Closing Remarks and Why Being Emotional is OK

Yes, I lost it when Steve Salee and I delivered closing remarks on Day One of the Overcoming Compassion Fatigue Conference at Rutgers earlier this month.

Facilitation, CoachingAntonia BowringMay 6, 2019compassion, hospice, empathy, prese, facil

TED 2019 Personal Highlights

This photo definitely captures what my mind feels like after a week at TED – completely turned upside down and all around, confused, exhilarated, inspired, and in a very heightened emotional state.

CoachingAntonia BowringApril 24, 2019good reads, TED, TED2019, TED talks

What Improv Can Teach Us About Team Building & Trust

Coaching, Management Skills, FacilitationAntonia BowringMarch 20, 2019improv, magnet theatre, teambuilding, five behaviors of a cohesive team

Simplifying – Lessons from my Mother-in-Law and Gloria Steinem

Simplifying – Lessons from my Mother-in-Law and Gloria Steinem

CoachingAntonia BowringJanuary 20, 2019#gloriasteinem, #simplicity, #gloriaalife

My 2018 Heroes

Heroes inspire us to be our better selves and I want to celebrate five personal heroes who stood out for me in different ways in 2018.

Year-End PicksAntonia BowringDecember 16, 2018leadership, women leaders, community leaders

Interview with Dionne Grayman and Sheila Barksdale-Gordon, Founders of We Run Brownsville

I recently sat down to have lunch with Dionne and Sheila, Sheila’s family moved to Brownsville in her teens and Dionne is a second-generation resident. Together they launched We Run Brownsville in 2016.

Antonia BowringNovember 30, 2018women leaders, empowerment, leadership, community leaders, support networks

Question: How Can We Get Along Better at Work? (Hint: The Right Assessment is a Good First Step)

What makes an organization or team successful? Many different factors are involved in success. A quick google search shows over 144 million(!) results ranging from luck to common goals.

Antonia BowringNovember 24, 2018DiSC, facilitation toolkit, teambuilding, leadership

What does Sesame Street have in common with Facilitation?

I am always building my facilitation toolkit and I picked up a new acronym this week that truly helps keep a workshop moving forward.

FacilitationAntonia BowringOctober 28, 2018DiSC, facilitation toolkit

The Softer Side of Off-Sites

What was clear to me once again was the importance of the “softer” factors that go into creating a successful off-site, factors that can be overlooked or underinvested in.

FacilitationAntonia BowringOctober 20, 2018off-sites, skill development, problem-solving, planning

How is Delivering Feedback Related to the New York Times’ Recipe for Plum Cake?

I was poking around online for a dessert recipe to prepare for a dinner party and came across a renown plum cake recipe; and feedback has been the focus of many coaching sessions recently. This is how I connected the dots between these seemingly unrelated topics.

CoachingAntonia BowringSeptember 17, 2018feedback, recipes

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