves?

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

October 05, 2022 • 3 min read

There Is No Liberation Without Practice

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

September 28, 2022 • 2 min read

Can I Have a Positive Racial Identity if I'm White?

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

September 21, 2022 • 2 min read

Egotistical Leadership

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

August 24, 2022 • 3 min read

Leadership + Liberatory Design

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

August 10, 2022 • 6 min read

Leadership + Power + Hierarchy

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

June 22, 2022 • 5 min read

Leadership + Intersectionality

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

May 25, 2022 • 8 min read

Leadership + Critical Race Theory

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

April 27, 2022 • 4 min read

Leadership + Frameworks

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

January 19, 2022 • 2 min read

2021 Recap: Your Favorite Leadership and Learning Letters

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

December 08, 2021 • 4 min read

Learning is Courageous

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

November 24, 2021 • 5 min read

Helping Isn’t About the Helper

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

November 10, 2021 • 5 min read

The Magic of Listening

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

October 27, 2021 • 8 min read

One of the good ones?

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

October 06, 2021 • 6 min read

Let's talk about whiteness - Part 5: The violence of white supremacy. Do you see it?

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

September 22, 2021 • 7 min read

Let's talk about whiteness - Part 4: What is White Consciousness?

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

August 25, 2021 • 6 min read

Let's talk about whiteness - Part 3: What exactly is oppression?

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

August 11, 2021 • 6 min read

Let's talk about whiteness - Part 2: You always talk about race; do you hate white people?

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

July 28, 2021 • 5 min read

Let's talk about whiteness - Part 1: Who are you, white person, to work for racial equity?

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

July 14, 2021 • 6 min read

Is there a secret to strong teams?

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

June 30, 2021 • 7 min read

What are you learning about your learning? Applying triple loop learning to equity and inclusion.

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

June 16, 2021 • 6 min read

But do we have to call it white supremacy?

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

June 02, 2021 • 6 min read

Meet my best friend: burnout

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

May 19, 2021 • 6 min read

Are you afraid?

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

May 06, 2021 • 7 min read

But I Earned That! How Dominant Narratives Impact Us.

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

April 21, 2021 • 7 min read

What Do You Mean Brave Spaces? I Want Safety!

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

April 07, 2021 • 6 min read

Wait, Are You Saying I Have Power?

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

March 24, 2021 • 6 min read

The False Allure of Technical (vs. Adaptive) Leadership

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

March 10, 2021 • 8 min read

Part 2 - Anti-White Supremacy: Mileposts and Calls to Action

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

February 24, 2021 • 4 min read

Part 1 - Anti-White Supremacy: Who am I, as a white person, to be anti-racist?

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

February 10, 2021 • 4 min read

Perfectionism Pressure: It's Killing Your Soul

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

January 27, 2021 • 3 min read

Silencing Your Inner Hater

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)

January 13, 2021 • 3 min read

Welcome to Leadership & Learning Letters Launch

By Deanna Rolffs (they/them)