Speaker Details
Dr. Cristina Padilla, Ph.D., ACC
Latina Leadership Lab
Founder
Cristina Padilla is a Latina leadership scholar, consultant, and leadership coach. Her research agenda encompasses assessing the impact of culturally relevant leadership development programs and coaching for Latinx populations, Latina leader identity development and the creation of a game-based leadership development workshop “El Rio de Dichos.” She has several first-authored, peer reviewed publications in academic journals.
Cristina has a decade plus of experience in leadership development. She has taught graduate level courses for the Leadership MBA program at National University and Leadership Studies minor courses at University of San Diego (USD). As a consultant in the DEI space, Cristina works with organizations and employee resource groups to develop leaders of color. As an ACC credentialed coach, she has over 150 hours of coaching Latina leaders and brings a culturally relevant lens to her coaching practice.
Cristina earned a Ph.D. in Leadership Studies from USD. She holds a Master’s in Politics, Economics & Business from Claremont Graduate University and a Bachelor’s in Political Science with a minor in Latin American Studies from Cal State Fullerton. She is most proud of sitting a Steering Committee member for the Latina Success Leadership Program for MANA de San Diego, a Latina advocacy nonprofit organization.Â
It's All in the Debrief: A Game-Based Approach to Latina Leadership Development
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DEEPENING THE GROUP COACHING EXPERIENCE
October 08, 2024 at 3:00-3:55 PM EST
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Session Description
This session explores a Latina leadership board game titled El Rio de Dichos, designed to be facilitated in a workshop with debrief. This diversity project incorporates psychological development of leaders, development of social identities, and intercultural leadership. The game debrief proved useful for leadership development. El Rio de Dichos uses dichos, or Spanish idioms, to address how Latinas navigate professional settings. This game provides leadership educators and coaches with a unique and innovative tool to assist both aspiring Latina leaders and non-Latinas to understand the nuances and challenges bicultural underrepresented groups face in the workplace. The game explores different cultural dimensions, such as the cultural capital that assists Latina’s development into formal leadership positions and the various tensions that arise when negotiating multiple cultural elements in these settings. Trained facilitators guide gameplay and debriefing exercises that allow participants to explore multicultural leadership, with any identities, both from what is learned in the game and beyond.
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Session Outcomes
âž™ Play: Experiential leadership development workshops provide a safe and creative space to debrief culturally relevant topics for women of color
âž™ Debrief: The game playing allows participants to explore difficult topics in a safe and creative fashion; the debrief provides the opportunity for participants to share and explore lessons learned
âž™ Enjoy: Difficult topics (e.g. challenges faced by Latinas in the workplace) can be explored in a manner that is restorative though game-based leadership development and debrief
HUDDLE
The First Ever Group Coaching Festival
by Group Coaching HQ
October 8-9 2024
