This podcast features a conversation with Zenebia Law, Senior Director of Community Services, at The Center for Women and Families, who shares practices that have transformed staff communication and collaboration through her leadership. Host Dr. Froswa’ and Zenebia discuss communication procedures that empower staff to provide mutual feedback, address conflict, and build professional skills. Zenebia shares strategies and tools she developed to promote collaboration among staff, across programs and organization. These staff engagement strategies can increase staff retention and build a cohesive workplace. Listen, get inspired to build your leadership, and bring these ideas back to your organization.

Learning Objectives:

· Identify communication procedures that promote constructive feedback, address conflict, and build leadership confidence.

· Apply strategies for collaboration among staff, within team/department, and across programs.

· Explore ways to help increase staff engagement, retention, stability, and build a cohesive team/workplace.

Guest Biography:

Zenebia began her career working with survivors of trauma at The Center for Women and Families. As a certified Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Victims’ Advocate, Zenebia has worked with survivors in a variety of roles. Currently, she is the Director of the Southern Indiana Programs at The Center where she takes pride in programmatic and staff development. Zenebia uses her experience and knowledge to provide professional training to the community and The Center's staff. She also cultivates deep relationships with community partners that enhance services to survivors. For example, being a member of the Indiana 211 Advisory Board helps foster change at a community level. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. She is also a graduate of the PLAN Leadership Program for Executive Directors and Directors that is part of the SOS Institute Project.

This podcast is part of the Supporting Organizational Sustainability, SOS Institute, a project of Futures Without Violence. ⁠Learn more and explore resources and tools⁠.

This project was supported by Grant No. 15JOVW-21-GK-02206-MUMU, awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.