CIRCLE
To circle is to embrace, encompass, and surround.
From a psychological point of view, circles represent the notion of unity, integration, wholeness, and a natural sense of completion, that give us a sense of confidence and harmony. Circles don’t have angles, there is no beginning or end. That's why a circle is a powerful yet safe element.
From a female sisterhood point of view, circles are developed to support individuals, to become connected in the community, and to establish friendships and relationships. The female sisterhood circle is your most-trusted circle of support and may often be called a circle of friends.
Conflict: Activate Awareness Phase.
Comprehending conflict. You’re aware there’s a problem, know something isn’t right and want to fix it, but not totally sure, exactly ‘what’ that is. (You have to have an awareness about a problem in order to seek a solution).
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Empower:
Execution Phase.
Implement and institute change. Encompass (and put) plan into effect. Review, learn, adjust. (Encompass is to surround, have, hold within and cause something to take place).
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‘In-lighten’:
Inquiry Phase.
Learn + listen. Together we ‘shine a light on,’ and explore and understand the problem(s). Have to understand what that is, before action is taken. This is a more ‘personal’ inquiry phase. (To ‘enlighten’ is to give greater knowledge and understanding, about a subject or situation).
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A circle is elastic, flexible, can expand or decrease, but can always grow bigger!
Learn + Leverage:
Recommendation Phase
Create a plan based on the analyzed information. Learn new ways. Leverage some of what has already worked (positive outcome findings). Enable action and guide through next steps.
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Reveal:
Assessment Phase.
Dive in and go deep! Review (more) and reach out. This involves various forms of formal fact-finding and data collection to gather information and expand/ have better understanding about what’s going on/ what the true issues are.
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Clarify:
Analysis Phase.
Information is reviewed. Closely examine all data to clarify key concerns. Feedback is interpreted, and key issues/data points are defined.