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Well, What Did You Expect?
Oh, the land of expectations! For most folks, this environment has proven to be more disappointing than helpful. Mostly because when we...
kbuck348
Jun 1, 20222 min read
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Unbelievable!? Or Just Consistent?
One of the concepts that I have shared with folks over the years is that of people being consistent. Often, people will present new...
kbuck348
May 1, 20222 min read
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Saying You Want an Evolution…
I recently heard a speaker say that when they want to talk about individual and/or organizational change, they have switched their...
Kevin Buck
Apr 1, 20222 min read
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The Invitation
When we accept that we live in a quantum world, where everything is connected, we see that all relationships are an invitation into...
Kevin Buck
Mar 1, 20222 min read
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Time for an Audit?!
No, not a financial audit – a meetings audit. I recently had the opportunity to sit down with a client and look at all the meetings they...
Kevin Buck
Feb 1, 20222 min read
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Now Where and With Whom for 2022!
Back in the days when I was first involved with men’s work, I was exposed to the question – Where are you going and who are you taking...
Kevin Buck
Jan 1, 20222 min read
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Peace on Earth, and Good Will to All!
Peace on earth, is very welcome these days. How to do our part? Let’s take a moment and explore a few possibilities from the outside and...
Kevin Buck
Dec 1, 20212 min read
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Living an Integrated Life
Recently, I was presenting (in person!) to a group of fifty Catholic pastors from around the state of California. The title of the...
Kevin Buck
Nov 1, 20212 min read
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A Crucible of Committed Connection
It is with deep gratitude and a bittersweet sense of sadness that my latest men’s group has come to an end. It feels like an end of an...
Kevin Buck
Oct 1, 20212 min read
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Who are you?
Back in high school, the only term paper I wrote was for my Rock Poetry class. The incentive was that with a term paper, you were...
Kevin Buck
Sep 1, 20212 min read
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Pursuing Certainty in Chaos
Although I considered a variety of professions in my childhood, from lumberjack to FBI, I eventually landed on physician. It was held out...
Kevin Buck
Aug 1, 20212 min read
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Intentional Outcomes
Sometimes words have different meanings for folks. Your desired outcome can be a differentiator. Back when I was a therapist, I was...
Kevin Buck
Jul 1, 20212 min read
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CHOOSING COMPASSION
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and...
Kevin Buck
Jun 1, 20212 min read
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Stewards of Time and Energy – Co-creating Intentional Meetings
I was recently invited to engage a leadership team on communication training. In the planning conversations, it became clear that the...
Kevin Buck
Apr 1, 20212 min read
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Hard Work Ahead - Find some Great Music!
The areas of thinking, emotions, mindsets, beliefs, and behaviors have often been given a misleading name in the business world. Naming...
Kevin Buck
Mar 1, 20212 min read
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why gather the folks?
I think that a default setting for a lot of organizations has been to gather people for meetings because that is simply what we have...
Kevin Buck
Feb 1, 20213 min read
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Considering Changes in 2021?
Interested in Collaborating for a Change? By Kevin Buck, Emergent Success ~ President and Founder Welcome to 2021! And in the spirit of...
kbuck348
Jan 8, 20211 min read
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Upon reflection, gratitude is possible
When we stop and pause, amidst the push and shove of everyday living (even during a pandemic), we create the space for reflection. It is...
kbuck348
Dec 1, 20202 min read
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Spinning Leadership
Think circles. I remember this advice as far back as my teenage years and wanting to ride my Schwinn Continental as powerfully and...
kbuck348
Nov 1, 20203 min read
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Meta Cognition – Thinking about our thinking
“The most challenging part of being in a relationship is coming to realize the other person is not you.” ~ Kevin Buck In the process of...
kbuck348
Oct 1, 20202 min read
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Change: The Body/Mind Connection
Take a moment and without any effort to control your breathing, just become aware of the physical sensations of the air moving in and out...
kbuck348
Sep 1, 20202 min read
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Unleashing Yourself – Internal Answers for External Results
When I was working with a global nursing initiative at the United Nations in May of 2008, I had the opportunity to work with Monica...
kbuck348
Jul 15, 20203 min read
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Kevin Buck Stories
Kevin Buck stories have become legend amongst family and friends. To help you understand what I mean, let me take you back to the...
kbuck348
Jul 2, 20202 min read
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INTRODUCING…..”Wisdom Made Simple Q&A”
Dear Readers, At Emergent Success, it is our desire to provide you support during these challenging times– both professionally and...
