In-depth lists on identity, roots, leadership, women, literature and belonging
Thoughts are not born in one moment. They accumulate from meetings, from writing, from memory, from working with people and organizations – and from the recurring question: What happens when a person, community or organization returns to its roots and begins to act from the truth?
In Fentay’s articles, I choose to write to you about my thoughts on identity as power, on belonging, on a personal voice, on connected leadership, on women and presence, and on the way memory, literature and culture can open a deeper conversation – in life, in the community and in the organization.
Here will appear articles, personal lists, thoughts behind the scenes and content that will connect the worlds of writing, lectures and consulting.
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An article about the organizational cost of a culture where employees are forced to hide parts of their identity to be considered professional - and about the way the whole person can become a source of trust, belonging, initiative and organizational value.
An article about the story before the ascension: the life of the Beta Israel community in Ethiopia, the villages, the faith, the women, the tradition and the deep Jewish-African world that existed long before the story became a "journey story".
A personal essay about the promise to the mother that became the book "Scarred Stone" and the moment when a family, female and community story that was too big to bear in silence, began to have a voice.
An article about the moment when a woman stops wanting to be more comfortable with the world, and starts speaking with clarity, value and presence. About a female voice, inner loyalty and the possibility to take a place without imitating existing models of power.
An article about the way in which identity, memory and family history do not only pass through deliberate conversations, but are absorbed in childhood through presence, incidental hearing and a shared living space - and the question of how this flow can be preserved even within the modern home.
An article about the holiday of the synagogue as a language of longing, memory and belonging - and the possibility of seeing it as not only a holiday of one community, but a gateway to a broad Israeli conversation about home, identity and multi-rooted Israeliness.
A behind-the-scenes article of "Scarred Stone" about the birth of Nagasti - the heroine of the novel born from mother's stories, generational memory, women's silences, and life in the Jewish villages in Ethiopia before the journey to Israel. One figure that carries within it the voice of many women who were not always seen, but held an entire world.
An article about the real challenge of diverse organizations: not the mere existence of human, cultural, generational or value differences - but the lack of a language that allows management, managers and employees to transform differences from a source of caution and friction into a source of trust, belonging and organizational value.
A personal essay for women about running in the rain, a surprise rainbow, and the right to choose ourselves in the midst of life's burden. About the time and space that women need to give themselves in order to breathe again, to be present, and to give to others out of abundance and not out of depletion.
An article about leadership, trust and presence in organizations - and the way managers can create a space where people are not required to hide parts of themselves to be considered professional, but bring more voice, initiative and value to the table.
An article about women as a force that creates, heals and sustains a community - and the question of whether in the modern age women are required to imitate existing models of success, or can bring to the table a voice, depth, listening, sovereignty and self-loyalty.
A personal essay about food prepared for a mother in the Netherlands, and about the deep question that opened up from it: Who holds the woman in the moments when she holds life? Through a connection to the world of "scarred stone", the article deals with the power of the female circle, the loneliness of women around childbirth, loss and fertility treatments, and what it may be time to bring back into our lives.
An article about the connection between roots, belonging and identity and inner resilience among teenagers and about the possibility to see in our family and community stories not only the past, but a social, emotional and value anchor for the future.
An article about "complete success" - the ability to grow, integrate and lead without erasing the roots. On an integrative identity, present rootedness, and the possibility of turning the family story into a source of strength, inner sovereignty and success.
Fentay Maharat-Alamu's debut novel returns to the world of the women of the House of Israel in Ethiopia - to roots, memory, scars and female strength. Leave details to receive first updates on the release of the book, pre-purchase, premium edition and launch events.
