Barbara Best (https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-best-6131368/) is acommunity organizer, youth advocate, and system change leader who is passionateabout building systems of care to empower youth and communities to thrive. Guidedby a north star of healthy interconnectedness, she inspires joy, purpose, andconnection in the people and communities she serves.Barbara serves as Executive Director of Convu, a vibrant community that buildscapacity for deep listening and peer coaching in schools, workplaces, andcommunities. Convu generates positive community impact in cultivating dialogue,listening, and belonging through the Harvard University Peer Coaching Initiative(HUPCI) and the Massachusetts General Hospital Peer Coaching Initiative (MGHPCI). We’re excited to expand peer coaching in organizations and communities acrosssectors and create spaces for people to listen, learn, and grow together. We believethat leadership is a shared practice – and that real change starts in the quality of ourconversations. Barbara holds a Doctor in Education Leadership (EdLD) from the Harvard GraduateSchool of Education. She led a three year initiative to cultivate school and communityconnectedness in Reading Public Schools in Massachusetts, United States.Barbara is committed to centering compassion in leadership – to meet suffering withkindness and know that we are not alone as we work for transformation.Barabara talks to Dr Mealey about the importance of compassionate leadership,listening to create communities of belonging and a culture of nurturing and safety forfuture generations.

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