Preparing my fourth book for the world has been an incredible journey, and the beautiful thing about it is that it doesn’t end when you finally get to the acknowledgements. Toward the end of the book, I make a promise. It’s a promise to deliver on a few things: 1) To start a conversation 2) To deliver coursework 3) To create change Blending science with c ulture…
Writing “Call & Response” was an incredible journey. The conversations I had with dear friends like Cynt Marshall were so powerful, and sometimes, we got in a few laughs. You’ve probably heard “the red hooker shoes” story before? She tells this story from the platform, in media interviews and even in her debut book “You’ve Been Chosen: Thriving Through the Unexpected.” In fact, it was in my first…
There’s something I thought you should know…and there’s an EGOT involved. 🙌🏽 HARPERONE GROUP COLLABORATES WITH VIOLA DAVIS, JULIUS TENNON, AND LAVAILLE LAVETTE’S JVL MEDIA ON NEW PROJECT “Call & Response: 10 Leadership Lessons from the Black Church by L. Michelle Smith is a captivating exploration of why many high-ranking, high-performing Black professionals attribute their leadership skills to their origins in the Black Church. Read all about it. Honestly, I’ve…