Plan to Engage: Don’t engage to plan
Consistent and varied community engagement is key. Recently I wrote an article about the importance of non-profits building strong...
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Angie McLeod
Sep 10, 20182 min read
Don’t be shy: Invest in cross-sector relationships
It’s worth it to make connections and ask for help. Often, when I help organizations with strategic planning, they want to get input from...
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Angie McLeod
Oct 20, 20174 min read
How good is your conversational agility?
The reality is that not all conversations go the way we want them to. Some plug along in neutral, wishy-washy by their very nature....
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Angie McLeod
Oct 20, 20174 min read
Transformational Conversations: Are you having them?
Judith E. Glaser, founder of the Creating WE Institute and author of Conversational Intelligence, notes that 9/10 conversations miss...
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Angie McLeod
Oct 20, 20172 min read
Bring on the Oxytocin.
Our brains are intrinsically wired to release a number of neurochemicals—some that lead to stress and arousal, and some that lead to a...
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Angie McLeod
Aug 22, 20173 min read
Community is the Heart of Collaboration
At the heart of collaboration—a favourite topic of mine—is community. For me, community can best be described as the group of people who...
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Angie McLeod
Jun 30, 20172 min read
Is your organization an island or an atoll?
Collaboration. It’s a term that many throw around as a means to achieving better results in business. Yet so few of us actually implement...
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Angie McLeod
Jun 7, 20172 min read
Hugs, not handshakes
Networking is an essential part of building a strong business. Or so the story has gone for decades. Get out there. Meet people. Identify...
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Angie McLeod
Jun 2, 20173 min read
A sense of belonging—in business
As a community developer, I’ve long known how important is to feel like we belong: that we have a tribe of likeminded individuals in our...
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Angie McLeod
Feb 12, 20172 min read
Blowing away the winter blues.
In my 20’s I had a friend who hosted an annual Winter Blues Party in February. We gathered at his home for a potluck meal, a fire, and...
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Angie McLeod
Jan 9, 20172 min read
Growing Literacy. Strengthening our community.
I know when you read the term literacy, you mind automatically goes to reading and writing. And that is a part of literacy, but it’s not...
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Angie McLeod
Sep 8, 20163 min read
Grumbling tummies and learning…
I have long been a proponent of the power of food in creating connections, opening up doors, and breaking down barriers. Food is a...
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