Leadership isn’t always about speaking up, sometimes it’s about making room. Dr. Chris explores what happens when we lead not with declarations, but with deep, courageous listening. In a noisy world, the most revolutionary thing a leader can do is… pause.

We’ve praised hustle as leadership for too long. In this reflection, Dr. Chris invites us to rethink rest, not as retreat, but as a radical, visionary act. What if the leaders who pause are the ones creating the most space for others to rise?

We’ve been taught to chase leadership like it’s a title, a spotlight, or a seat at the table. But what if real leadership is quieter, more human, and far more disruptive? In this reflection, Dr. Chris invites us to reimagine leadership as a practice of presence, not performance.

In "The Power of a Community Pact" Part 2, Christina Thompson and Kory Saunders discuss their approach to creating a community pact for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging workshops. Key principles include sharing lived experiences, creating a Brave Space for courageous sharing, maintaining confidentiality and encouraging learning, balancing participation with the mantra "make space, take space", engaging in constructive conversations ("calling in" not "calling out"), disregarding titles and hierarchy, and inviting personal growth ("come as you are, but don't leave as you came").

Compear.org was founded in response to an evident disparity in global education. We observed a world where certain narratives were favored, where the rich tapestry of global histories and marginalized voices was too often silenced. This led us to realize that to achieve authentic diversity, equity, and inclusion, it wasn't enough to merely adjust the system in place. We needed to revolutionize it. That was when we embraced the approach we now call 'respectful disruption.' This approach is also the basis of my doctoral research and framework that we use for our educational programming and coaching.