Why I paused the podcasts. You can scroll through the post here or read it on the home page of brenebrown.com.
Why I paused the podcasts. You can scroll through the post here or read it on the home page of brenebrown.com.
Why I paused the podcasts. You can scroll through the post here or read it on the home page of brenebrown.com.
Why I paused the podcasts. You can scroll through the post here or read it on the home page of brenebrown.com.
Why I paused the podcasts. You can scroll through the post here or read it on the home page of brenebrown.com.
A final update on the podcast pause. I appreciate this community and everyone’s willingness to wade through the tough conversations.
A final update on the podcast pause. I appreciate this community and everyone’s willingness to wade through the tough conversations.
A final update on the podcast pause. I appreciate this community and everyone’s willingness to wade through the tough conversations.
A final update on the podcast pause. I appreciate this community and everyone’s willingness to wade through the tough conversations.
A final update on the podcast pause. I appreciate this community and everyone’s willingness to wade through the tough conversations.
A final update on the podcast pause. I appreciate this community and everyone’s willingness to wade through the tough conversations.
A final update on the podcast pause. I appreciate this community and everyone’s willingness to wade through the tough conversations.
Loved this conversation with @danielpink on his new book. Regret is a tough but important teacher.
The enforceability of this is questionable, but I don’t believe they care about that as much as bullying and dehumanizing people.
AND . . . using an attack on children and families to draw attention away from a huge story in Texas today.
Remember the winter storm that ended up killing some Texans because our grid didn’t hold? Well, the former chief of Texas’s power grid testified today that Greg Abbott *instructed* officials to charge the maximum amount for power during the winter storm. Texans still owe $3.4 billion. Gouging our most vulnerable citizens during a crisis. Jesus. No, the opposite of Jesus.
I stand with the trans community here in Texas and everywhere.
Yesterday, just before dawn, Russia invaded Ukraine, launching widespread attacks across the sovereign nation.
In both the capital of Kyiv and in villages across the nation, families piled into cars and trains, desperate to flee, terrified as their lives were upended in a moment.
Soldiers faced the impossible reality of sending their children and partners away to safety, after hugging them for possibly the last time.
Thousands of Ukrainians, turned refugees overnight, left the only home they’ve ever known to try to escape to bordering countries.
At least 137 people have been killed and 316 wounded, including civilians and medical staff.
We stand with the innocent Ukrainians whose lives have been forever shattered because their loved ones’ lives were stolen.
We stand with the thousands of brave Russians demonstrating in protest, risking their safety to do so.
We stand with all those devastated by this unprovoked, terrifying, and reprehensible war, the impacts of which are reverberating throughout the world.
@together.rising has committed an initial $250,000 to Ukraine—$150,000 of which is already on the ground—for the most urgent needs, including medical supplies, food, and cash, as well as medical and psychological support.
The investment has been entrusted to two of Together Rising’s partners, World Jewish Relief and Direct Relief. Both sprang into action immediately, uniquely positioned to do so because of how deeply embedded they are in communities across Ukraine.
Through their partnership with Direct Relief, critical medicine, as well as anti-infective agents, anesthetic, and nutritional/hydration supplies, is now on the ground.
Through Together Rising’s partnership with World Jewish Relief, Ukrainians of all religious backgrounds are now getting the food, cash, and medical and psychological support they need.
In addition to this initial deployment, the Together Rising team is working diligently to invest vital funds in Ukraine amid the ongoing invasion.
If you would like to join in this support, you can give at the link in this bio or at togetherrising.org/give.
I trust Together Rising. I hope you’ll join me if you can. $5 makes a difference!
In today’s episode of the “Dare to Lead” podcast, Megan Reitz and John Higgins explain:
“Disregarding employee activists may be the equivalent of ignoring the canary in the coal mine: It could be a sign that managers can’t hear things that don’t fit with the established agenda.
