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Holding the Room Without Owning the Outcome

One of the hardest and most liberating truths of facilitation, mediation, coaching, consulting, and leadership is that brave space cannot be held by the facilitator alone. Our role is to create the conditions where bravery becomes more possible.…
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How to be an Ally: Simple Ways to get Started

We have hosted several dialogues on the topic of belonging, equity and inclusion in the workplace over recent months. During these sessions, we are often asked about ways to become a better Ally, especially for those who are not managers or…
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Strategy During Crisis

We must practice agility, and with that comes revisiting strategy often to ensure we stay up to date with the ever changing demands of our positions.
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Lessons Learned Along the Journey

We all know the adage people leave managers, not companies, but what does this really mean and how can we develop our leadership abilities to retain great employees?
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Introducing DiSC and Five Behaviors

A Word from MECC Meghan I’m most looking forward to offering these tools to our partners as a means to build strong communication and strengthen teamwork. These personalized assessments allow for self-examination as well as a deeper reflection…
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Leading by Example: Talking about Race in the Workplace

As race relations in America gain nightly news attention, so has it inspired people to start talking, acting, and marching. The Black Lives Matter initiative is more than just a hashtag, and says less about race and more about inclusion, equality,…
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A Portrait of a Peacemaker: Mev Puleo

During my time as a volunteer English teacher in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, I hosted an overabundance of emotions. There were days when my purpose seemed so absolute, so certain. My internal desire to be present to the people and community…
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Be Successful, Be Human, Say “Sorry”

Patrick Lencioni, author of the business best seller, The Advantage, gives the key to success for business owners and members alike: Organizational Health. What does that look like? What does health even mean in the context of successful…
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Portrait of a Peacemaker– Brene Brown

  “Vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous.  Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change” In 2010 Brene Brown touched the TedTalk world with one word: vulnerability. To take Brown’s…
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Finding Your Strengths and Sticking to Them

In my final months as a college student, I remember being overwhelmed with the vast quantity of professional vocabulary that remained, although relevant and important, daunting and unfamiliar. We, the newly graduated, the naïve bunch who thought…
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Level 5 Leaders

People often believe that transforming an organization requires a leader with an extreme personality, an egocentric individual who likes to take charge. Author and leadership expert, Jim Collins would tend to disagree. In his book “Good…
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Developing Leaders: Tips and Tricks

Are people born as leaders or can they become one? Some would argue that leadership is in ones blood, you either have it or you don’t. We would argue that it is not a combination of qualities that make a leader, but a combination of actions.…