by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Sep 15, 2018 | Facilitation, Organizational Development, Strategic Change
It’s September – Summer holidays are over. Children are back to school. Families are getting back to routines and corporate offices that were quieter in June, July and August with staff rotating on various summer vacations are back. Part of the return to normalcy is... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | May 16, 2018 | Facilitation, Leadership, Organizational Development
For many leaders I have supported, embarking on an engagement process to hear from and listen to the people they serve is a daunting task. Questions and concerns/reasoning I often hear for why leaders shy away from engaging others include: It’s a hassle it takes too... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Jan 15, 2018 | Facilitation, Leadership, Organizational Development, Social Change, Strategic Change
What is your story? What is your passion? What is your pain? I recently had the opportunity to share some of my story on the KILTER&MINT podcast hosted by Ashley Viel. Doing the podcast reminded me how much our stories matter. http:// The stories we live by: Shape... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Aug 1, 2017 | Facilitation, Organizational Development
A team in which individual leaders are working hard and doing their best but feel like the context makes it too hard for them to meaningfully affect change. A society in which polarities are so entrenched conflict between groups is on the rise. A family in which the... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Jul 3, 2017 | Facilitation, International Development, Leadership, Organizational Development, Social Change
Last month I had the honour of working with the UNDP in partnership with the Provincial Public Service Training Academy in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa on an African Leadership Development Programme. Over three weeks, I worked with a total of 82 senior public service... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Jun 1, 2017 | Facilitation, International Development, Organizational Development, Social Change
This past few weeks, I have been living as if in a dream. Less than 2 weeks ago, I was privileged to be named International African Woman of the Year 2017 in London, UK. The day of the event, I met a colleague, friend and sister who I had never met in person before.... 
