Areva Martin: Being Liked vs. Being Respected — Lessons in Leadership
Civil rights attorney, advocate, and media personality Areva Martin traces her leadership journey from a young entrepreneur building her own law firm to founding Special Needs Network, now a statewide organization serving Black and brown families affected by autism. She reflects on the difference between being liked and being respected, and why building a bench is both a leadership and financial imperative.
The early lesson that reshaped her leadership: realizing not everyone shares her work ethic, and learning the critical difference between being liked and being respected as a leader
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