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Oh, SH*T! Maybe It's ME!
CW: white lady unpacking a little reflection about whiteness, negative self talk
On May 24, I spent 2.5 hours in community Grappling with the Legacy of Whiteness alongside I’d guess about 30 other community members that included leaders and teams from both the nonprofit and private sectors, as well as a few entrepreneurs. The session itself was set up beautifully by facilitators Gail Barker and Louise Pitre, who held a container for community dialogue that allowed folks to build intentional relationship, stretch the limits of their comfort zones, and learn and grow together. I’m grateful for their energy and the contributions of everyone who showed up, and the rest of what I have to say is about my own reflections both during the dialogue and after the fact.
Heart- and Human-Centred Leadership in Conflict
Some reflections on a piece that I had created for a course I took in early 2021 on Managing Difficult Relationships Within and Across Community Dynamics. This was a course I deeply appreciated, because it helped me to consider healthy ways to observe conflict and navigate through it, and because it helped me to look at conflict at both a systems and a human level.
The Art of Intentional Leadership
Wisdom 2.0 is a conference that’s all about living with mindfulness and wisdom in the digital age, and it’s a rare breed of conference that feeds the mind, body and soul. It may seem counterintuitive to have a conference where business, technology and mindfulness meet, but technology can just as easily connect us around the globe as it can disconnect us from the life in front of us.
Let’s work together