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		<title>Overthinking &#8211; Killing Your Vibes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[development for women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[imposter syndrome]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intentional relationship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leadership in the workplace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ntentional about having conversations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the power of networking presence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the power of networks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[training in leadership]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Overthinking is killing your vibes, and your relationships declares Dr Jolene Church. Talking about development for women, Jolene stresses, “women do need specific areas of boosting and assistance when it comes to their training in leadership. And that&#8217;s because as women stepped into leadership in the workplace, they need to be equipped to cover imposter <a class="read-more" href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com/overthinking-killing-your-vibes/">[...]</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com/overthinking-killing-your-vibes/">Overthinking &#8211; Killing Your Vibes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com">Tesse Akpeki Associates Ltd</a>.</p>
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		<title>Building Resilience</title>
		<link>https://www.tesseakpeki.com/building-resilience/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tesse]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In Conversation with Laura Gates  Building Resilience: The Art of Possibilities, highlights the levels of disruption happening globally.    There are many things going on from the advent of Artificial Intelligence and new technology.   Yet there is something interesting happening.  “I&#8217;m hearing from people a lot more about their experiences during COVID. We&#8217;re starting to see all the <a class="read-more" href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com/building-resilience/">[...]</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com/building-resilience/">Building Resilience</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com">Tesse Akpeki Associates Ltd</a>.</p>
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		<title>My Life Caring for Frank</title>
		<link>https://www.tesseakpeki.com/my-life-caring-for-frank/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tesse]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[TesseTalks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[an honour to take care of him]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carol Weisman shares]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carol Weisman talks about caring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grateful for the time spent with Frank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[He was a great husband]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[My life Caring for Frank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pause on her consultancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pause on her speaking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[returning to international work]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In 2020, Carol Weisman’s husband and best friend Frank Robbins, woke up one morning and had no idea who Carol was.  &#8220;In My Life Caring for Frank&#8220;, Carol shares how within 24 hours, Frank was diagnosed with Lewy Body dementia, Parkinson&#8217;s Disease, and spinal stenosis.  That was really when the mourning process began.  Unlike a cancer diagnosis where there can <a class="read-more" href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com/my-life-caring-for-frank/">[...]</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com/my-life-caring-for-frank/">My Life Caring for Frank</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com">Tesse Akpeki Associates Ltd</a>.</p>
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		<title>Life After Loss</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tesse]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[and governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[and spinal stenosis.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[author of 11 books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Board Builders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carol Weisman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[focused on fundraising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Following a loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frank Robbins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international consultant firm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lewy body dementia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life After Loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parkinson's disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[philanthropy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In&#160;Life After Loss, Carol Weisman talks about the little things that are connecting her with the reality of living following the death of her beloved husband Frank Robbins.&#160;&#160;Carol took care of Frank for four and half years.&#160;&#160;“I&#8217;m enjoying some very odd little things Now I can go to the grocery store.&#160;&#160;That doesn&#8217;t sound like a <a class="read-more" href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com/life-after-loss/">[...]</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com/life-after-loss/">Life After Loss</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com">Tesse Akpeki Associates Ltd</a>.</p>
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		<title>Talking about Teams &#8211; What Makes Teams Resilient?</title>
		<link>https://www.tesseakpeki.com/talking-about-teams-what-makes-teams-resilient/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tesse]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[TesseTalks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high-performing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human to human]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polarisation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recognising where each other are]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resilient team]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Light]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Team Resiliency.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The teams who stick together]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the teams who understand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[they feel safe on that team.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trust each other]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[we have each other's backs]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Stephen Light shines light on Team Resiliency. “What makes a high-performing, resilient team is when people know that they feel safe on that team.” He says “The teams who stick together, the teams who understand that we have each other&#8217;s backs. They feel safe around each other. They trust each other. They are aligned on <a class="read-more" href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com/talking-about-teams-what-makes-teams-resilient/">[...]</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com/talking-about-teams-what-makes-teams-resilient/">Talking about Teams &#8211; What Makes Teams Resilient?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com">Tesse Akpeki Associates Ltd</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Intersection of Faith, Work and Life</title>
