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Listen to the recording below:
Friday, November 7th
Time: 12 Noon
Guest: Donna Zajonc
New Politics…..Courage, Discipline, Intelligence, Optimism — Hope in action!
Now it’s time to ready and steady ourselves, gear up to meet the new path just on the horizon?
We elected a new President for the United States on November 4th 2008. What effect will this have in the USA and around the globe? What are the new BIG questions and what is the significant work to do?!
Will coaching have a role in civic engagement and public leadership?
Where does coaching fit in the in the political procecss?
How might the coaching process bring lasting and important change to our political institutions?
Are the politicians living in an alternate universe?
What are the current truths?
How will politicians answer questions openly, clearly, authentically and directly without reverting to the ‘scripted speech’ and memorized mental flashcards?
What are the questions you’re burning to ask? What do you want to debrief, to celebrate?
Join Donna Zajonc, PCC and author of “The Politics of Hope: Reviving the Dream of Democracy” for a thoughtful, provocative look at what’s next for us all post-election in the United States and beyond for domestic and international issues.
Donna is the Co-Founder of the ICF Special Interest Group on Political Coaching. She has coached a range of political leaders, candidates and is a frequent presenter and speaker at the National Association of Counties, National Conference of State Legislators and the National League of Cities.
Donna Zajonc is a non-partisan political leadership coach, seminar leader, keynote speaker and author of The Politics of Hope: Reviving the Dream of Democracy published in October, 2004 by Synergy Books.
Highlights of her life experience include:
~ Three-term Oregon Legislator,
~ Secretary of State nominee and Gubernatorial campaign manager,
~ political organizer of non-partisan public leadership education and community building seminars
~ business owner, nurse, mental health advocate
~ one of America’s Ten Outstanding Young Women Participant in international women-leaders initiatives in Islamic countries.
~ active in local community, including school and recreation bond initiatives, arts fundraising drives, and private non-profit capital projects
~ Co-Chair of the political leadership coaching Special Interest Group within the International Coach Federation (ICF)
Donna has worked with a variety of clients including: National Association of Counties, National Association of State Legislators, National League of Cities, International Conference of City and County Management Association
Donna states the purpose of her work is to “be a catalyst for a new era of political collaboration and transform our political system for the sake of generations to come”. You may learn more about Donna by visiting her websites: www.politicsofhope.com or www.bainbridgeleadership.com
Read Donna’s October Newsletter here:
http://www.politicsofhope.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=48
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A long rigorous campaign….an awe inspiring historical election!
I am ready to be in the company of my coaching colleagues! I want to debrief, de-compress and celebrate good work, express my longings and enthusiasm for high ideals in action!
As we look to the future of supporting integrity in civic engagement and coaching political leaders, what really is next?! Please join me with Donna and others for some deep breathing and BIG conversation.
Elizabeth
Thank you Donna! Brilliant! You are steady, tenacious, provocative, optimistic and always inspiring!
And a heartfelt note of gratitude to each of you who joined today’s rich, historic Uncommon Conversation! What a fine way to begin a journey where we acknowledge expanded and alternate views of government and political processes.
A snippet of our discussion: inclusion, deliberation, dialogue, the meaning of civic engagement, the citizen academy model, our coaching emerging and extablished political leaders and so much more.
As I pondered the experience of this call, I asked myself ‘what will really make a difference, expand my personal capacity?’ as a citizen, as a person who identifies with coaching and cherishes community development. I reminded myself to be consistently visible and accessible, to invite conversation with everyone, especially my friends and fellow citizens who may not be as thrilled with this election’s outcomes.
Let me strike a note for building capacity! What are the crucial conversations you are willing to have to build personal and coaching capacity? With whom are you willing to have those, really?!
I invite you, actually urge you, to listen to the recording of today’s call. Then please return to the Commons — poke me and others into dialogue outside our own craniums!
Looking forward…..Elizabeth