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The Powerful Pause

In our coalition work and our lives we are constantly making decisions about what to do next. This can be related to very small decisions about whether to email or call one of your colleagues or it may be a

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The Powerful Pause

In our coalition work and our lives we are constantly making decisions about what to do next. This can be related to very small decisions about whether to email or call one of your colleagues or it may be a

READ MORE
Jennifer Redmond Knight Horizontal Divider

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The Powerful Pause

In our coalition work and our lives we are constantly making decisions about what to do next. This can be related to very small decisions about whether to email or call one of your colleagues or it may be a

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Teaching and learning from others.

One of my favorite “guiding principles” when facilitating a meeting is that we can all be a “teacher of others and learner from others.” I don’t know about you but I have had the opportunity to learn a lot from

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Take your own advice.

In our coalition work, we are constantly planning and hosting meetings, projects and events. Depending upon our time, staff/leader capacity and partner availability, these can have varying levels of complexity and require us to consider many factors. Last week, during

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Top 10 Tips for Facilitating an Online Meeting

As we plan and prepare our coalition meetings, we have lots of decisions to make about the type(s) of meetings we host. We once again have opportunities to meet in person, sometimes we host hybrid meetings and we continue to

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The power of encouragement

In our coalition work, we are focused on getting others to work together – or as one of my favorite coalition colleagues used to say “play nice and share our toys.”  While in some situations and with some groups and

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Sometimes you just need a break!

Over the past several weeks, we have been discussing concepts related to Emotional Intelligence and one of the aspects we have not discussed is the need to step away and take a break. In our work with coalitions and relationships,

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Make it right when we get it wrong

As much as we practice our Emotional Intelligence skills and work diligently to build and maintain strong relationships, there are going to be times when we get it wrong. We may be impatient, annoyed, unkind, disinterested, self-centered, lack compassion or

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Supporting our coalition members during difficult times

Our coalition work is relationship work. Without people and relationships, we would not have coalitions. While we may be focused on an area of collective interest, our work is all about people. This is why the concepts of Emotional Intelligence

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Compassion, Empathy and Coalitions

Over the past year, I have been slowly reading through Brené Brown’s new book, Atlas of the Heart. In this book, she focuses on labeling, defining and creating a common language around emotions. As we consider applying the concepts of

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Our Energy: Low-Vibe vs. High-Vibe

Have you thought about your energy lately? Or the energy around you? Do you leave meetings feeling completely drained and exhausted or do you leave meetings energized and ready to take action?  Over the past few weeks, we have been

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The Culmination of Emotional Intelligence

Since our coalition work is highly dependent upon relationship-building, our ability to interact positively and manage our relationships well is a critical component of coalition building. While overall Emotional intelligence, self awareness and self management and social awareness are important,

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Jennifer Redmond Knight Horizontal Divider

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Take your own advice.

In our coalition work, we are constantly planning and hosting meetings, projects and events. Depending upon our time, staff/leader capacity and partner availability, these can have varying levels of complexity and require us to consider many factors. Last week, during

READ MORE

Top 10 Tips for Facilitating an Online Meeting

As we plan and prepare our coalition meetings, we have lots of decisions to make about the type(s) of meetings we host. We once again have opportunities to meet in person, sometimes we host hybrid meetings and we continue to

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10 Keys to Accountability

No one wants to talk about it (and we did – check out Part 1 and Part 2 Masterclasses!) but accountability is an important aspect of coalition building and trust building. When some people are held accountable and others are

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