@Nadene Canning and myself both have our birthdays in January, we're both Capricorns. It would be fun to know some of our birthdays, and if you know it, your Zodiac sign. The poll didn't let me add 12 options, so I had to group 2 months together. If you like, add your exact birthdate and zodiac sign in the comments ;-)

Make it a habit to talk about blessings more than burdens. Where focus goes, energy flows💫 What’s is your wellness weekend looking like?

@Thomas Jordan has now built a dedicated website with resources primarily for people who want to use the IDG framework in organizations here AMAZING! Here are brief presentations of two key resources: ******* Manager’s Toolbox for Working with the Inner Development Guide This book is a practical collection of ready-to-use activities that managers and facilitators can apply directly with teams. It offers 31 clearly described exercises, ranging from a few minutes to extended sessions, each linked to specific IDG skills. The focus is on immediate usability: helping practitioners introduce inner development into meetings, workshops, and team processes without redesigning structures or requiring deep theoretical grounding. The Toolbox is especially useful as an entry point for organizations new to IDG work, or in contexts where time, mandate, or readiness for deeper structural change is limited. It emphasizes actionability and flexibility over long-term systemic design. ******* The Inner Development Guide for Teams This handbook focuses on how teams and departments develop collective capability over time. Rather than offering isolated activities, it provides structural “scaffolds” — meeting formats, routines, roles, and norms — that embed the Inner Development Guide into everyday work. Its core premise is that individual skills do not automatically become collective strengths; they must be enabled by deliberate structures and practices. The book is written for team leaders, managers, and consultants who want to shape how teams function as systems, building sustained capacities for reflection, collaboration, sensemaking, and action. It is best suited for practitioners aiming at long-term cultural change rather than quick interventions. ****** There are also a couple of web apps that give overviews of the practices, exercises, activities and structures that are described in more detail in the longer handbooks and essays.

Hello everyone 👋 We’re excited to invite you to our next Skill Builder session on February 10th at 8:30 am CET, where we’ll be exploring Leadership 5.0 in a focused, 30-minute gathering. These weekly sessions are designed to support self-reflection, shared learning, and collective sense-making. Together, we’ll create space to reflect on how leadership is evolving and how we can lead with greater awareness, trust, and impact in complex times. Skill Builders are a great way to: - Pause and reflect on your leadership practice - Learn alongside peers from our community - Strengthen relational and human-centered skills - Connect in a supportive, thoughtful environment Sessions take place every Tuesday, are open to all community members, and are completely free. Whether you’re new to the community or a regular participant, you’re warmly welcome to join us. We look forward to seeing you there. Sarah (& Nadene)

You've probably seen it already, it's all over Social Media. But we thought it might be interesting to unpack the Canadian PM's speech from an IDG Skills perspective. What are some of the skills you've explicitly heard him reference, and which ones are more subtle, but not less important?