335 - Beyond Competence: Facilitating Uncertain Spaces with Rebecca Hopkins

How can you know yourself more? What would you tell your younger self? And what are you going to do with this life?

Born with a microphone in her hand, and asking all of life’s big, juicy questions, leadership facilitator & coach Rebecca Hopkins brings her effervescent, thoughtful facilitation musings to the show in spades this week.

Going beyond the cushions of competence, we explore the many spaces between grief, healthy feedback cultures, safe space declarations, and all the joyful, messy emotions that come with being human. We geek out, we get vulnerable, and we go deep into the complex, beautiful nature of our craft, as Rebecca takes us on a journey to being a more grounded and self-compassionate facilitator.

A conversation I’ve been looking forward to for 335 episodes! I hope you love it as much as I do.

Find out about:

• How facilitators can stay grounded amidst emotional complexity, self-doubt, and evolving practices and technologies
• Why presence, humility, and grace will always triumph over polished techniques
• The importance of breaking free of familiar spaces where competence comes naturally, to create opportunities for expansion
• How to build a healthy feedback culture rooted in nuance, meaning, and thoughtfulness 
• And why we all need to be a little kinder to ourselves!

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