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  • ESSENTIAL – #ONEWORD for 2016

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    Sue Dunlop

    My #oneword post for 2016 is here, just before the end of January, which I’m rationalizing as being better late than never. My 2015 #oneword was change, and it seemed to influence what actually happened in my professional life.  I experienced many changes including new colleagues on our senior team and new trustees to work…

  • Courage and Me

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    Sue Dunlop

    I can be a big scaredy cat. The usual stuff scares me: high cliffs, bad turbulence, near accident misses. I have a few other fears too, like those big creepy crawly bugs with tons of legs. Ugh. If you have a couch handy, maybe I could share the rest of my neuroses sometime! But I’m…

  • What’s New with My #Oneword

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    Sue Dunlop

    Change Yep, there’s been a fair bit of change since January. Not that I’m surprised. One significant change has affected me professionally and personally. Our previous Director of Education, Dr. John Malloy, took on a new position in Toronto at the beginning of January. We had a six month interim period to June before our…

  • How to Avoid Your Reptile Brain

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    Sue Dunlop

    Imagine this scenario: you are in a workshop. The facilitator asks for ideas or suggestions. You bravely put up your hand or speak out to offer something. The facilitator says, “Well, but…” What happens to you? Or this one: you are in a conversation with your boss, who is a great person. She asks a…

  • One Word for 2015

    One Word for 2015

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    Sue Dunlop

    It’s time again for the annual look forward post. I wasn’t going to do one this year, because reflection isn’t a once a year thing for me, but I was nudged by Glenn Robbins, a principal in New Jersey, who shared his end-of-year post. In it, he was inspired by Jon Gordon come up with one…