Grow into who you're becoming, at work and in life.
Paula Forbes, J.D., helps school and organizational leaders lead with self-awareness, and helps women 55 and over build a second act on everything they know.
Leadership work that makes everything else work
A year-long series for Minnesota districts and leadership teams, built on Insights Discovery™ and nearly 15 years of work with Minnesota educators.
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Second Act helps women who are still working write what comes next, one season at a time, in person in Minnesota and in small circles on Zoom.
Explore Second ActYour worldview shapes the systems you lead.
Every system, whether it's education, policing, human services or the law, is built on values meant to serve the people in it. Yet systems are organized to serve those who created them, and most of us were never in a position to create the systems we rely on.
Finding Human shows leaders how their worldview, their race and culture, and their leadership style shape the spaces they lead. As we explore what's hidden from our view about ourselves and our history, the cracks can be seen and repaired.
When we shift our worldview and include everyone, together we find human.
- How do we change a system that no longer serves the needs of everyone?
- What happens when leaders believe it doesn't need changing?
- What happens when the cracks are hidden from the leader's view?
- What will it take for the system to become strong and safe for all of us?
The L.E.A.D.™ model
Every Finding Human experience is participatory, so change happens in the room, not months later. Paula draws on Insights Discovery™ and the Art of Hosting, and closes each session with four questions.
Learn
What new awareness emerged today?
Experience
What did you notice about your own reactions?
Apply
How will you apply this in your leadership?
Discover
What new question are you leaving with?
What leaders are saying
"Paula has helped our leaders better understand themselves and one another, navigate complex challenges, and build stronger, more connected teams."
"Their participatory style and fresh perspectives are hallmarks of their success, building lasting relationships with every client."
"Paula Forbes is amazing with her ability to bring community together to solve the most complex problems."
Paula Forbes, J.D.
Paula is a transformational leadership consultant, executive coach and the founder of The Finding Human Institute. With more than three decades across law, education leadership and organizational change, she partners with school districts, executives and changemakers to build human-centered systems rooted in belonging.
She has taught Education and the Law at the University of Minnesota and Public Policy and Leadership at Concordia University for nearly two decades. A three-year breast cancer survivor writing her own second act, she brings resilience and reinvention into every room. She calls herself a conversation catalyst.
- Attorney
- Educator
- Facilitator
- Executive Coach
- Trained CTI Co-Active Coach
- Licensed Insights Discovery™ practitioner
- Certified Retreat Leader
- Art of Hosting practitioner
Notes from Paula
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