This winter, Maggie and I co-moderated a panel for a conference session called “Better Together.” This wasn’t just any panel – it was made up of employees from all departments and levels of an organization with a powerful success story to share about the inclusive, collaborative culture they had created together. This was a culture…
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As I whirl around, grasping hands, it hits me that as basic as this movement is, it is precious. Inclusion like this is hard to come by when the music is off and we remember ourselves, our fears, our assumptions.
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As I watch them whoosh by, I recall the old leather shoe smell and disco beat of the rollerskating rink where I spent many childhood Sundays – skating around and around, going faster and faster, feeling free.
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Once upon a time, in the midst of a crowded Washington, DC metro station, while awaiting an overdue train, I sat on a grungy floor and began mapping out the business of my dreams. At the time, I was a consultant for a small but busy firm where I liked the people and the projects…
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We used the word partnership as a default until we discovered the real meaning of powership.
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