Shownotes
Episode 06: Regina Stanback Stroud
About: http://rssconsulting.org
In the short window that Dr. Regina Stanback Stroud was retired, we sat down and had a conversation about leadership, August 19, 2019 to be precise. She really pushed my thinking, as she often does. Soon after our conversation she became chancellor of the Peralta Community College District. In August 2020 she retired again and is now CEO of RSS Consulting, LLC where she consults on strategic leadership, diversity and equity in higher education.
Naomi’s Takeaways:
1. “I don't feel like I have the luxury of mediocrity.”
2. “When you're in a position of influence and consequence, you can change that premise”
3. Play to win, don’t be shy about making decisions.
4. Create a leadership framework to help in in decision making.
5. When you make a bad decision own it, publicly and quickly.
Rapid-fire Questions:
1. Coffee or tea? Coffee.
2. Beatles or Rolling Stones? Damien Escobar.
3. Favorite flavor of ice cream? Chocolate.
4. Best $100 ever spent? Passport.
5. Guilty pleasure? Anything to do with food and binging watching Netflix.
Regina recommended the following books:
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni
https://tinyurl.com/y8rpt8dz
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi
https://tinyurl.com/yagkqw5j
From Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t by Jim Collins
https://tinyurl.com/y9wm3kzl
Playlist:
*Regina did not mention a particular song from these artists so I took the liberty to choose my favorites.
Damian Escobar’s song “Fuse”
https://youtu.be/c_66y6OX1ig
Maxwell’s song “This Woman’s Work”
https://youtu.be/gkeCNeHcmXY
Watchlist:
The Handmaid’s Tale (TV series)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5834204/
24 (TV series)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285331/
Wentworth (TV series)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2433738/
Special thanks to Spinningmerkaba for the use of their track Urban-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix) which was edited slightly for length. You can find the mix and their creative commons license here: http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/jlbrock44/33345
