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Finding Ground
“Ground is the place to go when overwhelmed with thoughts and fears. It can hold our confusion with unwavering presence. We can source the earth’s
Cléo Burke
April 9, 2020
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Insights from the field
Insights From the Field
by Ten Directions
Insights, essays, perspectives, and lessons learned while working in the field of facilitative leadership. Authors include our staff, as well as guest contributors.
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Innovation, Freefall and Not-Knowing
“The bad news is you’re falling through the air, nothing to hang on to, no parachute. The good news is, there’s no ground.” ~Chögyam Trungpa
Alana Felt
May 14, 2019
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adaptive leadership
Harvesting and Wielding the Gifts of Poetry in Leadership
A poet is someone Who can pour Light into a spoon, Then raise it To nourish Your beautiful parched, holy mouth. ~Hafiz Over
Brooke McNamara
April 19, 2017
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Learning to Flow With Our Emotions
In this 1-minute video clip below, Diane Musho Hamilton shares her insights about the fluid and dynamic quality of emotions. She describes our human tendency to either
Diane Musho Hamilton
April 17, 2017
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authentic leadership
The Poetry of Facilitative Leadership
Great poetry and great leadership both have the capacity to open our hearts to the wild immediacy of this very moment. Both have the capacity
Brooke McNamara
April 6, 2017
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Complexity
Thinking Differently About Our Development Can Facilitate Better Outcomes
For those of us interested in adult development, too often we tend to focus on stages. In particular, we zoom in on those higher, more
Rob McNamara
March 29, 2017
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Development
Your Instabilities Are a Good Thing, and So Are Other People’s
For many of us, the experience of adulthood involves what I call “completion projects” in The Elegant Self. Completion projects are our unexamined drives to
Rob McNamara
March 23, 2017
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Courage
Feedback Fuels Our Growth
Twenty years ago, I made my debut as an organizational psychologist. Perhaps influenced by academics and my former life as an accountant, my envisioned ideal
Nina Jensen
March 14, 2017
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The Two Poles of Relating – Receptive Listening and Penetrative Expression
Some of us tend to orient towards listening and reflecting others, while some of us are more comfortable with expression. In this video clip, Diane
Diane Musho Hamilton
February 28, 2017
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adaptive leadership
Next Stage for Self-Management: Skilled Facilitator Training
A big ah-ha from the field: Successful self-management depends on this. Many teams and organizations, especially in the last few years since the rise of
Lauren Tenney
February 21, 2017
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agility
Free To Go Off Script
I needed a breakthrough. Two important group facilitation events loomed in my near future. While I felt excited about them, I also felt terrified. As
Edith Friesen
February 15, 2017
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Bridging the Gap Between Personal and Cultural Evolution
Different streams of evolution flow at their own pace. For example, the responsive movements of culture are more dynamic and exciting. By contrast, genetics develop
Rob McNamara
February 9, 2017
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facilitative leadership
Embodying Presence into The World
Why Does Sitting Meditation Help Facilitation? The question came up in our last public Integral Facilitator call about how the practice of sitting meditation contributes
Diane Musho Hamilton
October 24, 2016
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