“Hearing difference and being curious are vital to innovation and agility—and to hiring and retaining a new generation of talent that demands to be heard.
“Engaging with workforce activism has implications for every level and type of organizational leader and manager. Serious and sustained engagement with this issue has to be based on a new set of assumptions about who has a voice in setting organizational priorities—and how truth is spoken to power.”
I loved this conversation!
P.S. The millennials and Gen Zers are here and we’ll be better for it.
Original source: “MIT Sloan Management Review”
Thinking about the Ukrainians, the Russian protestors, and everyone facing the violence that’s inherent in leaders who practice power-over politics versus power-with or power-to. I’ve found that the best way to overcome feelings of helplessness is to help – globally or locally. And, in my experience, no act is too small (or comfortable). Vulnerability is the prerequisite for courage. We see it all around us right now and we need more.
So grateful for this community—y’all always come through! Here’s an update from the @together.rising team:
On Friday, we announced Together Rising’s $250,000 initial commitment—and we came to you and asked if you’d join us in standing in continued solidarity with those whose lives were shattered by the invasion of Ukraine.
In less than 72 hours, more than 13,000 of you donated an incredible $1,003,617.38. We are deeply grateful for this community and the way you always show up.
Our team is working to deploy every penny in the most impactful ways—with some of this investment already on the ground in Ukraine.
If you’ve been part of our community before now, you know that Together Rising has always stood with families in crisis, no matter where they are in the world.
Today, we stand with and invest in Ukrainians and all those impacted by Russia’s invasion, just as we have stood with and invested in Afghans, Palestinians, Syrian refugees, and Central American migrants.
Again, thank you to every single person who has donated, shared, and supported our Ukraine response.
If you wish to join this work, you can still make a donation at TogetherRising.org/Give.
As always, we will update you about how every penny of your donations is invested.
@jasonreynolds83’s words wrap themselves around your heart and squeeze. The words heal but they also push and pull and ask really hard questions.
I can’t tell you how much I loved this conversation for today’s “Unlocking Us.” I still think about it every day. And, his new book is breathtaking.
And, I’ve taken to thanking my 10-year-old self on a regular basis. She was scared and unsure but so aware.
In his brave new book, “The Four Pivots: Reimagining Justice, Reimagining Ourselves,” @shawn_ginwright asks a simple but profound question, “Can we heal the world without healing ourselves?”
I’ve always believed the answer is no, but I’ve never seen anyone propose a more daring solution than what’s in this book—and in our conversation on today’s “Unlocking Us.” There is so much wisdom in these four pivots. This conversation opened my heart and my mind. And, it’s tough.
I’ll share this one piece from Shawn’s book—it moved me.
“Dancing between accountability and grace is an art form. Without grace, accountability becomes social confinement, and without accountability, grace can become sentimental surrender. We need to joyfully dance between both, and when this happens, we collectively humanize one another and create new ways of being together, and we come to realize that the wilderness is not so scary as we believed. We need to be human with each other, and I need others to see me as human. This is the only way that our movements for justice will evolve, when we collectively turn inward to heal our hearts and soothe our souls. It’s not an easy dance, but it’s a worthy one.”
Here’s to hard but worthy dances.
An unbelievable conversation with one of my very favorite people: @debbiemillman.
We talk about everything from worthiness and readiness to design and the best Barbra Streisand story ever.
Steve and I often listen to @karaswisher and @profgalloway’s “Pivot” podcast as we drive between Houston and Austin.
They are well-informed, they have strong opinions, and they make us think and laugh in equal measure!
In this episode of “Unlocking Us,” we talk about Big Tech—the good, the bad, and the very ugly.
Most of us regularly engage with tech platforms, but do we understand their motivations and exactly how they’re shaping our lives and democracies?
Celebrating the launch of the “Atlas of the Heart” audiobook with an excerpt on today’s “Unlocking Us.”
Thanks to my team for making this highlight reel for our community. ❤️
