As an NCAA volleyball champion and 15-year head coach, Jen Fry has plenty of experience with uncomfortable conversations and understanding what it takes to be a good teammate. Although many questioned her decision, Jen’s experience made her career transition to DEI consulting a very natural fit. This week, Jen sits down with Jackie to discuss race and sports, specifically Colin Kaepernick, Brian Flores, and Brittney Griner.
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As I close this season on retreats, I want to go back to the beginning. Before the agenda, the activities, or the team dinner, leaders need to name the problem the retreat is supposed to solve. In this blog, I talk about why purpose matters, what it means to define resolution in behavior, and how to design a retreat that helps people work differently when they return.
A retreat can help a team name what has been sitting under the surface. But if nothing changes afterward, people notice. I’m unpacking why “we talked about it” is only the beginning, and why real repair has to keep going once the team is back at work.
Some retreat agendas are carrying conversations that should have started months ago. Jen unpacks the leadership work that needs to happen before a retreat, from naming accountability gaps to clarifying roles, decisions, and trust issues before they show up as surprises.
