Winter Institute 2021 closed on Saturday morning with a keynote titled “What Now?!” from author and professor Brené Brown (previously slated to be Thursday’s opening keynote, but reschedule due to weather in Texas). Janet Geddis, owner of Avid Bookshop in Athens, moderated a discussion about leadership and, as Brown put it, “how to acknowledge what we have gone through, what still lies ahead, and how we move forward.” Speaking broadly about leadership, Brown said that one of the first steps for leading right now is “normalizing that everyone is in a struggle.” She said, “It’s very necessary right now to […]
