The Right Way to Leverage Employee Resource Groups/ Engage Corporate and Community Partnerships with Employee Resource Groups

This episode's guest is Tennille Cooley. She is the founder of The C.L. Collective is a leading project management and program management consulting firm, dedicated to guiding organizations towards unparalleled success. Tennille is also a proud board member of the Black Employee Network, one of Coca-Cola's Inclusion networks, where she serves as the Ambassador and Community Liaison. Sorority groups on college campuses can provide a foundation for belonging and community partnerships. It’s where Tennille Cooley’s love for corporate/ community partnerships began. From raising funds for community causes, hosting food drives and walks to leading and advising the Black Employee Network Employee Resource Group at Coca-Cola, breaking down internal silos, and hosting local business owners at the company headquarters, she does it all. Tennille’s prowess is a blueprint on how ERGs fill multiple needs of belonging, creativity and innovation and collaboration. She says the skills she leverages to manage and lead high complexity projects like these are: Passion and Perseverance Sales to be able to sell the vision Project Management and Organization Problem-Solving and  Collaboration Listen to the episode and share your biggest insight or learning moment. Connect with Tennille Cooley: LinkedIn Connect with Monique Russell: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Youtube Email feedback or questions: [email protected] Produced by Breadfruit Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices