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These are a few of my favourite things …
Written by dina Monday, 03 June 2024 00:00
These are a few of my favourite things …
One of my most favourite things is to do is to encourage others to open doors in order to learn, to grow and to thrive. To enable this, in my practice as a facilitator and executive coach, I have a number of favourite exercises, quotes, tools and more—some of these, I invite participants to use; some are for my own use to ensure that I am the best version of myself in all I do.
A past courageous act in the future
Written by dina Monday, 05 February 2024 00:00
A past courageous act in the future
Living in Moscow in the late 1990s I had to be courageous. I had to learn a new language, speak it and make myself understood. Since all of the signs were in Cyrillic, I had to learn a new alphabet to make sure I didn't get hopelessly lost on the Moscow Metro. I needed courage to maintain motivation working as a consultant during the Russian financial crisis and to trust the Russian translator when facilitating workshops.
#Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from insium!
ALL OF US AT INSIUM
HOPE YOU HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON.
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Be the courage you wish to see in the world
Written by dina Saturday, 28 October 2023 00:00
Be the courage you wish to see in the world.
As you know, we are super-keen on building courage – building courage in our workplaces, in our homes, in our communities and in our world. With recent local and world events, goodness knows we need more courage.
So, in our newsletter today, you will find:
A few things to share with you; some may say “ to give” you …
Written by dina Monday, 19 June 2023 00:00
A few things to share with you; some may say “ to give” you...
A Team Exercise: “I give …; I wish …”
This is a team exercise to strengthen connection, understanding and performance. Specifically, the aims of exercise are to:
Last year (2022) more than ever the world searched “can I change” ...
Written by dina Friday, 20 January 2023 00:00
Last year (2022) more than ever the world searched “can I change”...
Happy new year! I hope the start of 2023 has been good for you, your family, friends and communities, and for your colleagues and workplaces.
Best wishes for Christmas and the New Year from insium
Written by geoff Friday, 16 December 2022 00:00
#Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from insium!
DINA, GEOFF,
MAGGIE & JAKE
HOPE YOU HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON.
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#courage #leadership #secret #success #daretobeme #conversations #toolkit
Written by dina Tuesday, 01 November 2022 00:00
#Courage #Leadership #Secret #Success #Daretobeme #Conversations #Toolkit
Courageous Leadership – A Reflection
Reflection is a powerful tool for building and maintaining learning, self-awareness and more; and yet, we often don’t take the time to reflect.
#empathy #health #wellness #courage
Written by dina Thursday, 23 June 2022 00:00
#empathy #health #wellness #courage
Empathy
Over the past months I’ve been fortunate to have many discussions about empathy with participants as I facilitate Dr. Brené Brown’s Dare To LeadTM program.
#2021 #courage #stories #wellbeing #tools
Written by dina Thursday, 03 February 2022 00:00
#2021 #courage #stories #wellbeing #tools
At the beginning of every year, I search for “Google Year in Search” for the previous year.
#Courage2021 26-29 October - Another Successful Year!
Written by dina Saturday, 30 October 2021 00:00
#Courage2021 26-29 October - Another Successful Year!
The third year of Courage, brought to you by insium Pty Ltd's Leading With Courage and the c word, has come to an end.
Netball taught me well...
A number of you will know that I played netball from a very early age (and for a long time); you may recall that I wrote a blog about What netball has taught me. I was reminded of another lesson last week, learnt from most likely my very first day on court … more about that later.
#DareToDiscover, insium Client Feedback Survey, #FWsummit, veski inspiring women #STEMsidebyside program 2020/2021 and more …
Written by dina Tuesday, 15 June 2021 00:00
DareToDiscover
Courage in the Lucky Country – A Perspective on Australian Organisations
In February we presented the results of insium’s workplace Courage Questionnaire (CQ) at our #DareToDisocver online forum.
Our workplace CQ collected data on 38 workplace situations which were grouped into 5 categories:
Merry Christmas and a Courageous 2021
Written by geoff Thursday, 17 December 2020 00:00
#Merry Christmas and a Courageous 2021!
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A SAFE, PROSPEROUS & COURAGEOUS 2021 FROM ALL OF US AT INSIUM
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#couragemonth
Dare To Lead™ workshop dates
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insium’s workplace CQ!
Wow! What a month! Courage certainly is contagious! I have been inspired to courage by the courageous stories of our guests during #couragemonth. Vanessa O’Hanlon led conversations with women in healthcare, business, community, sport, media and fashion, who each shared their reflections and learning about courage.
Alice in Wonderland
There are many lessons that can be taken from Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, and this is one of my favourites.
