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Why This Expert Says The Black Church is an Overlooked Leadership Incubator | L. Michelle Smith

What if the most powerful leadership development program in America isn’t at Harvard or McKinsey — but has been operating in Black churches for centuries? L. Michelle Smith — award-winning author, Fortune 100 C-suite advisor, ICF certified executive coach, and CEO of No Silos Communications — joins Leilani to make the case that the Black church is the most overlooked leadership incubator in this country. Her new book, Call and Response: 10 Leadership Lessons from the Black Church, draws on cultural history, applied neuroscience, and positive psychology to show how the skills forged in that experience — communication, resilience, community building, and purpose — are exactly what today’s leaders need. And these lessons aren’t just for Black people or churchgoers. They’re for anyone who wants to lead with more empathy and more power. In this episode: — The AT&T keynote that generated 25 million impressions and launched the question: “Where did you learn to speak like that?” — Why emotional intelligence — not communication — is the least obvious leadership lesson from the church — How online church became “like Bumble” and what that reveals about workplace communication breakdowns — The science of hope theory: why hopeful people are better planners, goal setters, and strategists — What it means to create “safe soil” for emerging leaders — and why ropes courses won’t cut it — Why young people are the most important — and least obvious — audience for this book — Plus, a surprise appearance from Rev Run that ties the whole origin story together About L. Michelle Smith: L. Michelle Smith is an award-winning author, Fortune 100 C-suite advisor, ICF certified executive coach, and CEO and founder of No Silos Communications. She is the executive producer and host of the Culture Soup Podcast, a contributor to HuffPost Voices, and her work has been featured in Fast Company, Forbes, and Black Enterprise. She has spoken on stages including South by Southwest and the Essence Festival. Her new book Call and Response: 10 Leadership Lessons from the Black Church is available now. Find L. Michelle: LMichelleSmith.com | Instagram | LinkedIn | Threads Giant Steps is a production of Giant Steps LLC, a company working at the intersection of strategy, culture, career, and education. Learn more at GiantStepsLLC.com. Tags/Keywords: leadership, leadership development, Black church, call and response, leadership incubator, positive psychology, hope theory, neuroscience, emotional intelligence, executive coaching, Gen Z, workplace communication, community building, resilience, L. Michelle Smith, Black leadership