Sequoya D. Hayes
Sequoya D. Hayes is the founder of Red Linen Moon Wellness and Consulting, an organization that provides integrative wellness services to non-profit organizations. She is dedicated to helping organizations and individuals learn how to collaborate in ways that give power to all participants. Her approach is based upon a combination of experiences, both clinical and organizational. These experiences have allowed her to see first hand how power structures affect change from boardrooms, to classrooms, to social services. Through assessment, she guides clients through the process of identifying issues that are most detrimental to the health and growth of the organization.
Presentations from Facing Race 2022
Organizational Culture Shift: The Importance of Power Mapping
There are lots of tools out there to assess the internal dynamics of an organization. There are many traditional ways of conducting assessment, most of which rely on surveys or questionnaires, or otherwise try to interpret anonymity as safety to respond.
When Recover Alaska began our own internal conversation about addressing the power dynamics in our organization, we were guided by Sequoya Hayes of Red Linen Moon, LLC to generate our own tool. It didn’t have to cost any money, other than staff time. And it was deeply relational, since we went through multiple iterations of talking through our interpretation of power imbalances with our councils, partners, and fiscal sponsor. The resulting power analysis is a strong foundation from which we can plan for change within our organization.
In this session, participants will better understand the purpose and process of assessing power dynamics. It is our hope that participants will begin to map out a power analysis for their group or organization. Presenters will share why it is important to assess the organizational structure and roles that influence outcomes, and the impacts/barriers that could arise if power dynamics are not assessed.
Speakers: Sequoya D. Hayes, Jess Limbird