Notes From The Field

Living brave: 50 things for my 50th year brave

I turn 50 in 2018. I don’t even know how that happened; how I’m suddenly that old. Which I realize is such an old person kind of thing to say.

I was talking to a dear friend a couple months ago and s...

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What happens when a little vulnerability changes everything brave bravehonestconversations

It can be surprising when you need to have a brave, honest conversation. Sometimes, when you least expect it.

Recently, I took my mother-in-law to the Doctor. The trip left me with some heartache, gr...

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Successful resolutions require a look at your whole life

Most common resolutions. Picture source: Huffington Post

It’s that time of year. My gym is full of people I’ve never seen before, the produce section of the grocery store is full of people buying veg...

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An opportunity for brave leadership: The Peel Watershed. brave leadership

The Peel Watershed. Photo credit: cbc.ca

Friday December 1, 2017 marked the end of a long battle in the courts…and the start of a new journey, one just as potentially fraught with conflict, misunders...

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5 reasons why your organization will fail to create positive change. And what you can do about it. positive

I’ve been thinking about what it really takes to build leadership capacity inside organizations, and what is really required to have brave, honest conversations about the things that matter most.

Eve...

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How to be messy AND bravely lead brave lead leadership

Wallowing in the depths of self-doubt is common. It’s what you do when you realize you are there that makes the difference.

Here are some recent insights on how to be messy AND brave in your life.

I...

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Why COMMUNITY matters most in COMMUNITY RECOVERY to disaster

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I’ve been riveted by coverage of the total devastation wrought by Hurricane Irma. I’m speechless, my throat tight with tears for the heartache and suffering being exper...

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Talking together: a Manifesto for Brave, Honest Conversations - How public engagement needs to change for the times brave bravehonestconversations

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Protests, marches, petitions. Riots, police barricades, people injured and killed. Anger, righteous indignation, tragedy and discrimination. Natural disasters,...

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We need more brave, honest conversations. We need more courageous leaders. brave bravehonestconversations leadership
  • Violence in Charlottesville.
  • Climate Change impacts destroying property, wildlife, the environment.
  • A growing divide between rich and poor.
  • Discrimination, polarization and a rise in hatred.
  • Glo
  • ...
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Leading from nothing: why “holding space” is your most important leadership skill

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“Retreat 3 is a week of learning to lead from nothing.”

I’m part way through a year long Leadership program with the Coaches Training Institute and as I recently he...

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What happens when you act from a place of 100%?

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We live in a world where we value the 50/50 equation as a path to partnership, career, relationship and life. We look at it as a way to equally divide and share the exper...

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How NOT to create consensus. And how to learn from the experience and try again.

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In the 2015 election campaign, the Liberal party of Canada led by Justin Trudeau, campaigned on a promise of electoral reform. He promised that 2015 would be the last ele...

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