From the archive: James Baldwin speech at the University of California at Berkeley (1979)
Issues of anti-Black racism and policing are top of mind these days. We [white folks] need to do better.
Teams that think about their impact on each other, do better
Emotional intelligence is the ability to be aware of your feelings and acknowledge their role in your decision making and behaviour. Teams that think about their impact on each other and who develop their emotional intelligence do better.
Perspective shifting with PathCrafters
Emotional intelligence is the ability to be aware of your feelings and acknowledge their role in your decision making and behaviour. Teams that think about their impact on each other and who develop their emotional intelligence do better.
Here’s to resilience (and the end of the efficiency myth)
We have lived through an era of emphasis on efficiencies and as predictability success declines in this modern era there is a requirement for, and a benefit from our ability to adapt quickly to changing circumstances.
Overlooked factors that determine success
What’s Not On The Test: The Overlooked Factors That Determine Success What’s not on the test, Hidden Brain, NPR So I said, you know, this is obviously true. But it turned out that in psychology at that time, there was a sense that somehow personality and the subject of personality was kind of, you know, …
Self Regard, Emotional Expression, Reality Testing and Resilience
This is a powerful, moving and bang on TedX talk from Elizabeth White.
Here’s to the misfits and the troublemakers
“Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things… …
Parent-teen mediation
Parents experiencing conflict with their teen(s) report: decreased respect and cooperation difficulty communicating lack of connection increased anger, lack of laughter loss of social contract within the family We believe that strong parental leadership is the success to any family. We believe that any family can jointly create a positive and healthy environment for all …
Back in the Saddle
Being a native Calgarian, I have always liked that phrase. It speaks to perseverance, persistence and desire for movement forward. Fresh out of cataract surgery, I’m loving the clarity of these spring days and I seem to have a clarified vision of where I want to go and who I want to be. One part …