by Deb | Jul 14, 2009 | Change, Transition and Transformation, Connections, Culture, Healing, Learning
Many of us have been taught a dysfunctional view of what it means to be strong and courageous. We teach our boys that being strong means never crying and never acknowledging their feelings with the exception of anger, of course. Real men don’t cry or show pain....
by Deb | Jul 14, 2009 | Change, Transition and Transformation, Connections, Healing, Learning
There are different ways of viewing “courage”. To some, courage is appearing fearless, strong and invincible when faced with conflict. To me, courage is more about being willing to acknowledge my fears and show my vulnerability. This is the courage...
by Deb | Mar 11, 2009 | Change, Transition and Transformation, Connections, Creativity, Leadership/Leadership Development, Learning, Metaphors and Stories
People follow leaders because of who they are more than because of what they do. Developing self-awareness, engaging in self-reflection, acting with integrity, and being able to develop and maintain authentic relationships are what make individuals effective leaders....
by Deb | Mar 10, 2009 | Change, Transition and Transformation, Connections, Culture, Healing, Metaphors and Stories, Quilt of Humanity
I had the privilege of attending the finals of the NY Knicks Poetry Slam, a competition among poetry performance artists. The Knicks Poetry Slam is a five-year old program designed to use hip-hop and poetry as a vehicle to motivate and inspire high school students to...
by Deb | Dec 8, 2008 | Change, Transition and Transformation, Connections
In earlier posts, I have written about the capacity for one individual to change the world. The first one is about the impact of individual actions. The second one is about Barack Obama’s capacity to bring about change at the national level through his authentic...
by Deb | Nov 5, 2008 | Change, Transition and Transformation
In the words of the immortal Sam Cooke: “It’s been a long, a long time coming, but I know A change gon’ come, oh yes it will.” Change has come. Yesterday, as I campaigned in Philadelphia for Barack Obama, I had the honor and joy of a special...
