This episode of Meditations on Leadership begins with Meditation #17: The Broker, Not the Keeper, a reflection on collaboration—why it’s harder than we often admit, and how real partnership requires trust, belonging, and agency.

Don is then joined by Molly Feeney, Executive Director of Homeworthy, the only dedicated homeless service agency serving Knox, Waldo, and parts of Lincoln County, Maine. With a background that spans teaching in a youth detention facility, leading a residential treatment school, and now guiding Homeworthy through growth and transformation, Molly’s leadership embodies courage, equity, and compassion. Together, Don and Molly explore what it takes to meet people where they are, build communities of belonging, and practice collaboration not as competition, but as culture.

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