Integration and Intersection
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Integration and Intersection brings personal stories to life. Bob Varney had been losing his excitement about companies. Now, through his life experiences he is witnessing what partnering with others actually looks like. He is impacting lives and that makes it personal. He is learning patience. David Garrison’s book ‘How God is redeeming a lost world ‘is illuminating; highlighting insights into how faith movements are happening and how they can take place in our own communities. .
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What Matters
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David Taylor Klaus says, “What matters rests largely on how we define success. The lens through which we choose to see the world colours, the evidence we collect? We do not see the world as it is. We see the world as we are. Ask 100 people what success means to them and you may get at least 20 different responses. “
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Leadership - The Personal Lens of Morlai Kargbo
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Leadership: the personal lens of Morlai Kargbo was an opportunity for spotlight for the ACCA winner to offer a personal insight to his early life, the driver to support disadvantaged accountants and what he considers success. Morlai’s Early Life Morlai Kargbo a Sierra Leonean, born, went to primary and secondary school in Sierra Leone. He lived there until he was his early thirties. Morlai’s parents were uneducated, they encouraged him throughout his life. Morlai was determined to get a degree and to excel in everything he did.
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Fran’s Journey Towards Courage
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In her journey towards courage Fran Borg-Wheeler talks about her struggles, her successes and why she is passionate about heartcentred leadership. “I wanted to be a barrister. So, I went and did a law degree and found myself being offered opportunities to do volunteering work. These days, a focus on thriving is one of my core priorities alongside serving and supporting others. I talk openly about having mental health problems. My mental health challenges are in the background all the time. About two years ago, I had quite an acute bout of depression and anxiety.”
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Expressing My Voice
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Brenda Yoho is expressing her voice. She says “Every person is valuable. Everyone has some kind of value in life and a meaning and a purpose. I can aim to make others feel good and to feel safe. Every day I do something that I know will help someone feel a little bit better and that brings value to them.” Her book “Lead with Two Rules, Feeling Good and Feeling Safe” offers a simple and powerful framework for supporting students dealing with trauma and poverty.
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A Sister’s Tribute
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remembers her older brother, Peter. Peter lived his life for others - his family, his friends and especially his sister Lucy. His tragic death in a road crash took the bottom out of Lucy’s world. She knows change is needed in relation to road safety, reducing road danger and fighting for justice for victims. A sister’s tribute talks about how the love of a brother changes lives. It definitely is shaping hers
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Good Leaders in Turbulent Times: Martin’s Reflections
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People who are good leaders are motivated from a position of love. That's a little word with many different meanings. These people are leading with the best of intentions; their personal life and their work life is driven by desire to do things for the best, they screw up and mess up sometimes. “Good Leaders in Turbulent Times: How to Navigate Wild Waters at Work” has been a vehicle for me to find my voice and to use my voice in a way that I hope is of service to other people” says Martin Farrell.
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Vulnerability
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Considering the theme, vulnerability - my journey towards connecting with myself, David Taylor-Klaus or DTK thinks out loud, “What if you started off with, what will this look like when it's easy? What a different mindset, what is a different way to look at it? Imagine how this invites possibility by envisioning? Vulnerability shows up when I bombed that one, I learned one way not to do it, considered what if I try that? If you believe that you can, you have a much better chance of being able to. If you believe you can't, you're right”.
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Excavating Memories
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“Excavating Memories, archaeology and home, touches on how we construct identity through things we keep by choice and by accident”, says Elizabeth Mosier. Crucially it spotlights how we construct identity and express what we value through the things we keep by choice or by accident. True treasure isn't the object It’s the stories the object tells, the information about people and the relationships. Often the stories sitting in the margins speak about the people who don't have a voice, who don't own property and who are not in the public records.
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Dreams For The Future
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Debra Allcock Tyler’s dream for the future involves people being a bit more thoughtful and intentional. “It's not that we have to agree with each other. It's about the way we engage. I'd really like to see, some kind of kindness.” “I am the eldest of four children. I come from a massive mixed race Anglo Indian Catholic family. My mother's one of seven. I have loads and loads of cousins. I struggled a lot with mental health in my young years. I had a massive breakdown when I was in my early thirties. I'm turning 60, my mother's turning 80. My parents celebrate their 60th wedding...
info_outlineThe choreography of life leads to a growing realisation that dancing in leadership is more relevant as ever. Dance like no one's watching, Sara Ramsey’s love of dancing led her to dance in the world amateur championships at the Royal Albert Hall.
During the Covid lockdown she reconnected with her love of dance. Bragging rights? She did her fair share of Fox trotting with Anton Du Beke pre his fame. While people baked sourdough bread, she studied the psychology of dance and has developed a course for teams. “Dancing is really good for connecting people. People dance in sync with each other, build trust and connect with others” says Sara.”
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