The Reflection Pool
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Thoughts on leadership and learning
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2d ago
(Reading Time: 3 minutes) “You need a plan.” This is advice that people shared with me as I left a wonderful 35 year career and stepped into the unknown. I took it to heart because I know myself and my need for a purpose. I also know there’s comfort and safety in similarity and routine ..read more
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1M ago
(Reading Time: 5 minutes) “Clean up on aisle five!” I often heard this working alongside the Indigenous Education department. It was a humorous way to show that it might be necessary to help people understand how to approach Indigenous knowledge and topics. If it wasn’t done in a good way, with peace, friendship and respect ..read more
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1M ago
Learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn. Peter Drucker (Reading Time: 4 minutes) Work offers lots of opportunities to learn, right? We’re exposed to new tasks, new initiatives, or to new people to work with. It seems like a guarantee ..read more
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3M ago
Reading Time: 4 minutes Leaders are made, not born. These three behaviours lay the groundwork to understand yourself and become a better leader. Crave Growth Good leaders want to improve, even when it’s hard. Their moral compass shows them that better leaders help create a positive and inclusive work environment to engage the people they ..read more
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4M ago
(Reading Time: 3 minutes) I choose a one word theme every year. It’s a good catalyst to review the past 12 months and look forward to the next. My word focuses and inspires me too. It’s not a goal, it’s not a resolution – call it an intention if you will. I’m in good company ..read more
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4M ago
(Reading Time: 2 minutes) It’s here! My next chapter, my next step, my next adventure. With 35 years in the public sector under my belt, I’m ready for something new. I took a look back at my very first post, and I remember the sense of adventure the first time I pressed publish. It felt ..read more
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4y ago
Reading Time: About 3 Minutes The return to school is on educators’, parents’* and students’ minds. Lots of adults are weighing in on back to school plans after our spring shutdown and in the midst of a global pandemic. I asked my teenage niece how she would want to return ..read more
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4y ago
It’s past time. We must do better. I must do better. Thank you to all the Black creators, authors, filmmakers and thinkers who are teaching me how the systems and structures in our society have benefitted me, as a white woman. As I read, listen, view and think, the scales ..read more
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4y ago
Events and people confront my thinking. I feel a prickle of recognition, and the moment of discomfort grows when I realize that how I think or act needs to change. That’s a moment I always need to lean into, even if I’d rather ignore it, because that’s where learning is ..read more
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4y ago
Reading Time: About 4 Minutes Her voice rose as she spoke, cracking slightly on the last word. ” I’m juggling working from home, video conferences, wonky internet, planning meals, making sure we all get some exercise and being my kids’ teacher. I can’t do it!” He struggled too, uneasy about ..read more