Leading with Dignity in Times of Volatility and Uncertainty

  • November 15, 2023
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Virtual (Zoom)

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Join us in an insightful conversation with renowned international affairs expert and award-winning author, Dr. Donna Hicks from Harvard University on her latest book Leading with Dignity and the role dignity plays in healing and reconciling relationships and creating a culture that brings out the best in people.


In today's tumultuous times, she will offer three components on leading with dignity to include what one must know, do and create to best be together in a conflict-ridden world.

Her extensive background in facilitating diplomatic efforts on the world stage and consulting with leaders in corporations, schools, churches and non-governmental organizations brings a compelling framework for strengthening culture by recognizing and promoting the inherent value in people.



Dr. Donna Hicks is an Associate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University.  Dr. Hicks was Deputy Director of the Program on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution (PICAR) at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University.  She worked extensively on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict and as a member of the third party in numerous unofficial diplomatic efforts. In addition to her work in the Middle East, Dr. Hicks founded and co-directed a ten-year project in Sri Lanka.  She has also worked on the conflicts in Northern Ireland and Colombia and conducted several US/Cuba dialogues. She is the Vice President of Ara Pacis, an Italian non-governmental organization based in Rome.  They are currently involved in a dignity restoration project in Syria and Libya. Dr. Hicks was a consultant to the British Broadcasting Company where she co-facilitated encounters between victims and perpetrators of the Northern Irish conflict with Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The encounters were made into 3 television programs, Facing the Truth, which were aired throughout the United Kingdom and on BBC World.


Dr. Hicks has taught courses in conflict resolution at Harvard, Clark, and Columbia Universities and conducts trainings and educational seminars in the US and abroad on the role dignity plays in healing and reconciling relationships in conflict as well as dignity leadership training. She consults with corporations, schools, churches, and non-governmental organizations. She is the author of the book, Dignity: It’s Essential Role in Resolving Conflict, published in 2011 by Yale University Press.  Her second book, Leading with Dignity: How to Create a Culture That Brings Out the Best in People, was published by Yale University Press in August of 2018.

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