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Little girl holding American flag in a field - A Father’s Perspective on Trump: We Must Not Be Silent

A FATHER’S PERSPECTIVE: I can’t back Trump with a clear conscience

George Cassidy Payne·November 18, 2024
“The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower To...
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HIGH-CONSCIOUS LEADERSHIP: What is it, and how can we practice it?

Contributor·July 17, 2024
Can we agree that there are limitations to leadership as we’ve historically defined it? Leaders are either elected from a...
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MINDFUL LEADERSHIP IN STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: Empowering leaders to create positive change

Sam Bowman·May 22, 2024
Leading a student organization is a great opportunity. You get to gain some experience in a position that can boost...
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A CRISIS OF CONSCIOUSNESS: As the world speeds on, life invites you to wake up

Contributor·May 15, 2024
Katie was late. We were sitting in HeartSpace, our retreat centre in Park City, ready to start a coaching session...
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THE GIFT OF BEING DIAGNOSED WITH ADHD: A fresh way of seeing the world

Antonia Bowring·October 16, 2023
“It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are.” – E.E. Cummings My adult...
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AUTHENTIC DIALOGUE: A 4-principle framework that can foster deep change for the Global Majority

Contributor·September 27, 2023
Author’s note: I recently coached participants at a retreat held for executives and leaders from around the world. Over multiple...
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Illustration of one angry businesswoman at desk with two angry businessmen yelling at her - MINDFUL BUSINESS LEADERSHIP: 3 crucial communication practices

MINDFUL BUSINESS LEADERSHIP: 3 crucial communication practices

Melissa Simic·August 9, 2023
When was the last time you posted a job ad for a new role at your organization? Perhaps it’s been...
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RISE UP: 7 challenges that come with being a leader

Jessica Chapman·November 10, 2020
Contrary to popular belief, being a leader can be extremely challenging, and sometimes it isn’t beneficial. To become a leader,...
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SELF CONFIDENCE QUOTES: 35 reminders to always be your best self

Jelin Philip·May 13, 2016
As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Talk to yourself...
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SERVANT LEADERSHIP: Mindfulness and awareness in the workplace creates resonance and fulfillment

Contributing Writer·February 24, 2016
Two of the most courageous elements missing from most business environments is the combination of vulnerability and mindfulness—at all levels, practised with intention, consistently, and wholeheartedly.
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SUPPORTIVE SUPERVISION: Burnout prevention for social workers starts with strong leadership

Anjali Mani·September 14, 2015
I’ve been a social worker for the last 20 years or so. In all the various hats that I’ve worn...
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STEP UP!: What it takes to be a leader

Kyla Giffin·July 7, 2015
When you think leader, what pops into your head? George Washington? Queen Elizabeth I? Why do we always think of...
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IN SEARCH OF A LEADER: A fictional account of what a true leader would look like

Anjali Mani·March 1, 2015
She was born out of the fire. Humankind had been on a search for a true leader. There had been many...
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REAL FRIENDSHIP: Set free by the spiritual calling within us

Contributing Writer·February 27, 2015
Here we are in a new year, 2015. Over the holidays I was vividly aware of the true message that...
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SKILLFUL COMMUNITY: Support networks without hierarchical leadership

SKILLFUL COMMUNITY: Support networks without hierarchical leadership

Contributing Writer·September 11, 2012
Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen once described the concept of community as a ship, saying that, “everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.” Set in the context...
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The Infinite Games: Breakthrough approaches to organizational change

THE INFINITE GAMES: Generative capacity-building as a core organizing strategy

Contributing Writer·January 22, 2012
Why is it that most business organizations fail to become financially sustainable, much less contribute to the sustainability of the larger whole?...
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PALETTE OF POSSIBILITIES: A collection of business design principles and lenses

Contributing Writer·December 29, 2011
Leaders and practitioners committed to transformational change can learn to work with these principles and lenses in the same way artist learns...
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