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Connecting with others

Social distancing week …3

March 31, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Simon Sinek, in his book Leaders Eat Last, writes about how people are social beings. In those pages he explains how we feel stress when we feel that we don’t belong. And how that stress manifests in our bodies and impacts our ability to firm bonds and problem solve - among other things. This … 

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Filed Under: Connecting with others Tagged With: connection, physical distance, technology

COVID-19, Connection, and Community

March 17, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Yesterday, a friend of mine asked a great question: “Why are we calling it social distancing when we are physically distancing ourselves?” Hmmm.... So I looked it up and here is what I found in an article in The Atlantic. The CDC issued guidelines which include social distancing, which is: “a … 

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Filed Under: Connecting with others Tagged With: Community, connection, COVID-19, social isolation

A World without Assumptions and Fear…

February 11, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

I had a powerful conversation yesterday with a colleague – Heather Hansen O’Neill. She was asking me about my thoughts regarding bias, assumptions, fear and how they get in the way.  During that conversation she asked me a question that I had to think about. Not because I didn’t have an answer. … 

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Filed Under: Connecting with others Tagged With: assumptions, bias, Community, connection, Fear

Our Common Humanity

January 8, 2019 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

"There will never be a wall tall enough to prevent a parent from looking for a future for their children."    – Joanne Liu, President Doctors Without Borders My mom called me yesterday to read me the above quote and tell me about the article. Thanks Mom! I thought it would be a great way to start … 

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Filed Under: Connecting with others, Diversity & Inclusion Tagged With: connection, Doctors Without Borders, humanity, Joanne Liu

Being Open to Learning – Part 3 of ‘How to be an Ally’

June 18, 2017 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Welcome to week 3! If you missed the last two weeks, you can find them here: - A general overview, but with a focus on Ramadan - The first R in ROAR – Recognize Privilege O = Openness to Learning The whole point of the O is that as allies, there will be many things that you don’t know, don’t … 

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Filed Under: Allyship, Connecting with others, Diversity & Inclusion, Inclusion Tagged With: being open, conversation, From the inside out, humility, learning

Meryl Streep’s Golden Globe Speech

January 10, 2017 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

I finally watched Meryl Streep’s acceptance speech for her Lifetime Achievement Award at the Golden Globes. Wow... If you haven’t seen it yet, watch it or read it. It’s powerful. And so important. It's also heartwarming and inspiring to see someone use their position and privilege to make … 

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Filed Under: ability, Allyship, Connecting with others, Disabilities Tagged With: Donald Trump, imitation, power, privilege

Conscious Communication

April 15, 2016 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

There is so much room for the insidiously undermining power of assumptions and bias to “take us out” of connection with people – in intimate relationships, in any relationship. Last week I had the pleasure of speaking with Kelly Blaser about this, as part of her Conscious Communication Summit. The … 

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Filed Under: Connecting with others, Diversity & Inclusion, Uncategorized Tagged With: Communication, Conscious Communication, Kelly Blaser

When it’s just not that funny…

August 21, 2015 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

We've all had the experience of making a comment that was intended to be funny, but that didn't land that way. Even among friends who we routinely joke with, sometimes we cross a line we didn't intend to. Sometimes because we didn't know it was there, or because we weren't paying attention, or we … 

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Filed Under: Connecting with others, Creating Inclusive Spaces, Inclusion Tagged With: jokes, political incorrectness

In the Wake of Nelson Mandela’s Death

December 13, 2013 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

There are many things I could write about this week: How the sign language fiasco at Nelson Mandela’s memorial is an example of how bias keeps us from recognizing or acknowledging issues that for some people are so very vital. How the stigma of mental illness keeps it in the shadows, and prevents … 

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Filed Under: Connecting with others, Disabilities, Diversity, Human Rights, Leadership Tagged With: Castro, human rights, leadership, mental illness, Nelson Mandela, Obama, sign language

The Similarities and Differences of Diversity

May 24, 2013 by Annemarie Shrouder 1 Comment

Last week I did a D&I workshop for TAVA (Toronto Association for Volunteer Administrators). The focus was on managing a diverse group of volunteers with an eye to inclusion. It was a great group. One of the participants brought up a point that I hear often - that she focuses on the similarities … 

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Filed Under: Connecting with others, Creating Inclusive Spaces, Diversity Tagged With: bee, differences, Diversity, inclusion, John Penberthy, similarities, TAVA, To Bee or Not to Bee, volunteer management

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