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Are You Battling Crisis Fatigue? These Resources Can Help.
Are You Battling Crisis Fatigue? These Resources Can Help.
Recently I came across the term “crisis fatigue” with an immediate sense of recognition. I have to say, it felt so…
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Suicide Prevention Month
Suicide Prevention Month
In honor of kicking off Suicide Prevention Month, I wanted to share this Take 5 resource with all of you. Our business…
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How to survive your home office!
How to survive your home office!
Throughout my professional career, I’ve spent a lot of time working from a home office and have learned a few things…
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What are the most effective ways to align your coaching practice with your personal values?
The question is - aligning my coaching practice with my personal values - what else to consider? As a coach, I need to know my core values and follow ICF principles to ensure I am showing up as I should. But then, it's all about the client. It's not about me. Again, it's not about me; it's about the client. If a client is looking for a coach, they should ask about the coach's core values, guiding principles, and coaching philosophy to ensure they can build rapport and trust. But then the coach needs to keep the relationship focused on them - the client. It is the client's journey, not the coach's.
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How can you align your human capital management program with your organization's values and culture?
I love walking into an organization and seeing its values printed on its walls. Then, as you walk through the organization or work with the team, you see them come to life. You can feel them being lived out through the employees. How does an organization get its values baked into their culture? They are front and center for every decision made - at every company level.
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Your non-profit needs to communicate more effectively. How can you use technology to achieve this?
Communicate often and in different ways to reach your audience. If possible ask how they would like to receive information and use technology to make it happen as requested. Don’t assume one vehicle will reach everyone. Or that there is one vehicle that everyone prefers. As a nonprofit, always keep a fiscal responsibility lens to what you are spending dollars on to reach your audiences. Make sure you are looking at the ROI.
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How can coaches create more diverse and inclusive coaching programs?
My self-assessment began when I found the Harvard Implicit Association Test (IAT). It is a psychological tool designed to measure implicit biases related to race, gender, and other social identity factors. Super helpful to uncover my own biases before I could move to the other steps!
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🎃Do you know someone with the guts and grit to join the KE team?! We are looking to add to a few bone-tingling roles: ⚡Solar Estimators ⚡Electrical…
🎃Do you know someone with the guts and grit to join the KE team?! We are looking to add to a few bone-tingling roles: ⚡Solar Estimators ⚡Electrical…
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Chairman of the Board
Simon Says Give
- Present 12 years 9 months
Children
Simon Says Give is a kid founded and kid operated nonprofit. Our mission is to develop the next generation of leaders to be unstoppable. Under my Board leadership, we have served
over 202,500 kids served, raised over $1,800,000, recruited over 13,000 volunteers, and obtained a GUINNESS WORLD RECORD for Stuffing 8,148 backpacks in an 8-hour period of time! -
Board of Advisors - Minnesota Chapter
Jefferson Awards Foundation
- 4 years 4 months
Education
The Jefferson Awards Foundation is committed to tapping into the incredible capacity and spirit of Americans. JAF youth programs, Students In Action, LEAD360, and GlobeChangers, support, train and empower youth to be leaders and changemakers. The vast network of Media Partners honors local unsung heroes who are the best of their communities. The Champions and National Partners are engaging, activating and celebrating their millions constituents and employees. All together, we are building a…
The Jefferson Awards Foundation is committed to tapping into the incredible capacity and spirit of Americans. JAF youth programs, Students In Action, LEAD360, and GlobeChangers, support, train and empower youth to be leaders and changemakers. The vast network of Media Partners honors local unsung heroes who are the best of their communities. The Champions and National Partners are engaging, activating and celebrating their millions constituents and employees. All together, we are building a culture of service in the country.
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Board Member | Development Committee Chair
Literacy Minnesota
- 3 years 1 month
Education
Helping Minnesota close the literacy gap. There are over 250,000 adults in the State of Minnesota alone that do not have the gift of being able to read.
Publications
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Make Unstoppable Simple, Creative problem solving in life and leadership
See publicationIf you want to breakthrough and lead in a creative way! Check out Make Unstoppable Simple via Amazon, B&N or Simon Says Lead website.
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Coaching Perspectives IV
See publication6 Steps to Career and Transition Coaching content is featured in the Coaching Perspectives IV book.
Projects
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Simon Says Inspire
A podcast about Life, Leadership and Building Legacies.
Prepare to be inspired! Join hosts John and Dina Simon (Father-in-law and Daughter-in-law duo) as they open the doors to a captivating world of personal journeys, triumphs, and heartfelt conversations. In this podcast, they warmly invite their friends, family, and influential leaders to share their stories and wisdom with you.
Whether you're seeking motivation, personal growth, or simply a moment of connection, this podcast is a…A podcast about Life, Leadership and Building Legacies.
Prepare to be inspired! Join hosts John and Dina Simon (Father-in-law and Daughter-in-law duo) as they open the doors to a captivating world of personal journeys, triumphs, and heartfelt conversations. In this podcast, they warmly invite their friends, family, and influential leaders to share their stories and wisdom with you.
