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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, March 15, 2023 9
Ask a Leadership Coach
Victoria Baylor CPC, CODC, CNLP
Are You An Untouchable Leader?
The other day a vid
eo showed up in my Instagram
feed of a fan that rushed the
stage during a Michael Jackson
concert and held on to Michael
Jackson as he sang “Earth
Song”. Surprisingly, securi
ty did not intervene. Instead,
Michael Jackson put an arm
around him for safety and con
tinued to perform. It was pretty
powerful to watch. It was clear
that Michael Jackson cared
deeply about the man’s expe
rience. Despite his extreme
celebrity, he gave the man a
moment that was memorable
to him and all that watched. In
leadership, there is power in
the moments and time we give
to others.
Old leadership mod
els often depicted leaders as
aloof and distant, high-level
authority figures with no time
to interact with employees.
They were “untouchable” to
those at lower levels. Fast for
ward to the present, and that
mindset and practice is losing
steam. Data shows that the
most influential leaders are the
ones that are intentional in the
connections they make with ev
eryone within a company or or
ganization. They see the impor
tance of every employee and
are intentional about making
their connections count. They
are quite “touchable”. Simple
interactions may include ask
ing their employee’s name (and
working to remember it the
next encounter), asking how
they are doing, or getting their
feedback about how things are
going —are all examples of
intentional engagement. It’s
imperative that leaders are in
tentional in connecting with
others because their behavior
will not only strengthen morale
but shape the culture in the best
way possible. What steps are
you taking to be a more “touch
able leader”?
Need confidential and
customized leadership Support
for an individual or Organiza
tion? Email Victoria at victo-
ria@victoriabaylor.com or visit
www.victoriabaylor.com
VICTORIA BAYLOR
LEADERSHIP
& OD SOLUTIONS
A Sweep & Snubs At The 95th Academy Awards
By Tirany Reeves Continued from Page 1
Statement from The National Bankers Association
On Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank
Continued from Page 1
Nearly $4 billion in
new, permanent capital has
flowed to MDIs and currently,
the median MDI common equi
ty ratio is 16.4% versus 14.8%
for non-MDIs.
• Positioned for Impact: 77%
of MDI branches are in areas
with a higher average share of
minorities compared to 31%
for all FDIC-insured deposi
tory institutions. According to
a Dallas Fed Study in 2022,
MDIs originate almost 40%
of their mortgages to minority
borrowers, versus only 10%
by other banks. Additionally,
MDIs originate 30% of small
business loans to low- to mod
erate-income communities in
comparison to 20% at com
munity banks and 24% at large
banks. Customer deposits are
not only extremely safe in an
MDI but are far more likely to
have a positive impact in the
community.
Lowcountry Picks ‘Different’ Way To Observe
World Down Syndrome Day
Fowcountry Down
Syndrome Society is asking
residents of the Coastal Empire
to wear two different socks on
World Down Syndrome Day to
raise awareness of people with
different abilities.
World Down Syn
drome Day will be observed
Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
When it was recognized by the
United Nations in 2012, the
21st day of the third month of
the year was chosen to reflect
the triplication (trisomy) of the
21st chromosome, which caus
es Down syndrome.
“You can’t love what
you don’t know, “ said the Fow
country Down Syndrome Soci
ety president, Joe Marchese.
Once you get to know someone
with Down syndrome, you re
alize we’re more alike than dif
ferent. And it’s the differences
that make us all the same. So
wearing the two different socks
reminds me to pray for the peo
ple that I love with Down syn
drome and to celebrate those
differences every day.”
This year’s theme is
“With Us Not For Us.” The
goal, according to the World
Down Syndrome Day website
at https ://www.worlddownsyn-
dromeday.org/ is to encourage
allies of the differently abled
community to support agen
cies for people they employ, to
work with them, and not just
for them.
Shortly after the an
nouncement, the Creed III stars
Michael B. Jordan (Bassett’s
Black Panther co-star) and Jon
athan Majors appeared on stage
to present an award and in the
process gave a nod to Bassett.
Jordan began with a fan-favor
ite Killmonger line, “Hey, Aun
tie” with Majors adding, “We
love you.”
One win for Black
Panther: Wakanda Forever
came when Ruth E. Carter
accepted the Oscar for Best
Costume Design. Carter paid
tribute to her recently deceased
mother, Mabel Carter, and
made a request for the dearly
departed Chadwick Boseman
(Black Panther) to “please take
care of mom.” This is her sec-
Angela Bassett
ond award after winning for the
first installment in the Black
Panther series in 2018.
There were other
films with perceived snubs in
cluding two that were starring
and directed by Black wom
en: Till (Danielle Deadwyler
as Mamie Till-Mobley and
director Chinonye Chukwu)
and The Woman King (Viola
Davis as Nanisca and director
Gina Prince-Bythewood). The
biggest perceived slight was
to The Woman King, which
brought in huge box office
numbers and achieved wide
spread critical success. Anoth
er nomination-neglected movie
included Jordan Peele’s Nope.
