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Dear Friends, Colleagues & Clients::
 Beautiful Autumn Greetings to All!
Thank you to those who have been asking about Leading Visions to Action.
Like many of you, amidst summer celebrations and traveling to Spain (Catalunya & the Baleares), I've also spent more time in inquiry: going deeper into soul purpose, asking discerning questions, examining my message and current seminar offerings along with my needs and desires for more intentional, sustainable collaboration.
Last weekend, along an with amazing team, I co-produced the Bay Area Global Gathering of Awakening the Dreamers Facilitators. This
team was one of the best I've worked with- an exemplary model of collaborative leadership, where everyone effortlessly stepped into
their game and played at 100% with passion, purpose and heart. In less that four weeks, we created a beautiful, nurturing, empowering
day for those that are leading the ATD Initiative in their businesses
and communities.
We all received some potent leadership reminders from our gathering:
Fill Yourself Up, Before You Give. Ask yourself what matters most to you?Lead from you desires/passions (not obligation). When your heart is activated, people love working with you.Offer your teams and volunteers responsibilities that they, too, are passionate about.
As
we *Fall into Balance*, my wish is that you all are navigating these
times of change with grace, trust, and the support you need to be the best you can be!
May all beings be happy and at peace,
Shera
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Lifeline Relationships: Creating Your Personal Board of Directors
 In order to continue to be the best we can, I believe it's vitally important, especially in these times, to create our own Personal Board of Directors- a small committed group who are not going to let each other fail, ever!
I'm sure many of you are familiar with Keith Ferrazzi, author of Never Eat Alone, and his most recent book, Whose Got Your Back. Ferazzi believes leadership, at its essence, is a
spiritual journey- it takes courage, motivation, discipline, and commitment. Strongly
grounded in many years of Vipassana practice, Ferazzi's weaves his
spiritual practice into his leadership style, sharing life-changing strategies for anyone committed to building a lifeline team.
REBUILDING TRUST in A WORLD of GREED & FEAR
According to Ferrazzi, successful networking (our abilities to "connect") is not about the size of our
"rolodex". Rather success is more readily available to those who can
pick up the phone and say, " I need help".
Particularly
in these times, Ferazzi encourages us to focus on *Relationship Capital* by building a Personal Board of Directors or what he calls *Lifeline
Relationships*- the ones that help us rebuild TRUST in a world of fear and greed.
BUILDING Your PERSONAL BOARD of DIRECTORS:
- Identify at 3 people you know who can change your life.
- Call them and share this idea about LifeLine Relationships. Ask them if they will be on board with you.
- Lifeline Relationships lead with generosity. Who bends over backwards for you? Who do you bend over backwards for?
- Lifeline Relationships are transparent: Who can you let your guard down with and have it be okay?
- Lifeline Relationships hold each other accountable. Who
can kick you in the butt when necessary? Which of your peers can you
depend upon to TELL the TRUTH and help you face the brutal facts
- Lifeline relationships agree to forgive in advance when we slip up. Sparring is okay (even encouraged!).
- Lifeline relationships have a RELATIONSHIP ACTION PLAN. (R.A.P.) which is rigorous, routine, strategic, and systematic.
Your Personal Board of Directors can come in many forms: Mastermind Groups, Learning or Coaching Communities, Wisdom Councils, Women's
or Men's circles, or Spiritual Communities.
Rather than changing
who we are, enlist others to help us become the best we can be. This is
where the true strength of any team, organization or initiative lies. For more information on Ferrazi's model, check out Greenlight Community.
How many of you have
this lifeline team in place? I've had several "lifeline" teams over the years (work groups, learning communities, friends, spiritual sanghas, performance groups) that were extremely beneficial for their duration.
And now, I am looking at creating the strongest, most sustainable one yet! Will you help me?
I am eager to partner with an organizational leadership team that needs a
powerful provocateur, collaborator, and communications maven/ director to weave it all
together: vision, strategy, marketing, communications, engagement, and
human capital. Let's start the conversation!
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42 Rules for Successful Collaboration
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A Practical Approach to Working with People, Processes & Technology
Get your copy today! (I'm a contributing writing)
NEW PUB!
My Rule #29 Use Leaders as Collaborative Strategists-
Get the right people on the bus and in the right seats, with a commitment to building a best-in-class collaborative culture.
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Focus on internal-facing collaboration that encourages collective intelligence (simple yet intentional engagement).
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Recognize and reward those within the
organization who consistently share information, resources,
responsibilities, while engaged in and committed to organizational and
personal excellence.
- Read more
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Economics of Peace: The Slow Money Movement
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Slow Money is said to be a new
economic vision. Or is it the reinvention of a system that once
functioned? This emerging slow money movement has its
roots in local, organic and sustainable farming. But it is part of a
broader trend towards creating and supporting local economies and
businesses. I see it as a re-emergence of investors, donors, farmers, and social activists committed to building local economies starting with the soil of the economy. Food! Some *experts* refer to this as the *nurture capital* industry." It's Natural Capital solutions.
I'll be attending the Economics of Peace Conference, Oct. 18-23 in Sonoma, CA. This
conference will showcase some of the most successful and inspiring
examples of economic models that value people and planet before profit.
It's a fantastic opportunity to hear some of today's thought leaders' views on collaborative business practices and innovative exchange systems for Transforming
Money, Rebuilding Community, Redefining Wealth. Click here for more information and to register.
Featured speakers
include: Judy Wickes, (founder of BALLE), Jacob Needleman, James K. Galbraith, San Keen, Fred Freuddlich
& Mikel Lezamiz (Mondragon Cooperative), US Rep. Lynne Woolsey, et
al. Still investigating whether conference planners will be
live-streaming.
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