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
- May 1
- 2 min
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...
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Kevin Buck
- Apr 1
- 2 min
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...
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Kevin Buck
- Mar 1
- 2 min
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...
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Kevin Buck
- Feb 1
- 2 min
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...
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Kevin Buck
- Jan 1
- 2 min
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...
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Kevin Buck
- Dec 1, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Kevin Buck
- Nov 1, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Kevin Buck
- Oct 1, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Kevin Buck
- Sep 1, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Kevin Buck
- Aug 1, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Kevin Buck
- Jul 1, 2021
- 2 min
Intentional Outcomes
Sometimes words have different meanings for folks. Your desired outcome can be a differentiator. Back when I was a therapist, I was...
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Kevin Buck
- Jun 1, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Kevin Buck
- Apr 1, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Kevin Buck
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Kevin Buck
- Feb 1, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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kbuck348
- Jan 8, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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kbuck348
- Dec 1, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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kbuck348
- Nov 1, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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kbuck348
- Oct 1, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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kbuck348
- Sep 1, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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kbuck348
- Jul 15, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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kbuck348
- Jul 2, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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kbuck348
- Jun 15, 2020
- 1 min
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...
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kbuck348
- Jun 8, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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kbuck348
- Jun 2, 2020
- 1 min
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...
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kbuck348
- May 20, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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kbuck348
- May 2, 2020
- 2 min
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....
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kbuck348
- Apr 15, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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kbuck348
- Apr 2, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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kbuck348
- Mar 2, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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kbuck348
- Feb 2, 2020
- 1 min
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....
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kbuck348
- Jan 2, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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kbuck348
- Dec 2, 2019
- 2 min
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...
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kbuck348
- Nov 2, 2019
- 2 min
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...
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kbuck348
- Oct 2, 2019
- 2 min
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...
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kbuck348
- Sep 2, 2019
- 2 min
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....
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kbuck348
- Aug 2, 2019
- 2 min
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...
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kbuck348
- Jul 2, 2019
- 2 min
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...
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kbuck348
- Jun 2, 2019
- 2 min
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...
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kbuck348
- Apr 2, 2018
- 2 min
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...
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kbuck348
- Feb 2, 2018
- 4 min
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...
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kbuck348
- Dec 2, 2017
- 3 min
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...
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kbuck348
- Dec 1, 2017
- 1 min
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...
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kbuck348
- Feb 13, 2017
- 2 min
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...
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kbuck348
- Oct 1, 2016
- 1 min
Reflective. Collaborative. Transformative.
Our foundational Reflective. Collaborative. Transformative.® System is integrated into all our services. Reflective. Quite simply, there...
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