No Black actors in the lead ac
tor categories and Black or fe
male directors were nominated
at this year’s ceremony.
Aetna Supports Rural Food Distribution In
Coastal Georgia
Mary Jane Crouch, Executive Director along with Second Harvest staff accepts a check
from Shakela K. Williams, BS, Aetna SDoH & Community Strategist
America’s Second
Harvest of Coastal Georgia
recently received a check
from Aetna in the amount of
$30,000 to support our Mobile
Food Pantry program initia
tives. CVS Aetna believes in
charitable giving to promote
health and wellness and we are
fortunate to be one of the com
munity partners they chose for
the donation.
The generosity of
Aetna will benefit our Mo
bile Food Pantry program that
reaches all 21 counties we
serve. The Mobile Food Pantry
was created in 2007 as a way to
get healthy, nutritious food to
the more rural areas of Coast
al Georgia. Since the covid-19
pandemic and health crisis
developed in 2020, we have
been utilizing the mobile food
pantry means of distribution in
both rural and urban areas due
to the ease and effectiveness
of the program. Several days
each week our rig takes out
prepacked boxes of non-per
ishable food items as well as
fresh produce, dairy, and fro
zen protein for partner agencies
and volunteers to hand out.
In 2022 we hosted
272 mobile food pantries and
provided 4.5 million pounds
of food to our neighbors and
communities in need. The
food serves to supplement and
provide meals for families, se
niors, and those at risk for hun
ger. Access to nutritious food
is so important in maintaining
a healthy lifestyle. The Mobile
Food Pantry program targets
areas that are considered food
deserts or have a lack of re
sources available for residents
that need assistance procuring
nutritious food.
Food insecurity,
which is considered as having
limited or uncertain access to
adequate food, can lead to poor
health and increased odds of
developing chronic illnesses.
Aetna recognizes the impor
tance of nutritious food in sus
taining a healthy lifestyle and
we appreciate their support of
our Mobile Food Pantries.
Mary’s Place Calls On Local Businesses To
Wear ‘Jeans For Justice’ This April
In honor of Sexu
al Assault Awareness Month,
Mary’s Place Advocacy Pre
vention and Sexual Assault
Center (formerly Rape Crisis
Center) is calling on the local
community to take action and
spread awareness by partici
pating in the annual Jeans for
Justice movement this April.
During the month,
businesses are asked to desig
nate a day where employees
can don their best denim for a
donation fee. Details are avail
able from Crystal Gordon Un
die, Assistant to the Executive
Director, assistant @marys-
placega.org.
The Jeans for Justice
movement dates to February
1999, when a judge in Italy
overturned the 1998 rape con
viction of 45-year-old driving
instructor, Carmine Cristiano,
for raping an 18-year-old stu
dent. The judge ruled that the
victim consented to sex be
cause she was wearing a pair of
jeans, which were deemed “too
tight” and impossible to take
off “without the cooperation of
the person wearing them.” The
court also questioned why the
victim, identified only as Rosa,
waited several hours to tell her
parents she’d been attacked.
A group of women
lawmakers wore jeans to Par
liament the day following the
ruling and displayed a sign
that read “Jeans: An Alibi for
Rape.” Since then, the move
ment has gone global.
For more infor
mation, please visit www.
marysplacega.org, call 912-
233-3000, email mary@
marysplacega.org or visit them
on social media.
MADD Georgia Hosts Its Third Walk Like
Madd In The Savannah Area, April 22,2023
Mothers Against
Drunk Driving (MADD Geor
gia) is holding its third Sa
vannah/Coastal Georgia Walk
Fike MADD on April 22,
2023, on Tybee Island (14th
St. Entrance), 1401 Strand Av
enue, Tybee Island, 31328, to
support the victims of drunk
and drugged driving crashes.
Check-In begins at 7:00 AM
and the event will start at 8:00
AM. The Walk Fike MADD
will be family-friendly and
for all ages, but no dogs are
allowed. Activities include Ra
dio Remote DJ (106.1 Radio),
Race Bibs, Swag Bags, Vendor
Tables, Snacks, and Police K9
Units.
Raising awareness
with our Walk Fike MADD
event is imperative to our mis
sion to end drunk driving, help
fight drugged driving, support
the victims of these violent
crimes, and prevent underage
drinking. MADD Georgia
has team members located in
Southeast Georgia and around
the state to help support fami
lies, friends, and first respond
ers. Our program team helps
educators and community
leaders with free outreach and
education presentations.
Walk Fike MADD
events bring together victims,
survivors, volunteers and com
munity partners to remember
those killed, injured, or emo
tionally devastated by drunk
driving, to inspire those who
may be helpless or lost, and to
commit to a future of No More
Victims®.
The Savannah/
Coastal Georgia Walk Fike
MADD 2023 event will help
to raise funds to provide emo
tional support and services for
victims and survivors of drunk
and drugged driving at no
charge.
To register, donate,
or learn more about this event,
visit walklikemadd.org/savan-
nah.
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