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Bring back the &

By Camille Smith / January 5, 2024

The English alphabet didn’t always go from A to Z. If you’d be learning your ABC’s in the 19th century, it’s very likely that your alphabet would have had a 27th member following Z – that member was &. The very first ampersand was a ligature – that is, a character consisting of two or…

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Never-ending Season

By Camille Smith / November 27, 2023

Being thankful. It’s a choice. Not determined by the day. Not dependent on others. Not designed to get something. It’s a choice. To be above the fray. To be attuned to your heart. To be attentive to their heart.   Who or what are you thankful for? Who makes your life easier? What situation brings…

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Leadership from within: Add your voice Feb 4

By Camille Smith / January 17, 2022

Friday, February 4th, starting at 8AM Pacific time, a 90-minute Zoom to launch a new leadership book: Shifting Context:  Leadership Springs from Within. This book offers a culmination of years of work with women and men leaders around the world and the principles that lead to their success.    Register at http://bit.ly/shifting-context-launch. Leaders from around…

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Heal to Move On

By Camille Smith / January 14, 2021

  IF, THEN IF saying “Let’s move on” means “get over it, forget about it, let bygones be bygones,” THEN we’re also saying, “Give up. We can’t deal with it.” IF saying “Let’s move on” means “go forth without regret or thwarted expectations, and with a clear conscience and our integrity intact,” THEN we’re also…

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To go back, go forward

By Camille Smith / June 27, 2020

When I was 6, having mom pack my lunch in a brown paper bag was normal.  Normal for me and mom. When I was 16,  asking mom for lunch money for the week was normal. Normal for me and mom. (I’m sure my eye-rolling at the reminder “Don’t lose it!” was part of our shared…

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Putting together the “team” puzzle

By Camille Smith / April 8, 2020

I like putting jigsaw puzzles together.    Here’s my strategy: Pick a picture I like. Know that I am choosing the challenge, choosing to play the game. Put the frame together by assembling all the edge pieces. I touch every piece and only pull out the ones with flat edges. My focus is the to…

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Can you help me with my homework?

By Camille Smith / October 3, 2018

(I know you just got a blog from me yesterday, I hope this post won’t be bothersome.) 3 months ago, 2 colleagues invited me to take an online workshop they’d design. Near the end of the workshop, Everyone A Leader, we were asked to create and then share with other participants a statement about what…

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These times are our times

By Camille Smith / January 12, 2018

I’ve been trying to write a super-duper, kick-off-the-year message that would inspire you in your quest to make your unique contribution and be your best self at work and at home. I’ve been coming up blank.  Writing something about the January-ness of it all – a new beginning, out with the old/in with the new,…

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Bring the Redwoods Indoors

By Camille Smith / June 20, 2017

One of the many benefits of living in the SF Bay Area is that I’m nearby the ocean, the mountains and all that’s in-between. One of the amazing in-betweens is the magnificent redwood.  Learning about them might inspire you to bring their magnificence into your team. Foundation:  Root SystemsYou would think that a 350 foot-tall…

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What Washington Politics can teach us about Office Politics

By Camille Smith / February 4, 2016

Both networking experts and relationship gurus tell us the same thing: If you want to develop a relationship that lasts, don’t begin it by discussing religion or politics. Why? The topics are too emotion-laden, too side-taking, too side-making, too divisive.  This conventional wisdom advises us to steer clear of discussing either topic at work. It’s…

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