Archive - Black Sheep Chronicles

Stories Change Everything: Announcing Seeds of Climate Justice

What happens when frontline communities become the architects of municipal and county climate policy? The answer transformed King County, but the…

Aug 15 •

Sudha Nandagopal

July 2025

My Authentic Leadership Starts with Being a Spork

Reflections on identity, belonging, and the complexities of leading while trying to fit in.

Jul 24 •

Sudha Nandagopal

June 2025

Stop Looking for Zohran Mamdani's 'Secret Sauce'

It's not about finding the one perfect approach

Jun 25 •

Sudha Nandagopal

How My Berry-Stealing Dog Gave Me New Leadership Insight

Why "Lonely at the Top" is the Wrong Story

Jun 20 •

Sudha Nandagopal

May 2025

The Magic of a Sourdough Strategy for Bold Leaders

What bread baking can teach us about rebuilding organizational culture and distributed leadership during times of uncertainty and crisis.

May 15 •

Sudha Nandagopal

April 2025

How Do We Welcome New Activists into Social Change?

Social Change Salon: Exploring on-ramps, welcome strategies, and other ways we convert interest into action.

Apr 18 •

Sudha Nandagopal

March 2025

The Poet's Guide to Imagination: Leadership Practices for Chaotic Times

Some of the best leadership advice I've gathered through poetry workshops and writing communities

Mar 18 •

Sudha Nandagopal

February 2025

How to Shift From Political Anxiety to Powerful Action

We can grow our influence and agency through connection, joy, and small steps together

Feb 13 •

Sudha Nandagopal

January 2025

Is Sluggish Leadership What We Need in 2025?

Inspiration from nature's slowest creature to cultivate radical imagination in challenging times

Jan 16 •

Sudha Nandagopal

December 2024

12 Delights of 2024

My favorite reads, listens, eats, and more from this last year

Dec 17, 2024 •

Sudha Nandagopal

November 2024

This is not a gift guide. This is a grief guide.

On grief, growth, and the weight we carry together

Nov 25, 2024 •

Sudha Nandagopal

Vote for Climate Leadership: Securing Our Future

Perspectives from global climate leaders on protecting hard-won gains and organizing for climate justice

Published on Climate Voters for Harris-Walz • Nov 3, 2024

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