Doctors Without Borders convoys attacked in #Gaza all elements point to the responsibility of the Israeli army. We call for an independent investigation to establish the facts and the responsibilities. doctorswithoutborders.ca/msf-convoy-att…

Robert Sobukwe was born on this day in 1924. Today marks his 99th birthday. It was in November 55 years ago that he and others broke away from the ANC. 5 months later on 6 April 1959 they founded the PAC. He was its founding president.

Humans are meant to feel joy and we're meant to struggle. Joy helps us build connection, the struggle helps us deeper our wisdom. We would all be happier if we made peace with the reality that life isn't easy. But it is a gift.

Post Traumatic Growth (PTG) is real. Research shows we can grow, change, and evolve after any traumatic event. How To Thrive In 2024:

I wanted the first piece that I posted in 2024 to be hopeful, practical & profound. So I chose Adam Kahane 's recent article on radical collaboration. Radical collaboration is about working together with diverse others from across the system in a way that fundamentally

Today we are celebrating my dad Dr. Gabor Maté's 80th birthday. He was born in Budapest on January 6th 1944, two months before Nazi Germany occupied Hungary. He was able to escape the Jewish ghetto after his mother, Judy, gave him to a stranger on the street, who agreed to take

Conversations about trust at work often focus on the relationship between leaders & their teams. As (or more) important is trust between team members. Research with 1,000 workers identified five trust-based behaviours that set the highest performing teams apart. These teams: 1)

A core skill of emotional intelligence is observing feelings before internalizing them. Emotions are messages from your past self to your present self. They're best interpreted by your future self. Feelings don't define who you are. They reveal what you value right now.

A neglected benefit of hybrid work: it improves career options for moms. As remote work expands, mothers earn more and are more likely to be employed—especially in family-unfriendly fields like finance. Flexibility doesn't just facilitate balance. It broadens opportunity.

Vacations are great, but do you know what's even greater? Building a life that you don’t need to escape from.

This is the one thing all fools have in common, according to Seneca. “They are always getting ready to live.” They are always thinking that they have plenty of time. They are always saying that they’ll be able to get to it later. Do it now. Stop putting stuff off.

Africa is portrayed as a continent without history before slavery and colonialism. African History isn't known by many people compared to the history of Europe, Americas, and Asia. Some of the world's great civilisations such as Mali flourished in Africa. A THREAD!

In the last interview of his life (1996), astronomer Carl Sagan gave an eerily prescient warning of the dangers that come when you cannot ask skeptical scientific questions of those in authority. Watch and ask yourself: was he right?

LAUNCH OF THE WPP BAROMETER HIGHLIGHTS: This International Women's Day (8th March 2024), WPP consortium partner Gender Links will present the Topline Findings of the Women Political Participation Barometer, 2024. Register for the webinar via the link bit.ly/3SWyOCI.

If you are tired of your body paying the price for your #trauma the works of Dr. Nicole LePera will speak to your soul #MentalHealthMatters

Overthinking is a way for us to keep ourselves safe. If our mind keeps us locked in a loop of thinking, we don't have to "do." If we don't have to do, we don't have to fail or feel uncomfortable. Overthinking keeps us in the familiar safety of our lives.

It's time to stop dumping thankless tasks on women. Women get more asks than men to serve on committees, plan events, and take notes. They're more likely to be penalized if they say no—and taken for granted if they say yes. Work should be divided equitably by role, not gender.

Building a "minimum viable community of practice". Communities of practice (CoP) can be such powerful spaces for change. They enable people to share knowledge & experience & build collective capability for change. But what is are the bare minimum aspects that should be in place

A Message to our community: Dear Ones; I want to express my gratitude to those of you who joined us for last Friday's important conversation on cultivating a culture of equity and inclusion within our organizations. 1/3