Notes From The Field

#Braveaf is true — some days. Just not today. brave

#braveaf hashtag we created to draw attention to upcoming events we are hosting at bravelylead.com

I’m sitting at home alone on a Friday night drinking a glass of wine, watching romantic comedies, wr...

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What is your super power? brave

Me, wearing my super hero cape, stepping into my super powers that allow me to have brave, honest conversations.

No one is born knowing how to brave, honest conversations about issues that really mat...

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“There was a school shooting in my community. How do I start the conversation?” brave bravehonestconversations courage

I was sitting in a workshop last week and a friend turned me after the Florida school shooting and told me this was her town and asked me this question. She was heartbroken, overwhelmed and at a loss ...

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Answering YOUR Questions about brave, honest conversations: Edition #1 brave bravehonestconversations

I get asked a lot of tough questions in my work. People weren’t born knowing how to have brave, honest conversations and it can be really scary, intimidating and anxiety producing to have a tough conv...

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

Picture source: Americabythenumbers.org

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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What connects us is greater than what pulls us apart brave

Hong Kong government officials participating in a session on how to meaningfully and effectively involve the public in decision-making.

Recently I had the privilege of spending a few days working wit...

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