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Power Dynamics in Brave Spaces

Oct 22, 2026

Eadine Hickey | Power Dynamics in Brave Spaces ​ In this edition, I explore the role of power dynamics as we endeavour to create Brave Spaces, and I share the first of my own stories, as promised last time. The call I never made As a young consultant, I was assigned...

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What is a ‘Brave Space’?

Sep 21, 2026

Eadine Hickey | Brave Spaces Last time, I asked how we can have candid conversations without blowing them up or burying the issue. This edition looks at the environment that makes that possible - what I call a brave space. What is a Brave Space? One of the most...

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Leadership as the sum of 1,000 conversations

Sep 1, 2026

Eadine Hickey | Brave Spaces “In an ordinary organization, most people are doing a second job no one is paying them for… most people are spending time and energy covering up their weaknesses, managing other people’s impressions of them, showing themselves to their...

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