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Carol Horner 11/11/24 Carol Horner 11/11/24

Peace Building

Spiral Up with the upper part of the Spiral of Accountability.

Carol Horner 10/16/24 Carol Horner 10/16/24

NOW!

This always happens when I read. Thoughts, ideas, and concepts collide in my brain as I try to absorb and make sense of them. In this case, it helped me a great deal with a Fog.

Carol Horner 9/4/24 Carol Horner 9/4/24

Stained Glass

We fall apart but we come back stronger than we were before.

Carol Horner 4/22/24 Carol Horner 4/22/24

Integration Is the Next Step

It is time to take the next step to integrate DEI learning into all talent development work.

Carol Horner 1/31/24 Carol Horner 1/31/24

What I learned about the Fog while diving

Scuba tanks on a dive boat in the Caribbean Sea near Guanaja, Honduras, with two small tropical islands in the distance.

Carol Horner 11/26/23 Carol Horner 11/26/23

Spiral Up: Inspired by Tursi

Picture of a dolphin named Tursi in a lagoon next to a dock. There is a sign on the dock that says “Happy 50th Tursi” with balloons drawn on the sign

Carol Horner 11/14/23 Carol Horner 11/14/23

Why Allowing Commiserating to Fester Is So Destructive

Carol Horner 8/29/23 Carol Horner 8/29/23

AI as a DEI Tool

Carol Horner 9/14/21 Carol Horner 9/14/21

Spiral Up! How Do I Build Belonging?

Carol Horner 9/5/21 Carol Horner 9/5/21

Spiraling Up and Change

Chatterkick 4/10/20 Chatterkick 4/10/20

Recognizing Spiraling Down

I am putting out a series of posts getting specific on how to use the Spiral and will give some examples of how it can play out during this challenging time.

I have had several recent posts about the Fog so let’s start with some clarity around what Spiraling Down looks like and how to address it.

Chatterkick 4/1/20 Chatterkick 4/1/20

Stay In The Fog

I have been having those up and down days and I have been trying to figure out why I am so inconsistent, why can I not stay Spiraling Up and keep slipping back into the Fog or worse yet starting the Spiral Down?

Chatterkick 3/20/20 Chatterkick 3/20/20

What the Fog!????

In the Spiral of Accountability, the “Fog,” represented by the grey blob in the middle of the model, is those moments of uncertainty, confusion, worry when we have no clear path forward. I think we can all agree this experience with COVID-19 is definitely a Fog.

Chatterkick 1/22/20 Chatterkick 1/22/20

Adding Information

Even when we think we are clear we are often “adding” information that we really don’t have. Here’s a very personal example: as I was leaving my fitness studio the other morning, I asked my trainer (who is also my best friend—that is an important point) if she “had a busy day”. She replied, “yes”…

Chatterkick 9/20/19 Chatterkick 9/20/19

Power

One of the books that has greatly influenced me over the years is (surprise!) Synchronicity—The Inner Path of Leadership by Joseph Jaworski. I have read this book several times, consistently taking something new from it each time. But there is one quote that has rung in my ears during the entire 20 years of reading this book.