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I help people & teams reach their full potential. 💯

I’m a business leader who has spent 15 yrs inspiring global 🌎teams so I have lots of tips for building inclusive cultures. 🙌🏼
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Context matters.
See optical illusion below which helps demonstrate how our brains interpret what we see.

So when talking to your teams watch out for
• Timing eg when in the day
• The ordering of your message
• How they feel before you start

David- thanks for sharing.
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Abilene Paradox:

When a group makes a decision that is contrary to the desires of all members, because each member assumes the others approve of it.
January 25, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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In 2004, I interviewed for a teaching position. The principal asked me how many kids I had. I answered. He asked if I was planning to have more —said he couldn’t afford to have another teacher out on maternity leave.

This is why women need protections, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
January 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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What an exhausting day.

So much trauma out there in the world, in our people.

Sending love ♥️
January 24, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Costco shareholders have overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal as other U.S. companies retreat from their diversity policies
Costco successfully defends its diversity policies as other US companies scale theirs back
Costco has claimed victory in pushing back on a shareholder proposal that urges the wholesale club operator to conduct an evaluation of any business risks posed by its diversity, equity and inclusion ...
apnews.com
January 24, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Keep going.

Small steps over time make a huge difference.
January 23, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I heard this phrase a yrs ago, but it’s stuck with me.

What’s been your biggest pivot?

🎓 At university I was a waiter🍴

💻 Early in my career I learned technical skills (eg financial models)

The last 15yrs I’ve led & coached big teams.

🙌🏼 Helping others has fuelled my career 🙌🏼

#leadership
January 23, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” 🧡🧡🧡

#kindness #BeYou

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January 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” Dalai Lama

Let’s show kindness to those around us. 🧡

#kindness #KindnessMatters
January 21, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King
January 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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January 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” Anne Lamott

Take time to pause.

#kindness #SelfCare #pause

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January 20, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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Marriage isn't just everlasting love, it's forgiveness, communication, understanding, and commitment.
January 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Friendly reminder for the day

"We are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike."
-Maya Angelou
January 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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It's impossible to please everyone. The question is whether you're disappointing the right people.

Part of setting healthy boundaries is deciding who you're willing to let down.
January 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It’s not easy, but how you show up has a ripple effect on the people around you.

Be the light and send a positive ripple.

#leadership
January 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
When we look forwards and aim to make progress each day, over the span of a year we can improve beyond our dreams.

Don’t get hung up on past mistakes.

You may have slipped in some of your new year goals.

🎯 Reset and go again.
🙌🏼 You’ve got this.

Image credit to visualhustles
January 14, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Respect for this guard
January 13, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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Untangle your mind
January 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Glad to see not all US companies are folding DEI plans.

Unconscious bias is still real and many management decisions are impacted by it. So having checks and balances to mitigate against this bias is the only way to have balanced workforces that are fair to all employees.
Apple board pushes against diversity rollback call - BBC News
The tech giant has asked investors to reject a proposal from a conservative group to end its DEI policies.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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“Too often we underestimate the power of a a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” Leo Buscaglia

Be kind 🧡

#kindness #love #care

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January 10, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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It takes courage to shed the masks we wear, trusting that who we truly are is already enough.

When we allow ourselves to be seen as we are, we give others permission to do the same. 🧡

#kindness #courage #brave

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January 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

Be you. 🧡

#kindness #love #belief

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January 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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I know a lot about how we tick - simply because I’ve always been curious - that doesn’t mean I know it all or have mastered it all. Not at all.

The more you know the more you realise the most powerful statement is “I don’t know”

If we haven’t got it figured out - that’s ok - just be present
“We’re all searching, all learning, all discovering who and where and what we’re meant to be. So please know that you’re not wrong for feeling clueless, for feeling like you don’t have it all figured out. Life doesn’t work that way.”

🧡🧡🧡

#kindness #belief

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January 9, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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“Don’t compare your life to others. There’s no comparison between the sun and the moon. They shine when it’s their time.”

A quiet reminder to focus on our own path and trust that it’s enough. You are enough.

🧡🧡🧡

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January 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM