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How to Recognize Moral Injury at Work

When people with power, authority, and choice take action that betrays the purpose or ethic that they espouse, it can cause a deep moral wound for them and for those who work with them….
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Six Powerful Listening Behaviors to Transform Connection

Often in our effort to problem solve or empathize in conversations, we hear words and quickly create a narrative colored by our feelings, thoughts, assumptions, or judgments….
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Practicing Play

Experiencing the light-heartedness of play, even for a short time, frees up our energy, shifts our perspective, and offers space for seeing ourselves as whole beings. Play often invites us into a celebration or savoring of the ordinary and small joys of life….
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On Building Trust

A Google study on what makes certain teams work better than others showed that the number one factor that makes teams effective is simple: psychological and emotional safety….
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The Path to Resilience

Resilience is not simply about about getting rid of the pain we experience quickly (though many may want you to confuse this kind of psychological toughness with resilience). The movement toward resilience is a movement toward wholeness through understanding….
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15 Leadership Practices Worth Exploring

How do you communicate you authenticity and ability to lead to others effectively? Can you just show up and say, “I’m here. I’m a leader. Let’s go.”? Is there some badge you wear when you’re ready that says, “Certified Leader”, so that everyone knows we are capable of leading them? …
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Humble Kindness: An Interview with Dr. Aaron Shapiro

“Especially working in a ‘hot-spot’ hospital through the height of COVID, the concept of, ‘be kind because you don’t know what someone else is going through,’ has been such an unforgivingly salient mantra for me….
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What is authentic leadership?

We gravitate to one of the most simple definitions of authentic leadership: An authentic leader is a true representative of their beliefs and values in thought, in action…
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MEDITATION & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Create space in your days.

The trust, accountability, and integrity needed to lead are developed from the inside out. Your leadership will be directly informed by how you cultivate awareness, reckon with power, build relationships, and engage learning. Doing this inner work of leadership requires moving beyond the all-too-common over-reliance on your title or your intellect into new ways of being. 

Meditation is one way to support you in developing different ways of being with and knowing yourself, others, and the world. Find out what meditation has to offer you by exploring these meditation teachings and practices today.

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