Laura Eyford

Service designer, coffee aficionado, runner, and book junkie. Grayson and Aurelia's mama. Wife of the very best guy, @justineyford.

[Annesah Hussain @annesahj]

Watching @JullyBlack making this intentional shift in her performance gave me goosebumps!

#HomeONNativeLand

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Choosing not to attend an unpaid work event doesn't reveal the absence of loyalty. It reflects the presence of other priorities.

If team-building, dinners, and parties are part of the job, they should be compensated.

Otherwise, attendance should be an option, not an obligation.

[Laura Eyford @lauranarima]

@emiliambenton @oiselle Everything. Fit. Pockets. How they stay put. Also made by a company that has values that align with mine.

[Laura Eyford @lauranarima]

@emiliambenton @oiselle's pocket jockers FTW!

[Laura Eyford @lauranarima]

@rtulshyan I feel this deeply.

[Helen Bevan @HelenBevan]

For practical skills like improvement, we learn best by doing, in real time. It's about acting our way into new ways of knowing, by experimenting/testing out new ways of working in our own context. It's more effective than reading or listening on a course. Graphic: @OzolinsJanis

[Laura Eyford @lauranarima]

My copy of "Good for a Girl" by @laurenfleshman arrives today. Can't wait to read and talk about it with my bestie. (And also fangirl a little/lot :D)

[Susan David, Ph.D. @SusanDavid_PhD]

We often imagine courage as the trait of a boastful, swashbuckling superhero, but more often than that, courage is quiet: a barely perceptible whisper as you move toward what matters to you.

What does courage look like for you today?

[Susan David, Ph.D. @SusanDavid_PhD]

Forced, false positivity is just a form of denial. 

When you tell someone to "be positive," you're basically saying to them, "my comfort is more important than your reality.”

[oiselle @oiselle]

Congrats to Jenna Fesemyer for her @nycmarathon 5th place finish! 1:51:38 and 3rd American. 🎉

[Laura Eyford @lauranarima]

Picked up my copy of Running While Black @AlisonMDesir at @shelflifebooks which is easily YYC’s best indy bookstore. Today is their 12th b’day and all proceeds are being donated @CUPSCalgaryAB

[Laura Eyford @lauranarima]

This happened to me today, in a doctor’s office.

[Laura Eyford @lauranarima]

@rtulshyan This literally happened to me today and I wondered if I was being crazy. It was in a doctor’s office.

[Laura Eyford @lauranarima]

@HailsMcB I feel like I’m the only one who ever turns mine off too.

[Jennifer Eyford @JenniferEyford]

I’m looking forward to this collaboration of great partners to serve our community! #LetsMoveTheNeedle @TheAlexCHC @Distress_Centre @cityofcalgary @CalgaryPolice @alphahouseyyc

[Laura Eyford @lauranarima]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[Paula Simons @Paulatics]

Tell me you've never been discriminated against on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation or disability, without telling me you've never been discriminated against on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation or disability......

[Laura Eyford @lauranarima]

@gerrycircus Oh @gerrycircus so happy to hear your mom is on the road to recovery!

[Laura Eyford @lauranarima]

Had the privilege to hear @AlisonMDesir speak about her new book “Running While Black” with my Volée crew. Cannot wait to get my copy! @shelflifebooks @oiselle @weegngr

[Laura Eyford @lauranarima]

This is the question I’ve been looking for.

[Susan David, Ph.D. @SusanDavid_PhD]

Instead of asking "WHAT do you want to BE when you grow up?" ask children "What problems do you want to solve?"

We are not defined or made worthy by our jobs.

When we ask what problems children want to solve we encourage curiosity, creativity and contribution.

[Natalie Pearce (she/her) @natjpearce]

What's the difference between culture-fit, values-fit, and culture-add? 🤔

If you're an employer, it's crucial that you know the difference between these 3 hiring approaches 👇🏻

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