		<link>https://www.tesseakpeki.com/the-intersection-of-faith-work-and-life/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tesse]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[TesseTalks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a guided journey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[and Lif]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[God’s Design for Integrated Living.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[into culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[into faith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[into vocation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Circles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nine-topic worldview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nine-topic worldview journey into faith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Cities Project Global.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Intersection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Intersection, Faith, Work, and Life is an introduction to God’s Design for Integrated Living. The Cities Project Global. awakens equip and unleash leaders into the city. Through Leadership Circles, the reach becomes impactful.  The Leadership Circle is a nine-topic worldview journey into faith, vocation, and culture. And it&#8217;s, a guided journey that facilitates the <a class="read-more" href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com/the-intersection-of-faith-work-and-life/">[...]</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com/the-intersection-of-faith-work-and-life/">The Intersection of Faith, Work and Life</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com">Tesse Akpeki Associates Ltd</a>.</p>
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		<title>Storytelling &#8211; Leadership Narratives that Build Healthy Communities</title>
		<link>https://www.tesseakpeki.com/storytelling-leadership-narratives-that-build-healthy-communities/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tesse]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[focused on the contributor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership that build healthy communities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[not the contribution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resilience is believing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resilient]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Storytelling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[want the best out of our people]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[we have to treat our people well]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[you can come back]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[you can overcome]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[you can rebound]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Storytelling: Leadership that build healthy communities is such a timely theme to talk about.&#160; &#160; “If we want the best out of our people, we have to treat our people well. You can&#8217;t rely on them being resilient if you&#8217;re trying your best to kill them with structure.  We are maturing to be more focused <a class="read-more" href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com/storytelling-leadership-narratives-that-build-healthy-communities/">[...]</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com/storytelling-leadership-narratives-that-build-healthy-communities/">Storytelling &#8211; Leadership Narratives that Build Healthy Communities</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com">Tesse Akpeki Associates Ltd</a>.</p>
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		<title>Introducing Future-Focus, Well-Being and Resilience</title>
		<link>https://www.tesseakpeki.com/introducing-future-focus-well-being-and-resilience/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tesse]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 23:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Future Focus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[help us flourish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lessons that nurture us]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[move from surviving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recognise habits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recognise lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recognise practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[support us to be fruitful]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[surviving to thriving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Well-Being and Resilience]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Future-Focus, Well-Being and Resilience focuses on journeys that can keep us well and support our resilience. No two journeys are the same. &#160;We also recognise habits, practices, lessons that nurture us and help us flourish, support us to be fruitful and enable us to move from surviving to thriving. 1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; We love to capture and <a class="read-more" href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com/introducing-future-focus-well-being-and-resilience/">[...]</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com/introducing-future-focus-well-being-and-resilience/">Introducing Future-Focus, Well-Being and Resilience</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com">Tesse Akpeki Associates Ltd</a>.</p>
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		<title>Finding Joy</title>
		<link>https://www.tesseakpeki.com/finding-joy/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tesse]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a tendency towards workaholism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creating balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discovery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exploration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finding joy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finding joy in what I do]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prioritise finding joy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seeking meaning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seeking meaning and purpose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seeking purpose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[success follows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[success follows naturally]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Work hard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workaholism]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Tesse Akpeki says &#8221; When I prioritise finding joy in what I do, success follows naturally.&#160; Creating balance, addressing a tendency towards workaholism, seeking meaning and purpose as I aim for excellence are important features as I flesh out my pathway to wellbeing. A few years ago I came to the conclusion that I wish <a class="read-more" href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com/finding-joy/">[...]</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com/finding-joy/">Finding Joy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com">Tesse Akpeki Associates Ltd</a>.</p>
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		<title>Leading and Governing Effectively</title>
		<link>https://www.tesseakpeki.com/leading-and-governing-effectively/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tesse]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 01:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[(ACCA) award winner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Association of Chartered Certified Accountants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internal audit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leading and governing effectively]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[people are an integral factor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[things are done effectively]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Leading and governing effectively recognises that “people are an integral factor to ensuring things are done effectively.   Board members, staff, and volunteers need to be empowered, trained and equipped to serve.  The concept of service needs to be embedded within the infrastructure. Internal audit is an essential part of this pathway. Different systems need to <a class="read-more" href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com/leading-and-governing-effectively/">[...]</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com/leading-and-governing-effectively/">Leading and Governing Effectively</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.tesseakpeki.com">Tesse Akpeki Associates Ltd</a>.</p>
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