Dare To Lead™ Workshop Version 2 Curriculum, Delivered Online
Written by geoff Tuesday, 28 July 2020 00:00
Dare To Lead™ Workshop Version 2 Curriculum, delivered online
A Google search for “leading through corona” returned 172 million results in 0.31 seconds. A search of “leading through covid” returned 860 million results in less time. No doubt, there is cross-over between these two searches. A search of “corona, covid, leader, courage” returned 1.3 million results.
#Resources
As you know, I am passionate about building courage, and in the past few months, I have no doubt that we have all needed courage at different times. I certainly have. To help enable your and my courage, we have created a number of resources over the past few months which you may already be familiar with. My purpose today is to provide a compilation of these resources, so that when you need, you can easily find what is most valuable for you.
#Community in the here and now
I really struggled in writing this newsletter. My tension came from not wanting to fill your inbox with another email when there is so much happening for everyone; my tension came from “do I forge on, assuming business as usual and provide insium updates” or “do I focus on the immediate here and now”?
Conference Gives Australian Workplaces A Courage Boost
Written by geoff Monday, 02 December 2019 00:00
Conference gives Australian workplaces a courage boost
More than 80 people met in Melbourne on 14 November to explore the role of courage in the workplace at the 2019 Courage Conference hosted by Dina Pozzo from insium and Leading With Courage.
Certified!
As you know, Dina is passionate about building courageous leaders in our workplaces and community. She is excited and honoured to be a Certified Dare To Lead™ Facilitator, offering further knowledge and expertise to your organisation.
#What'sGoingOn?
We’re so energised by the work that we’ve been up to and the work that is ahead of us. WE know we’re at our best when we’re exploring courage, leadership, teams, self with you. Hope you’re energised too.
Dare to Lead: As Dina’s expertise in courage grows, she continues to seek collaborations to learn with others. She’s excited to let you know that in mid-June she is headed to San Antonio, TX, USA to be accredited by none other than Brené Brown in Brené’s Dare to Lead program. This accreditation will mean that in addition to her own knowledge and tools, Dina will be able to integrate the expertise and tools that Brené has developed into her own work on Leading with Courage.
From 2018 to 2019
From 2018 to 2019
1. What do Google Year in Search 2018, Strengths and Positive Practices have in common?
For at least the past 5 years, Google has been releasing a short video which highlights what we, as a common humanity, searched for most in the previous year; Google’s Year in Search 2018 can be found here.
In 2018, we, the world, searched for good– good things in the world, how to be a good citizen, how to be a good singer, what makes a good role-model, and more.
As I watched this short 2-minute video I reflected on my VIA Signature Strengths which are:
- Love of learning
- Love
- Fairness
- Honesty
- Bravery
- Curiosity
I started smiling from approximately 8 seconds into the video and my smile just kept getting bigger and bigger. I have now watched this clip at least a dozen times and knowing there is so much love and care in the world keeps filling my heart.
Not being familiar with all of the experiences in the video, my love of learning and curiosity were piqued. For example, I didn’t understand why the athletes were crossing their arms over their chest. I have found out that this is known as the Wakanda Forever Salute and has been inspired by the movie, Black Panther, whose core philosophy is “With great power comes great responsibility.”
As I was reminded of the rescue of the soccer team from the caves in Thailand and watched the young boy/superhero delivering meals to the homeless, my strengths of bravery and fairness were awakened. As a result, I reflected on my own brave acts of 2018 which were most often driven by my strength of fairness.
#What'sGoingOnNow?
#What'sGoingOnNow?
The year is fast coming to a close but there's still a lot to be done! This newsletter focuses on what has been, where this is leading us, and what is still to come!
#What'sGoingOn?
#What'sGoingOn?
As we come to the end of Quarter 2, there is so much going on! We are continuously energised by, and grateful for, the work we are able to do with you - developing authentic leaders, building high performing teams, embedding wellbeing in your organisations, and providing the right balance of encouragement, support and challenge to our coachees for continued growth.
Whilst we have lots to share with you, our focus in this newsletter is predominantly courage ... because in addition to the above, we've had the great fortune to work with you specifically exploring and developing courage. We also want to share a recently published article with you about self motivated employees.
Leadership attributes - courage, empathy, a scout mindset & wellbeing
Written by geoff Wednesday, 28 March 2018 00:00
Leadership Attributes - Courage, Empathy, A Scout Mindset &Wellbeing
It's almost the end of Quarter 1 and much has taken place! During this first quarter, we have been inspired by many. We've been inspired and energised by leaders who are sharing their perspectives on courage, and we've been inspired and learnt from the work of others ... and we would like to share our inspiration with you.
