Episode 85: Leading from the Inside Out: Rockwood Leadership Institute at 25

What does it mean to lead a movement when the movement itself is under pressure? In this episode of "Gathering Ground," Mary sits down with Darlene Nipper, CEO of Rockwood Leadership Institute, and Russell Roybal, Board Chair of Rockwood and Executive Vice President at the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, to mark Rockwood’s 25th anniversary and explore what it truly means to lead from the inside out.

Episode Highlights
- Darlene Nipper on Rockwood’s evolution — from environmental training to a cross-movement leadership powerhouse that centers leaders of color and LGBTQ+ communities
- Russell Roybal on the “elevator exercise” — a pivotal Rockwood experience that helped him trace workplace triggers back to childhood, and why personal leadership is inseparable from organizational leadership
- Leading with joy: How Rockwood’s approach breaks leaders down and builds them back up, centered in what truly matters to them
- How Rockwood is responding to the current political moment - with new grassroots programs, community crisis response, and unwavering investment in leader renewal

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