Empowerment Minutes
Maurine Kwende
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About This Podcast
Empowerment Minutes is a podcast for learning and development, leadership, and coaching professionals, hosted by Dr. Maurine Kwende. The podcast was launched in April 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to empower others—especially women—to find their voice and use it boldly. Each episode shares practical insights, tools, and nuggets of wisdom to help listeners grow, lead effectively, and make a greater impact in their work and organizations.
Dr. Maurine Kwende is the CEO and Founder of EMK Learning Solutions, a consulting firm focused on leadership development, coaching, facilitation, and learning solutions. She is also the founder of Girls Can Dream Big 2, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering women and girls to dream big and live boldly.
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Beyond the Leader: Building a Culture that Outlives You with Dr. Maurine Kwende
As a leader, what are you normalizing? Did you know that what you normalize becomes your culture? In this week’s episode of the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, as we close out National Women’s History…
Leadership Legacy Series: Lower the Ladder- Building a Legacy That Outlives You with Dr. Maurine Kwende
What happens to your leadership when you are no longer in the room? If you left your role tomorrow, what would still be growing because of your leadership? In this week’s episode of the…
Lift While You Lead: How Women Leaders Empower, Advocate, and Make Room for Others with Dr. Maurine Kwende
In this week’s episode of the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we continue The Legacy Series: Women Who Lead, Lift, and Lower the Ladder with Episode 3: Lift While You Lead: How Women Leaders Empower,…
The Audacity to Lead: Women Who Stop Waiting and Start Leading with Dr. Maurine Kwende
Too often, women leaders are taught to wait for permission, for a title, or for formal authority before stepping fully into their influence. But true leadership is not limited to an organizational…
The Legacy Series | Episode 1: The Legacy Audit- Is Your Leadership a Bridge or a Bottleneck? with Dr. Maurine Kwende
Happy National Women’s History Month! As women leaders, we are often celebrated for being the “fixers.” We pride ourselves on having the answers, moving things forward, and being the glue that…
Through Their Lens: Lead Your Team with Their Leadership Love Language with Maurine Kwende
Treating people the way you want to be treated assumes everyone on your team is exactly like you. They aren’t. If you want to build a People-First Culture, lead people the way they need to be…
Clarity is Kindness: The Feedback Love Language of Leadership with Dr. Maurine Kwende
Do you think you’re being kind as a leader by being vague? Most leaders avoid direct feedback because they don’t want to hurt feelings—but vagueness doesn’t protect people. It creates anxiety,…
Leading From Within: Discover Your Leadership Love Language with Dr. Maurine Kwende
Do you know your leadership love language? Are you experiencing a Leadership Love Language Gap? This month on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we’re diving into a brand-new theme: The Love Language…
From Dream to Done: The 90-Day Plan to Execute Your 2026 Goals with Dr. Maurine Kwende
We all have goals, but without a plan, those goals won’t survive past February. Today marks the finale of our “Design Your 2026” series on the Empowerment Minutes podcast. If you’ve been following…
Busyness Is Not a Strategy: Building a System for Intentional Progress with Dr. Maurine Kwende
Do you feel like you’re doing a lot—but not moving forward? Have you ever ended a week thinking: “I was busy… but what did I actually move forward?” That’s the busyness trap. And the truth is:…
Are You Leading Your Year or Is Your Year Leading You? with Dr. Maurine Kwende
Are you already stuck in the Accidental Loop? If your calendar is hijacking your priorities, you may be in the loop—the cycle where leaders drift fast, especially at the start of the year. You start…
From Dream Board to Bold Action: The Roadmap from Vision to Reality with Dr. Maurine Kwende
Today’s Empowerment Minutes episode is extra special. It’s not only the final episode of 2025—it also marks our 200th episode milestone. I am deeply grateful to every listener, client, cohort member,…
Beyond the Board: Building Your 2026 Dream Board Anchored in Purpose with Dr. Maurine Kwende
Are you building a dream board for 2026 or just making a pretty collage you’ll forget by March? Most people stop at the pictures. But as a leader, your vision needs to be a strategic roadmap, not…
Design Your 2026, Part 2 – Your North Star: Align and Clarify Purpose for the Year Ahead with Dr. Maurine Kwende
Are you building your 2026 plan on a shaky foundation? If your goals don't align with your North Star, you're setting yourself up for busyness and burnout, not meaningful breakthrough. In the newest…
Design Your 2026: What 2025 Taught You with Dr. Maurine Kwende
Are you getting ready to design your 2026, or are you about to copy and paste the same year on repeat because you never stopped to gather the data behind your results? In this week’s Empowerment…
Beyond the Moment: Building a Legacy of Gratitude with Dr. Maurine Kwende
What will you be remembered for as a leader? In the final episode of our November theme: Gratitude in Leadership, we explore Beyond the Moment: Building a Legacy of Gratitude. When appreciation…
Gratitude in Leadership: 7 Ways to Build a Culture of Gratitude at Work with Dr. Maurine Kwende
Tired of High Turnover? The Answer Might Be Gratitude. In this week's episode, Gratitude in Leadership: 7 Ways to Build a Culture of Gratitude at Work, you will learn how making appreciation a system…
The Science of Gratitude: How to Make it Stick from the Inside Out with Dr. Maurine Kwende
On this Veterans Day, we pause to honor all who served and the families who stood with them. Your courage, commitment, and example of service inspire all of us. Thank you. This Week on the…
The Leader's Edge: Ways to Master the Art of Gratitude in the Workplace with Dr. Maurine Kwende
This Thanksgiving month on the Empowerment Minutes podcast, we’re spotlighting gratitude. Empowerment Minutes podcast exists because of you our listeners who’ve tuned in every Tuesday for nearly five…
Beyond the Dashboard: Building Trust and Connection in the Age of AI with Dr. Maurine Kwende
In this week’s episode of the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we explore how conscious leaders build trust and human connection in a tech-driven world. Discover ways to learn how to use AI as a bridge,…
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Empowerment Minutes has published 100 episodes since October 2023, covering topics in Business, Careers.
Empowerment Minutes is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 10m.
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