Posts tagged Critical Relfection
Finding Center In The Midst Of Chaos
Finding Center In The Midst Of Chaos

It was a full-blown mess. A bona fide shit-show. And she knew the bottom could fall out at any moment. She had been hired under less-than-honest circumstances, having significant financial problems hidden by her new employers during the interview process. Now, she couldn't sleep, felt like she had no allies, no good options, and a mission she deeply cared for that was in danger of being abandoned.

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Bjorn PetersonCommunity Leadership, Community Engagement, coaching, Confidant, Change, chaos, Critical Relfection, Accountability, Transformation, Self-Knowledge, Solidarity, Social Transformation, Wisdom, Leadership, Urgency, Grounded, centered
The "Who" of Leadership Is Vital, But Not How You Think
The "Who" of Leadership Is Vital, But Not How You Think

In Parker Palmer's seminal work The Courage To Teach, he points out that conversations on teaching focus mostly on the 'what's' of teaching, i.e. the subjects of teaching, a little on the 'how's' of teaching, and even less on the 'why's' of teaching. But the missing aspect, according to Palmer, is the discussion of the 'who' of leadership.

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Bjorn PetersonCommunity Engagement, Community Leadership, Who, Accountability, Palmer, Self, Leadership, Complexity, Urgency, Need, Wisdom, Grounded, Within, Self-Knowledge, Critical Relfection, Charisma, Character, Change