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221: Cultivating Strength and Change with Wesley Faulkner

01:59 - Wesley’s Superpower: Connecting With People and Being a Social Chameleon

11:31 - Sharing Responsibility Based on Strengths; Delegating “Weakness”

23:52 - Mission Statements Are Bullsh*t (especially for marginalized people/groups)

“The real barrier is individuals who don’t want to lose power.”

32:16 - Talking Truth to Power: Enacting Change

“Strong opinions don’t mean right opinions.”

Reflections:

Damien: The decommodification of labor and people.

John: Finding strengths and leaning into them so you can be the most effective.

Casey: We are stronger together.

Wesley: Skills are things you aren’t necessarily born with. You can create and cultivate them.

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