Pronouns

He/him

Location

Boston, MA

Organization

Lqb2 & co

Website

Twitter & Instagram

@lqb2

Demographic Composition of Leadership

Me and my part-time operations manager are both black

Languages

English

Skills, Expertise, and Areas of Practice

Racial Equity / DEIB, Coaching, Conflict Resolution / Mediation / Transformation, Organizational Development, Personal Resilience / Wellness / Self Care / Mindfulness, Liberation / Liberatory Leadership, Healing

Approaches

Consulting: Short-Term / Project-Based, Coaching, Facilitation, Training / Workshops

Key Values/Pillars

– Love/justice
– Community
– Transformation
– Groundedness to earth, life, and seasons

Values/Pillars Embodied

-Love/justice: I demonstrate love for myself to my work partners as I love them during our working times, sharing myself and inquiring about them, aiming for an ever-deeper relationship that I believe will become more and more possible as our trust deepens.

-Community: In the way I connect with my clients and the ways I try to help my clients connect within their own ecosystems, I aim to practice connection through the community as the solution to many, if not all, problems. A frequent comment I hear is, “Wow! We never opened up to each other like this, and I had no idea about that part of my coworkers. Thank you, Lawrence!”

– Transformation: I am endlessly fascinated with the metamorphosis of caterpillars into butterflies. in my practice, I believe in building a strong container and then preparing for things to fall apart inside of that container. I make space for full-on agenda redesigns (relying on the tools on emergent strategy facilitation), big grief or other heavy feelings to move, and also big laughter and joy. i create space for rest (including explicit times to take naps while “on the clock”, often during retreats) as well as visioning, both of which i believe are needed for transformation.

– Groundedness – the deeper I move into my work, the more I see how our disconnection from the physical body of the earth, herself, limits our ability to get where we imagine ourselves going. in my practice, I make space for grounding of all types, most of which have some element of connection with the land most proximate to the participants, whether in virtual or physical space.

Worked with LLC In the Past

Yes