Coach, organization development consultant, editor. Interested in resilience, flourishing amid change.
Charlotte, N.C.
Joined July 2009
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BREAKING: An 18-month Senate investigation finds that migrant women detained at the Irwin County Detention Center endured excessive, unnecessary gynecological procedures, often without consent.
This confirms earlier reports by Project South & partners.
news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-…
This is in Surry County, N.C.
“Y’all might better get Michella in check,” the county GOP chair texted to commissioners about the elections director. “It’s gonna get ugly if she don’t jump on board."
He also suggested they slash her pay from $71K/year to the minimum rate of $12/hour.
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When Asheville put a temporary pause on construction of hotels three years ago, officials seized the moment to address a burgeoning affordability problem in their city. #SolutionsCity #Charlotte #affordablehousing #soljourn #CJC Read more: digitalbranch.cmlibrary.org/…
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A national network of election deniers had been making inroads in Surry County, NC, @DougBockClark reports.
propublica.org/article/north… #ncpol
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Well okay; I'm a Prime member, so let's give it a spin and see how it goes.
*@ajassy begins to feel vaguely hunted*
Excited about meaningfully enhancing our music benefit for Prime members. Starting today, Prime members can now shuffle play more than 100 million songs (up from 2 million) on @AmazonMusic, and listen to many top podcasts ad-free. aboutamazon.com/news/enterta…
It’s a transferable skill!
One of the most-helpful pieces of writing advice I've ever encountered comes from the inimitable @ANNELAMOTT
It's applicable to every field, and all kinds of writing...
#AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter #TenureTrack #AssistantProfessor
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Never speculate on how someone is feeling or what’s motivating their behavior. Instead, just ask them to tell you.
#Leadership #LeadFromTheHeart #Management
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Watch what happens when two strangers start playing the piano together nitter.gq/PsychologyDoc/status/1…
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After studying ED teams, I am thrilled to share insights about how they work and some simple hacks to make them even better.
Spoiler alert: psychological safety is what it’s all about - thanks @amyCEdmondson @RoisinODonovan4
#RCEMasc @RCEMevents @SocraticEM
A thread…
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Renee Pringle helped shape and safeguard NPR's sound for more than four decades. She is remembered for her prolific portfolio, technical expertise, generosity, honesty, and sense of style by colleagues. n.pr/3ETvVNM
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“I’ve never known why the woman who gave birth to me decided to abandon me.”
The Charlotte Observer’s Théoden Janes recently found himself doing a dive into the history of his adoption — and stumbled upon shocking news. Read his story online Friday at charlotteobserver.com/
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Cry Us a River: The Calamity of I-277 in Charlotte—And How We Could Undo It
✏️: @ESPortillo / 📷: @travisdovephoto
charlottemagazine.com/cry-us…
This sounds fun
Stamp Act activity:
me: "close your devices, put away your notes, take out your phones"
11th graders: 🤨
me: "work in pairs to make a list of everything you do on your phone"
then, cross check purposes of phone with clauses & lines from Stamp Act avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_cen…
Alix Felsing retweeted
I pocket acorns as I walk. I recently emptied the contents of my coat and the autumnal diversity is just 😮💨🤌
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"When you get to the blackout, it shifts hip-hop. It’s a pivotal moment, because like a week later, everybody was a DJ. Everybody."- MC Debbie D
THE COME UP: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop is available for preorder now: penguinrandomhouse.com/books…
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It's dangerous and it's rude. Give pedestrians their safe space in crosswalks.
#PedestrianSafety #DriveNice