Why You Need to Stop Using Stakeholder (And What to Say Instead)

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Why You Need to Stop Using Stakeholder (And What to Say Instead)

One of the perks of being a keynote speaker is attending a lot of conferences. As someone who’s committed to continual learning, I always stay to learn from the other speakers. This not only helps me connect with the audience (reading the room before I speak) but also keeps me current in my public relations practice.

A big learning for me – one that I implemented a couple of years ago, but still see many clients using - is removing the word stakeholder from my vocabulary.

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How Being a Podcast Host Made Me an Active Listener

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How Being a Podcast Host Made Me an Active Listener

As a professional communicator and consultant, I’ve always prided myself on being a good listener. My job is to hear my client’s concerns, aspirations and challenges, then come up with easy to implement solutions. While this sounds great, once I took on the role of podcast host, I realized I needed to up my active listening skills.

Learn some tips to help you improve your active listening skills.

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Why Setting Boundaries Is Important

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Why Setting Boundaries Is Important

It’s amazing how often the topic of boundaries comes up in the work I do with my clients and other caregivers – particularly the consequences of not setting boundaries. I’ve had many conversations over the years on why setting boundaries is important, not only for you, but those around you.

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Limit Your Baggage - Don't Own Others' Emotions

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Limit Your Baggage - Don't Own Others' Emotions

Raising a child with a disability comes with enough pressure, without having to hold the emotional load of others. But it can take courage and persistence to set boundaries and not own others’ emotions.

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Understanding What is Authentic Leadership

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Understanding What is Authentic Leadership

What is authentic leadership?

Simply put – it’s a person who shows up as their authentic self. It goes beyond taking leadership courses, implementing the hot lesson of the year or seeing leadership as a role. When you’re working with an authentic leader, you feel it.

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Self-Care – It’s Not Just About You

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Self-Care – It’s Not Just About You

As a consultant, advocate and mom of an autistic child, I’m juggling a lot of balls. During those years where I rolled by eyes at the notion of self-care, I also dropped a lot of balls because my tank was empty.

After working with a business coach, I saw the need for self-care through a new perspective and completely changed my approach to how I ran my business and life.

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Why I Want to Break Up with Public Education (and can’t)

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Why I Want to Break Up with Public Education (and can’t)

Having one child in a public school and another in a private school wasn’t an easy decision. But it was a decision made based on keeping my child safe, and removing artificial barriers to their success. I will continue to advocate for the needs of my child remaining in public education, while sleeping better knowing my other child is finally in a safe and nurturing environment.

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Why Asking for Help is a Strength, Not a Weakness

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Why Asking for Help is a Strength, Not a Weakness

It can be hard juggling all those balls in the air, but even harder to hit pause, ask for help and give the balls to someone else. But by asking for help, we create space for the things we enjoy.

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