Whether you're seeking motivation, personal growth, or simply a moment of connection, this podcast is a treasure trove of inspiration waiting to be discovered.
Embark on an uplifting journey where extraordinary individuals from all walks of life reveal the experiences that shaped them and the lessons they've learned along the way. From tales of resilience and determination to moments of profound growth and self-discovery, each episode is an opportunity to tap into the transformative power of storytelling.
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A Decade of Service
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Simon Says Give celebrates 10 years of service, touching over 202,500 kids with the mission of
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World's Largest Birthday Celebration
On August 8, 2017, Simon Says Give and Mall of America partnered to provide 2,500 children with Birthday Boxes. These boxes had everything a child and 10 friends needed to celebrate birthday joy with. This team worked all summer to pull off an event that put over $500,000 worth of impact back into the MN community and some national exposure. Each birthday child is celebrated with 10 friends, therefore the impact supported over 25,000 children with birthday joy. We also had over 500 youth under…
On August 8, 2017, Simon Says Give and Mall of America partnered to provide 2,500 children with Birthday Boxes. These boxes had everything a child and 10 friends needed to celebrate birthday joy with. This team worked all summer to pull off an event that put over $500,000 worth of impact back into the MN community and some national exposure. Each birthday child is celebrated with 10 friends, therefore the impact supported over 25,000 children with birthday joy. We also had over 500 youth under 18 that volunteered their time to make sure our event went off without a hitch! #MOAturns25 and #SSGturns5 #Impact #youth #kidscelebratingkids
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US Bank Stadium Open House - Non-profit Partner
July 23rd and 24th - Simon Says Give was tied to the US Bank Stadium Open House weekend as the nonprofit "Give Back". During this celebration weekend, Minnesotans were encouraged to bring backpacks and school supplies to help us reach our 10,000 impact goal. Our key volunteer team worked hard preparing before and during our event!
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High Five for Supplies - 2016
High Five for Supplies is the summer project for Simon Says Give. Each year we strive to support 10,000 MN Kids with backpacks and school supplies to go back-to-school with what they need to be successful! Our Key Volunteer team begins working in March on the milestones that are needed to ensure the August event is a success!
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The creation of the book: Make Unstoppable Simple - Creative Problem Solving in Life and Leadership
To be Unstoppable - you have to have the right people around you! Thank you to the team of amazing people around me that helped me from inspiration to completion of this project! The book: Make Unstoppable Simple - Creative Problem Solving in Life and Leadership will be in our hands at the end of this month! #Unstoppable
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GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS - record holder
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We attempted and accomplished a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS(TM) for stuffing 8,000 backpacks in an 8-hour period of time! We were hosted by Mall of America and sponsored by MoneyGram Foundation, Macy's, Simon Says Lead, Versique, Celartiy, Express Employment Professionals, Cataract Lodge, and SalesForce.
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Twig The Fairy - A smile of a project
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A fairy filled video that will make you smile. Help spread smiles, happiness for young and old, be glitter bombed & add your own magic at http://kck.st/Uj8hhE .
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Honors & Awards
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2019 ACG Finalist ACG Minnesota Bold Awards
Association for Corporate Growth
These awards are designed to honor and recognize innovation, inspirational moves, bold visions and leaders that have made bold moves to positively grow, restructure or enhance their companies for the benefit of all stakeholders. Leaders and their teams will be recognized for imagination, innovation and extraordinary efforts to grow Minnesota.
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Guinness World Records Holder
Guinness World Records
Simon Says Give and a ton of volunteers stuffed over 8,000 backpacks in less than 8-hours and broke and set a new record! 8,148 backpacks stuffed is the NEW record!
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2018 ACG Nominee ACG Minnesota Bold Awards
Association for Corporate Growth
These awards are designed to honor and recognize innovation, inspirational moves, bold visions and leaders that have made bold moves to positively grow, restructure or enhance their companies for the benefit of all stakeholders. Leaders and their teams will be recognized for imagination, innovation and extraordinary efforts to grow Minnesota.
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2017 Nominee ACG Minnesota Bold Awards
Association for Corporate Growth
These awards are designed to honor and recognize innovation, inspirational moves, bold visions and leaders that have made bold moves to positively grow, restructure or enhance their companies for the benefit of all stakeholders. Leaders and their teams will be recognized for imagination, innovation and extraordinary efforts to grow Minnesota.
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2016 Nominee ACG Minnesota Bold Awards
Association for Corporate Growth
These awards are designed to honor and recognize innovation, inspirational moves, bold visions and leaders that have made bold moves to positively grow, restructure or enhance their companies for the benefit of all stakeholders. Leaders and their teams will be recognized for imagination, innovation and extraordinary efforts to grow Minnesota.
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2015 Nominee ACG Minnesota Bold Awards
Association for Corporate Growth
These awards are designed to honor and recognize innovation, inspirational moves, bold visions and leaders that have made bold moves to positively grow, restructure or enhance their companies for the benefit of all stakeholders. Leaders and their teams will be recognized for imagination, innovation and extraordinary efforts to grow Minnesota.
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