Ep.84 N. Charles Anderson: The Leadership History Maker in Action
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Release Date: 11/11/2019
Ep 117 Learning From Grief
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Grief is an impossible emotion to avoid. While the pain of mourning is undeniable, the loss of a loved one does not have to halt your destiny and growth forever.
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Ep. 116 Top 3 Lessons We Learned From Covid - 19, and Why Healthcare Will Never Be The Same
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Meet Denise Fair Razo, who found herself at the forefront of Detroit's battle with Covid-19 when appointed as chief public health officer by Detroit's mayor just a few months before the pandemic's start.
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Ep 94 The Best Ways to Keep It Together during Difficult Times
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Feeling out of balance during these times? Not sure how to stay happy and positive? Dr. Geneva talks with Dr. Michele Leno about personal development tips and ways to keep it together and be happy even in difficult times. This insightful conversation with one of the most renowned mental health experts will inspire YOU and help get you back in sync.
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Ep 103 Good Health can Equal Happiness
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What’s the link between happiness and health? If you’re happy, you may be giving great benefits to your health, scientific evidence says.
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Ep 97 How Entrepreneurs can Reimagine a Compelling Vision for their Business in 2021
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The vision for your business may have taken a real turn during this past, very difficult year. Perhaps you’ve become uncertain about your short and long-term business goals or feel your vision isn't as compelling as it once was.
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Ep. 115 Over 50, Underemployed and Not the Way I Used To Be
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Did you know you could be on your way to living in or near poverty with an entirely different lifestyle as you age?
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Ep. 114 How to Motivate, Model, Mentor, Move as a Leader:The 4-M Model of Leadership
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When you think of a good leader, what comes to mind?
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Ep. 113 The Reasons You’re NOT Living Your Best Life Now
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What’s stopping you from enjoying your life to the fullest?
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Ep.112 How to Use Your Passion to Help Others
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Do you ever wonder how you can help others?
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Mistakes Women of Color Make in the Corporate Workplace and How to Fix Them
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Are you dealing with challenges at your workplace? Studies say women of color, especially Black women, experience huge barriers, unfair treatment, and lack of opportunities in the corporate workplace.
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Honored to talk with N. Charles Anderson, my friend and colleague for many years. Congratulations to him for his work being part of the Library of Congress.
N. Charles Anderson was born on February 7, 1953, in Gaston County, North Carolina to Fannie Mae Moses Anderson and Nicodemus Anderson. He graduated from West Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1971 and attended Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina where he studied business administration. He later received his B.A. degree in humanities from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan in 1981.
Anderson started working at Piedmont Natural Gas in 1972 as a mail clerk when he became involved with the Charlotte NAACP Youth Council, where he later served as president. There, he helped organize the NAACP Youth Council radio show, “Talk to the People” on WGIV Radio in Charlotte, North Carolina and co-hosted the NAACP television program, “Experience!” In 1974, Anderson was hired as a sales representative for American Tobacco Company and later moved to Detroit. After graduating from Wayne State University, Anderson joined the NAACP Detroit Branch as its youth director in 1981. He then served on the national staff as director of the NAACP Midwest Region III from 1983 to 1987. In this role, he directed and managed NAACP state conferences as well as adult branches and college and youth councils in seven states including Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. Anderson served as the sixth president and chief executive officer of the Detroit Urban League from 1987 to 1994. In 1994, Anderson was appointed by Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer to serve as executive director of the Department of Human Services for the City of Detroit, a position he held until 1997. In 1997, he rejoined the Urban League of Detroit and Southeastern Michigan as the organization’s eighth president and chief executive officer. For twenty years, he was responsible for the vision, leadership, and direction of the Urban League of Detroit and Southeastern Michigan, which is one of 110 affiliates of the New York-based National Urban League.
Anderson received the Wayne State University Distinguished Alumni Award in 2012, and the American Human Rights Council Spirit of Humanity Award in 2018. He served as a trustee of the National Urban League, and the New Detroit coalition. He also served on the board of NAACP Youth Council, CityConnect Detroit, New Center Community Services, Detroit Alliance for Fair Banking, Health Alliance Plan and University Cultural Center Association. Anderson also served as vice-chair of the board of trustees, Henry Ford Health System, Inc. and vice-chair of City Year Inc.
Anderson and his wife, Marionette Anderson, have three daughters and nine grandchildren.
The video oral history interview of Nonprofit executive N. Charles Anderson is now a permanent part of The Historymakers Collection at the Library of Congress.