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Beyond empty posturing and campaign rhetoric that often maintains the societal status quo, practice social transformation that brings adversaries into dialogue through their common humanness. Challenging status quo is first a personal process and always occur within each person’s context and identity. Learn to talk about a potentially divisive issue without dividing, to state contrary opinions without pulling away from our mutual humanness. 

That we are also a global human society reminds us of our profound rippling influence with each choice to look beyond the familiar to the disturbing with curiosity to risk learning, over and over.

Join Janet, Garry and our dear friend, colleague and global leader, Dr. Shariff Abdullah, J.D. and Founder of Commonway, as we explore this context for CHALLENGE, to risk beyond fear so that we lift each other up and create a world that works for all living things.

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In this interview, we talk with Paul Crick about his article "Tipping Point. The opportunity for reinvention."

We will discuss how our relationship to work is changing as a result of the pandemic.  The enforced pause has provided many of us with the opportunity to become more aware of how we spend out time and energy, to question the nature of our ingrained habits and routines, and to consider what is most important to us.  Many people are reconsidering how they will live life, what they want and what they are willing to tolerate. We are at a tipping point where there is opportunity for reinvention. 

Paul is the Founder and Managing Partner of his own leadership development consultancy, The Elevate Partnership. He specializes in helping leaders and leadership teams to expand their inner character and capacity to enable them to lead at their next level.

He also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for The Adagio College of Performing Arts and until recently served on the board of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council, UK as Professional Development Director.

Paul has been a management consultant, coach, educator, facilitator and trainer for over 20 years working around the world with Fortune 500 and Times 250 corporations, public sector institutions and voluntary organizations for PriceWaterhouseCoopers, CapGemini and IBM.

He has taught and coached leaders individually and in groups, across 22 countries up to and including C-Level Executives.

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In this episode, I talk with Paul about his article published in our March 2022  issue.

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Join Janet, Garry, and her dear friend, colleague, and global leader, Dr. Josie McLean, Ph.D,. and Co-Founder of the Climate Coaching Alliance, as we explore this context for COURAGE, the mental and moral strength to meet the world as it is with life-affirming compassion.

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To effect transformational change in the way we live, and work requires a re-patterning or re-coding of the assumptions and beliefs that underpin our modern western culture. The effect of doing nothing you know – a viral pandemic, racial injustice, #MeToo, working virtually, the great resignation, crashing fertility and birth rates in the western world. These disturbing experiences generate a liminal space - a space in-between. In between what we have known for certain and what will yet be and is very uncertain.

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In this interview, we talk with Jennifer Britton about her article Reinventing the Business of Coaching.

In this article, we look at how the layers of change have impacted, and continue to impact, the coaching profession. We explore the ongoing evolution from the landscape of technology, industry, business, skills, our client, digitalization and virtualization.

Jennifer’s work in the area of designing and delivering coaching skills for leaders has been awarded multiple times. Her work as a coach in the healthcare sector was awarded the Prism Award for Excellence in Coaching in 2016, as well as an Award of Excellence in Curriculum Design by i4pL, and in early 2022 she was awarded the Individual Contributor Award by ICF Toronto in recognition for her contributions to both the local and global association of coaches, particularly the support and thought leadership provided during the pandemic with supports around virtual conversations and coaching in the emerging remote and hybrid world.

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Full article can be found here: https://bit.ly/BtPjenniferBritton
Link to website: https://www.potentialsrealized.com/
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DeBorah "Sunni" Smith provides transformational executive coaching and consulting around organizational imperatives like leadership development, change management, Conversational Intelligence®, conflict resolution, workplace harassment, cultural competency and "DEI and B" principles.  She functions as an adjunct coach and consultant with the Center of Creative Leadership (CCL) and enjoys her work conduction individual and group coaching supervision.

In this episode, I talk with Sunni about her article published in our December 2021 issue titled “What "Wants" May Bring ~ Needs vs. wants in the journey toward self-determination and healing.”  We will be continuing the discussion of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from a coaching perspective.

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Jeb is an executive coach and leadership development consultant based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  He is the Chief Experience Officer of ThoughtAction, a firm focused on bringing the unique, transformative Results System coaching process to clients and coaches. Jeb focuses on helping organization, teams, and individuals to create the results they desire professionally and personally.

In this episode, I talk with Jeb about his article published in our December 2021 issue titled “Practical Resilience: How to make resilience work for your clients.”

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In this interview, we talk with Eileen McDargh about her article "Resilience: It ain't what you think!

We will take a look at why resilience is not a crisis-only skill but a life skill that will help us to grow during challenges and provide us with opportunities to becomes stronger and wiser in the process.

Eileen McDargh is the CEO of The Resiliency Group. She is an internationally recognized keynote speaker, Hall of Fame Speaker, master facilitator, and award-winning author with expertise in resiliency and leadership. The British research firm of Global Gurus International ranks her in the top five of the 30 Communication Masters worldwide. Her articles have appeared in countless publications and two of her books have been awarded national recognition, including the Ben Franklin Gold Award. Her eighth book is Burnout to Breakthrough: Building Resilience to Refuel, Recharge and Reclaim What Matters.

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In this interview, we talk with George Anastasopoulos about his book I Love Mondays.

Learn to love Mondays because you love what you do, where you do it, and who you do it with. Managers everywhere know the feelings of being overwhelmed, overworked, and underappreciated - like sinking in quicksand. If you find yourself saying “it’s just the way it is,” we’ll show you how to change it. Instead of the usual business book formula, we created a fable that showcases real, applicable skills with real business outcomes. Accomplishing more, making a difference, and creating an amazing team culture is possible for you, regardless of where you are in your company’s hierarchy, by changing the way you work, live, and play with those around you. Welcome to the world of loving Mondays!

George is Head Coach at Leadership Fundamentals, founded more than 20 years ago following a 20-year corporate sales, marketing and general management career. his mission is to enable every manager and employee on the planet to do less, accomplish more and make a difference. George has taught at the University of Toronto and York University's Schulich Executive Education Centre.

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In this interview, we talk with Jennifer Britton about her article Curiosity, Vision, Experimentation, Connection: Helping teams and groups thrive in periods of disruption.

Jennifer feels that "helping teams and groups thrive through periods of disruption has become an important part of our role as coaches in helping people continue to thrive in the workspace. "

Jennifer Britton is a team and group coaching specialist and founder of Potentials Realized. She is the author of six books including her latest, Reconnecting Workspaces and co-host of the Remote Pathways podcast. She is known for her highly interactive approaches to virtual conversations. Jennifer’s work has been awarded the Prism Award for Excellence in Coaching.

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In this interview, we talk with Joe DeGraaf about his article A Coaching Path through DISRUPTION.

Joe feels that "disruption is the tree that blocks our chosen road and clears an opening to a new part of the forest. It is the branching off of divergent paths that were never marked on our map and have no indications of which way we should go."

Joe is the assistant director of life calling at Indiana Wesleyan university. He's a certified life coach and strengths coach who works with clients with higher, within higher education, as well as small businesses and churches. Joe earned his master of arts from Ball State University, as well as graduate certificate in business. He's worked in the realm of higher education for nearly a decade and is dedicated to helping individuals overcome challenges and improve the world around them.

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