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  • Just Stop Using “You Guys”

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    Sue Dunlop

    It’s time for me to write this post, since I’ve been thinking about it for over 10 years. I kept hoping it would catch on. It hasn’t. So here goes… I wish everyone to stop using the term “you guys” when referring to a mixed gender group of people. I get why people use it.…

  • Microaggressions: They’re Real and They Hurt

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    Sue Dunlop

    “Where are you from?” “I guess you wear the pants in the family.” “You won’t have the natural authority to be a school administrator, so maybe you should think about a different career path.” Perhaps you’ve heard the term microaggressions and wondered what it means. Maybe someone has brought it to your attention at work when speaking…

  • Are You Caught in the Whirlwind?

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    Sue Dunlop

    Look or sound familiar? Sometimes I’m definitely Mickey and that whirlwind doesn’t want to let me go. The whirlwind is a term coined by the authors of Four Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals. They describe it as the massive amount of energy that’s necessary just to keep your job going on a day-to-day…

  • #oneword 2019 – ACTION!

    #oneword 2019 – ACTION!

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    Sue Dunlop

    Ta da! The curtain is up on my #oneword for this year. I’m excited because it’s taken me a while. I discarded two or three potential words after letting them roll around – they just didn’t seem to fit. In past years, I found my #oneword easily. Things are changing though, and that’s good. Why…

  • Life Isn’t a Holiday and That’s Good

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    Sue Dunlop

    You probably just spent some time reading, hiking, skating, or one of many other activities on the holiday break. Wasn’t it great? Vacations can be truly wonderful. I look forward to them for a chance to disconnect from work and do some things I love. For instance, having the time to read more fiction is…

  • One Drop Can Change Everything

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    Sue Dunlop

    “Mom, last year my classroom had tables – do you think we’ll have tables or desks in grade 3?”  This is a conversation I overheard on Labour Day between a mom and daughter cycling on the waterfront trail.  It reflects the atmosphere in so many homes this past weekend as we wonder what the new…