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Insights, Ideas, and Action: Welcome to the humanKIND Blog

Find the clarity, courage, and inspiration you need to lead, grow, and live with intention.

The humanKIND Blog is where we get real about leadership, growth, and everything in between. It’s not just a collection of ideas—it’s a space where we share the insights, hard-earned lessons, and actionable strategies that define who we are and what we stand for.

 

Here, you’ll find posts that challenge the status quo, inspire intentional action, and encourage you to think differently about what leadership and growth can look like—at work, in your relationships, and in your life.

 

Whether you’re navigating a career shift, building a team, or simply looking to grow into the leader you were meant to be, this is where the journey begins.

This Isn’t About Theory—It’s About Action

Growth doesn’t work if it stays in your head. It’s not enough to think about change—you need to take intentional action and bring that growth into the world.

 

That’s why everything we share on this blog is designed to inspire not just reflection but action. Because growth is messy, uncomfortable, and deeply personal—but it’s also worth it.

 

If you’re ready to stop overthinking and start doing, this blog is your space to dig deep, get inspired, and take the steps that matter

Rooted in Our Core Values

 

Every post you’ll find here is grounded in the core values that guide everything we do at humanKIND:

  • Humanity: Growth is personal. It’s about embracing the complexity of who you are and creating a path that’s uniquely yours.

  • Radical Kindness: Growth requires honesty. The kind of honesty that challenges you to face the hard truths and take bold steps forward.

  • Ownership: No one is coming to save you. True growth starts when you take full responsibility for your choices, actions, and life.

Our goal is to empower you to take the reins, stop chasing what doesn’t feel right, and start building a life and leadership style that’s authentic, sustainable, and uniquely yours.

 

Explore More Resources

 

If you’re looking for even more guidance, check out our Resources section, where you’ll find tools, exercises, and practical insights to help you grow in every area of your life and career.  Are you a big Kindle reader?  Check out this amazing page turning aid.

 

The Path Forward Starts Here

 

Growth begins with one small, intentional step. So, what’s yours? Is it reading a post that resonates? Is it bookmarking a resource for later? Or is it reaching out for a conversation about what’s next?

 

Whatever it is, don’t let it stay in your head. Take that step. Because when you choose to show up for yourself and take action, that’s when the real transformation happens.

 

Dive into the Blog or Book Your Free Discovery Call to start your journey today.

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About humanKIND

At humanKIND, we believe leadership is personal. Founded by James Powell, we specialize in leadership coaching, team coaching, and business consulting to help leaders, teams, and organizations achieve courageous growth. We work with leaders, executives, founders, entrepreneurs, and change-makers who are tired of the grind and ready to lead with truth, ownership, and connection. Whether that means redefining your leadership style, rebuilding after a setback, or simply finding space to breathe, we meet you where you are and help you create a path forward that feels as good as it works. Our approach is rooted in authenticity, connection, and sustainable success—at work, at home, and in the world.

Leadership Coaching: Personalized 1:1 coaching to help leaders deepen self-awareness, build confidence, and achieve high-performance outcomes.

  • Leadership Coaching Specialization: career growth, career transition, leadership performance & resilience, finding purpose at work, finding balance, job downsizing, layoffs, restructuring, returning from maternity leave, returning from sick leave, burnout recovery, mental health in the workplace,

Team Coaching: Foster connection, collaboration, and empathy to build thriving, high-performance teams.

  • Team Coaching Specialization: team performance, team purpose and shared vision, role clarity, responsibilities, and expectations, new team formation, team norms and agreements, building trust and psychological safety, effective communication and active listening, conflict resolution and healthy debate, navigating difficult conversations, managing up, down, and across, understanding leadership styles across the team, leading through change and uncertainty, decision making frameworks (RACI, DACI), goal setting and alignment (OKRs, KPIs, SMART goals), understanding team strengths, motivations and work styles (MBTI, DISC, CliftonStrengths, Enneagram), retrospective analysis, strength & weakness mapping, team health check surveys, visioning & long-term planning

Business Coaching & Consulting: Transform your organization with strategies for growth, culture, and operational excellence.

  • Business Coaching & Consulting Specialization: Organizational vision, mission, values, brand, advertising & marketing strategy and implementation, operational planning, operational excellence, product development, product marketing, cause marketing, fundraising, employer brand strategy, employer brand implementation, business opportunity scoping, annual planning, strategic planning, culture analysis, new business start-ups.

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Based in Toronto, Quinte West, and Prince Edward County, we proudly support leaders and organizations across Canada and globally through virtual coaching and consulting.

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