Welcome to Defining Moments of Leadership, a podcast hosted by Marsha Acker. We’re joined today by guest Monica Manning and I am blown away by the work that Monica’s doing around social justice and helping people find their voice and the role that dialogue plays in her model for leading change.

Monica’s Bio

Monica works in Dublin, Ireland for a social justice NGO – Community Action Network (CAN https://www.canaction.ie ). She is an experienced Dialogue Facilitator and has a strong commitment to promoting and supporting leadership development in service of social justice. Having started her career in Youth Work she has over thirty years of experience in supporting individuals and groups to fulfil their leadership potential. She has designed and delivered several leadership programmes for senior leaders working in the non-profit sector. She is currently leading and facilitating a Dialogue process between young people and Police in an inner-city community to address long standing difficulties in their relationships. She uses Action Research and Inquiry to support Elder Activists and others in responding to social issues which concern them. Her work frequently involves bringing together people from very different backgrounds and mindsets to collaborate on finding solutions to complex problems.
Monica’s qualifications include an MSc in Responsibility and Business Practice from Bath University, an Action Research degree focused primarily on sustainability and change issues. She is an accredited Dialogue Facilitator and Change Interventionist with Kantor Institute, Boston and Dialogix UK.