Bias
What is Weaving Alignment?
I’d love to share an experience from a few years ago that illuminates how facilitative leadership was used to weave alignment and transform culture and
July 7, 2021
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authentic leadership
Why Knowing that our Evolution is Uneven is a Facilitator’s Strength
Let’s just start where it hurts. My friends and colleagues are worried about the recent push back on cultural progress. So is UN Secretary-General Antonio
May 29, 2019
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Courage
Befriending the Raging Toddler Within: Cultivating Emotional Maturity
In my organization, we do feedback a little differently than typical performance reviews. We have what we call GBOP (Get Better on Purpose) sessions with
January 9, 2019
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Conversation
Self-Care for Facilitating Conversations about Racism
I began my self-care coaching business as way to teach others about the self-care habits that sustained me through the toughest moments of my life.
July 13, 2018
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authentic leadership
The Truth About Women and Power
One morning in 9th grade I showed up to school and none of my five closest girlfriends would speak to me — they wouldn’t
March 30, 2018
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Anxiety
Big Fear, Big Opportunity
While I’m not aware of my fears all the time, when facilitating groups, my “big fear” becomes very alive. Will I be able to
October 19, 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
March 14, 2017
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Collaboration
Meeting Complexity with Receptivity
Recently I have been facilitating a group of 22 leaders that is about to begin a major transformative process. A newly configured team, they are
March 28, 2015
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agility
Availability—Inviting the “bigness” of you
“When you can relate to the present moment, make choices and distinctions, and bring those into the collective—that is where the facilitative and the leadership
January 9, 2015
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Inquiry
On Cultivating Open Space
A question came to me recently from a student in the Integral Facilitator® program who is facilitating a conversation among members of a classical music
July 18, 2014
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