Since graduating from ISBLI, I am more confident when working in a team setting, dividing and conquering tasks based on skill levels and knowledge. The ISBLI 2020 experience I had was not one that I foresaw, but it was eye...
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ISBLI Reflection – Saudia Muwwakkil
The ISB Leadership Institute (ISBLI) gifted me with an opportunity to engage in the long overdue process of transforming my leadership skills. I could not have imagined that the impact of the ISBLI training program would manifest in my life so profoundly and quickly....
ISBLI Reflection – Dr. Carmen Echols
ISBLI challenged my personal leadership goals and has been a significant contributor to the process of my personal and professional development. “Southern rooted, West Coast cultivated” is how I describe myself to others, a nod to being born and raised in rural...
ISBLI Reflection – Chenaz B. Seelarbokus
ISBLI helped me understand the requirements and processes for being an effective leader within our current context of an increasingly diverse world. One of the primary reasons for my participation in the ISBLI program was to learn from other professionals and to work...
ISBLI Reflection – Kelly Crosby
At its essence, leadership is about service: to ourselves, our families, and our communities. I’ve always admired the work that the Islamic Speakers Bureau (ISB) does to combat anti-Muslim sentiment, and I’ve done presentations for them on Islamic art. I joined the...
ISBLI Reflection – Omnia Abdel Gawad
I could not have asked for better opportunity to interact, learn and create relationships with the brilliant individuals who are a group of change advocates who are equipping themselves with the tools to change the world. I am a proud Muslim woman who trained as an...
ISBLI Reflection – Steffani Salter
I use every single leadership principle that was taught in this year’s program as they are staples when it comes to leadership practices. The ISB Leadership Institute (ISBLI) is an absolutely phenomenal training. I have made great connections with my classmates, the...
ISBLI Reflection – Shomaila Khan
"ISBLI has taken on the task to produce driving leaders all over the globe, especially when leaders are faced with decisions and situations that are testing what good leadership looks like! My experience at ISBLI will help me better myself and any organization I am...
ISBLI Reflection – Akili Ujima
If I have learned anything from my ISBLI experience, it is that leadership is not stationary—it is all about action! Currently, I work for the federal government and I am in active pursuit of personal development and professional excellence. When I was presented with...
ISBLI Reflection – DeAndre’ Marshall
ISBLI has cemented how I will move forward as a leader: I will listen deeply, be honest, value surprises, and pay attention to how I am leading others. As a kid growing up in Houston Texas, I was often the one nominated to lead the group. From those days until now, I...