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Brian Hofland. Atlantic Philanthropies

Brian Hofland is working in his dream job as the Director of the Ageing Programme at Atlantic Philanthropies, an international foundation devoted to bringing about lasting change in the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people, focusing on the areas of … Continue reading

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Suzi Pomerantz, Innovative Leadership International

I came across Suzi Pomerantz two years ago when I got a copy of her book Seal the Deal, which is a terrific book for teaching the basic sales process for professional service businesses. Suzi is a Master Certified Coach … Continue reading

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Andreas Forsberg, Nokia

Fun, failure and looking like a fool. What do these have to do with Great Work? Andreas Forsberg, Head of Management and Leadership Development at Nokia, will tell you all about it. I met Andreas at the Organizational Development Network … Continue reading

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Brene Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection

Brene Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston, with a bachelor’s, master’s and PhD in social work. She’s spent the past decade or so studying some juicy emotional issues — vulnerability, courage, authenticity and shame. Brene recently … Continue reading

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Brenda Zimmerman, Getting to Maybe

How do we change the world? How do we make the impossible happen? These are the questions addressed by Brenda Zimmerman, associate professor at the Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto, a partner at Change-Ability and co-author … Continue reading

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