Hello! My name is Dr Ann-Marie Mealey , Ethicist and Director of Catholic Mission at Leeds Trinity University, it is my great pleasure to launch this online lecture series at our university.
I am thrilled to have such a talented and diverse group of local, national and international experts helping us to share our mission with other universities and with the world.
Please join us as we learn and grow together in the hope of sensitizing everyone to who our neighbour really is and to help to repair the ‘shattered dreams’ of our world.
‘Education for hope’ is what this series has at its heart as it seeks to move our closed world ‘Beyond the Dark Clouds’.
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Hello! My name is Dr Ann-Marie Mealey , Ethicist and Director of Catholic Mission at Leeds Trinity University, it is my great pleasure to launch this online lecture series at our university.
I am thrilled to have such a talented and diverse group of local, national and international experts helping us to share our mission with other universities and with the world.
Please join us as we learn and grow together in the hope of sensitizing everyone to who our neighbour really is and to help to repair the ‘shattered dreams’ of our world.
‘Education for hope’ is what this series has at its heart as it seeks to move our closed world ‘Beyond the Dark Clouds’.
Beyond The Dark Clouds Podcast Episode Thirty Six : Barbara Best
Beyond The Dark Clouds Podcast
28 minutes
2 months ago
Beyond The Dark Clouds Podcast Episode Thirty Six : Barbara Best
Barbara Best (https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-best-6131368/) is a community organizer, youth advocate, and system change leader who is passionate about building systems of care to empower youth and communities to thrive. Guided by a north star of healthy interconnectedness, she inspires joy, purpose, and connection in the people and communities she serves. Barbara serves as Executive Director of Convu, a vibrant community that builds capacity for deep listening and peer coaching in schools, workplaces, and communities. Convu generates positive community impact in cultivating dialogue, listening, and belonging through the Harvard University Peer Coaching Initiative (HUPCI) and the Massachusetts General Hospital Peer Coaching Initiative (MGH PCI).
We’re excited to expand peer coaching in organizations and communities across sectors and create spaces for people to listen, learn, and grow together. We believe that leadership is a shared practice – and that real change starts in the quality of our conversations.
Barbara holds a Doctor in Education Leadership (EdLD) from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She led a three year initiative to cultivate school and community connectedness in Reading Public Schools in Massachusetts, United States. Barbara is committed to centering compassion in leadership – to meet suffering with kindness and know that we are not alone as we work for transformation. Barabara talks to Dr Mealey about the importance of compassionate leadership, listening to create communities of belonging and a culture of nurturing and safety for future generations.
Beyond The Dark Clouds Podcast
Hello! My name is Dr Ann-Marie Mealey , Ethicist and Director of Catholic Mission at Leeds Trinity University, it is my great pleasure to launch this online lecture series at our university.
I am thrilled to have such a talented and diverse group of local, national and international experts helping us to share our mission with other universities and with the world.
Please join us as we learn and grow together in the hope of sensitizing everyone to who our neighbour really is and to help to repair the ‘shattered dreams’ of our world.
‘Education for hope’ is what this series has at its heart as it seeks to move our closed world ‘Beyond the Dark Clouds’.