kbuck348
Jun 15, 20201 min read
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We Can All Do Better
As I was reflecting on the events of the past week, I came across this quote from Jeffrey Ostler, a writer for The Atlantic; “The...
kbuck348
Jun 8, 20202 min read
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Exploring the Intentionality of How
The gift of disruption is that it kicks us out of unconscious/automatic mode – whether we like it or not! During this global pause, we...
kbuck348
Jun 2, 20201 min read
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Re-imagining the Future Together
As we come to the realization that we will not be going back to the way things used to be, before the Corona virus became a global...
kbuck348
May 20, 20202 min read
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Glasses with Question Mark Lenses
The first time I experienced a deep loss, that left me feeling like I was wearing glasses with question mark lenses, was back in 1995....
kbuck348
May 2, 20202 min read
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A Pause for EQ
As I was considering a topic for this newsletter, I came back to a poem by Noel Davis called a pause. In it he shares that a pause is “a...
kbuck348
Apr 15, 20202 min read
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Co-creating Our Shared Emotional Environment
During this pandemic, I had the opportunity to listen to a presentation, by Lisa Feldman Barrett, where she stated, “We co-construct each...
kbuck348
Apr 2, 20202 min read
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Compassionate Witnessing – The Sacred Practice of Human Connection
For whatever reason, ever since I was young, I have been blessed to be someone that people could talk to about whatever was on their mind...
kbuck348
Mar 2, 20202 min read
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Love creates vulnerability for grief
The tragic death of Kobe and eight others from Orange County, has transformed this international story into a local one for us in the OC....
kbuck348
Feb 2, 20201 min read
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How does 2020 look for you?
“We are all just walking each other home.” Ram Dass Sometimes you read something, and it can really work you for quite a bit. This has...
kbuck348
Jan 2, 20202 min read
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Do you have a listening hospitality?
There is an inherent interconnectedness that exists within the context of all human relationships. Whether we feel as if we are affirming...
kbuck348
Dec 2, 20192 min read
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Change Engagement – Integrating Change Management and Executive Coaching
I believe that my professional background as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) convinced me that engagement was an...
kbuck348
Nov 2, 20192 min read
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Anonymous Mentors -October 2019
Anonymous Mentors I would imagine that at one time or another we have all had “anonymous mentors” who have influenced/ helped us along...
kbuck348
Oct 2, 20192 min read
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Leading and Loving From Heart
Right now – take a moment and place your hand over your heart. See if you can feel the life-giving beating of your own precious heart....
kbuck348
Sep 2, 20192 min read
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Desired Outcomes and Intentional Living
One of the first questions I ask clients is to clarify their desired outcomes for a coaching engagement or facilitation event. This...
kbuck348
Aug 2, 20192 min read
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Blessed with a Loving Heart
If you are a frequent reader of my monthly newsletter, you will remember that I mentioned Sr. Kathleen Marie Pughe in my February...
kbuck348
Jul 2, 20192 min read
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NEW OFFERING FROM EMERGENT SUCCESS!
Leading Now! By Kevin Buck, Emergent Success Founder and President I wanted to use this month’s newsletter to share a new offering from...
kbuck348
Jun 2, 20192 min read
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Growing Your Garden
Beauty is the fullness of creation at its very best. When we choose to pay attention to the garden of our lives, then we are ready to...
kbuck348
Apr 2, 20182 min read
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Love your neighbor as yourself
Even though this injunction, love your neighbor as yourself, has been proclaimed and listened to over the centuries, it continues to be...
kbuck348
Feb 2, 20184 min read
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Spinning Leadership
Think circles. I remember this advice as far back as my teenage years and wanting to ride my Schwinn Continental as powerfully and...
kbuck348
Dec 2, 20173 min read
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Yes We Can
What does this mean to you? YES affirms our shared hope and commitment to move forward, moving us out of the despair of “no” and through...
kbuck348
Dec 1, 20171 min read
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Augmenting and Fully Engaging Your Human Employees
By Kevin Buck, Emergent Success Founder and Psychology Advisor for ipvive: In the not so distant past, when the mechanistic model was...
kbuck348
Feb 13, 20172 min read
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Reflective. Collaborative. Transformative.
Our foundational Reflective. Collaborative. Transformative.® System is integrated into all our services. Reflective. Quite simply, there...
kbuck348
Oct 1, 20161 min read
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