A safe space isn’t a safe space just because you say that it is. Just like you’re not an ally just because you believe you are and want to be one. The group of people you’re leading or facilitating gets to decide whether it’s a safe space. They decide this based on your behaviour and […]
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The leadership path to meaningful implementation of diversity, equity, belonging, indigenization, and overall genuinely respectful workplaces is both a) much simpler than we may have realized and b) more personally challenging. This article discusses why and includes thoughts for action. This might sound controversial. I hope you’ll hear me out. As much as it’s valuable
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This art piece by Nathan W. Pyle is a perfect example of how unacknowledged privilege can blind folks, whether formal leaders or not, to the oppression happening right in front of us. If you think this isn’t you at all, and that you would completely understand Mr. Mouse’s concerns, I would encourage you to ask
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Are you skilled at really listening to yourself? I’m not talking about confidence here, by the way. The skill of adeptly listening to ourselves is, in fact, a key leadership skill that falls into the emotional intelligence bucket of leadership proficiencies. It’s not fluff. Listening to ourselves has sometimes been painted as either “fluffy” at worst
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Does DEI belong in the space of HR/People & Culture? Some questions and considerations for all leaders. Are you holding a ten-foot pole? First, an acknowledgment that some folks may not feel comfortable touching this week’s question with a ten-foot pole, so to speak. But if you’re open, I would really like to hear your
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As someone who loves leadership, teaches leadership, and lives and breathes people-centered, equitable, high-performance leadership, I am bringing discussion of leadership from its compartmentalized place on LinkedIn and purely professional and educational circles to this entrepreneurial space. Let’s talk about where we’re going as leaders and why leadership reflection matters. Where are we going? Over
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The energy of this weekend’s full moon is an interesting combination this moon cycle. There’s the action-oriented, forward motion of Aries and the contemplative, wounded healer energy of Chiron in retrograde. Don’t worry if you don’t know what that means, you don’t actually need to. The October Full Moon Tarot Spread below will do all the
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As shared in my post from this morning over on my personal Instagram today, I have been deeply emotionally tired lately, and so this morning I created an impromptu little empowering self-care/lookahead Tarot spread for myself during some much-needed drop reflection time. I share this spread with you here in case it helps you, too.
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Today’s post talks about how to create change, overcome learned helplessness, and regain your sense of agency, in the fallout in the US of the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Tarot is a useful way to collect your thoughts, plan and then jump into action. A Tarot spread for change and action is included to
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In today’s post, we talk a bit about Saturn Retrograde and share the Saturn Retrograde Tarot spread that you can use to help guide you through the next few months of Saturn Rx. Saturn Retrograde We have recently entered into Saturn Retrograde, which is a great time to focus in on where we need to
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