THIS BOARD MEMBER THINKS I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I’M DOING. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I’M DOING. This is the story I made up during my first ever compression planning session as a self-employed consultant. I love the Compression Planning® Methodology and was eager to test it out. I recruited a seasoned facilitator and […]
Read MoreWe all make up stories about why something is happening, and it usually revolves around us and our shortcomings. These stories are our SFDs (Shitty First Drafts) and often have gaping holes in them. I learned about SFDs (Shitty First Drafts) from author and researcher Dr. Brene Brown. Essentially, our SFDs are our secret beliefs […]
Read MorePersonal permission slips have been in my mental health and courage-boosting toolkit for just over six months. Permission slips are a tool for intention setting I learned about from Dr. Brené Brown and her Dare to Lead™ program. Permission slips are described in the Dare to Lead™ curriculum as, “A practical and familiar way to […]
Read MoreWant to change your community? A wonderful and empowering message from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation highlights the top five things your community can do to thrive in the next decade: Set a shared vision Use big data locally Practice resiliency Foster radical collaboration Lift up marginalized communities Amen. Shared vision creates power. Data drives […]
Read MoreJulie Boll Consulting is 2 years old! I’m proud to be a female business owner who hires and empowers other women, supports nonprofit organizations across the country, and helps individuals and organizations get really clear on where they want to go and how they will get there. I’m celebrating two years of grit, faith and […]
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I’ve been self-employed for a little over two years and I’ve hired two coaches in this timeframe for two very specific purposes. The first, to successfully establish my business and the second, to grow into a new area of practice. Both times I sought someone I admired, someone who had achieved success in the field, […]
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Strategic Planning as a Strategy for Celebration Dr. Brené Brown talks about the need to truly stop and CELEBRATE individually and as a team. In fact, in her research, she uncovered a Daring Leadership behavior specific to this need: Practicing gratitude and celebrating milestones and victories. Daring Leaders are more likely to build celebration into their […]
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That happens to you too? It wasn’t until I sat in a room with powerful change agents in the presence of Brené Brown that I realized how powerful normalizing is. I sat in awe of the room which included a hospital executive who oversees 4,000 people, an airforce commander, a best selling author, and a […]
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