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Dr. Brian S. Maiden, Ph.D.

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Featured Essay · Global Perspectives

Educators and leaders at the Educational Justice Symposium

By Dr. Brian S. Maiden · Publication date not provided

The Flow State Method™ Goes Global

What happens when reflection becomes global?

Dr. Brian S. Maiden facilitated his first international virtual application of The Flow State Method™ during the Educational Justice Symposium at Central Queensland University in Rockhampton, Australia.

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The Article Library

A place for ideas.
And new perspectives.

Explore Brian’s published writing on identity, purpose, performance, education, and the human experience of leadership.

7 published articles

Educators and leaders at the Educational Justice Symposium

Global Perspectives
Publication date not provided

The Flow State Method™ Goes Global

What happens when reflection becomes global?
Dr. Brian S. Maiden facilitated his first international virtual application of The Flow State Method™ during the Educational Justice Symposium at Central Queensland University in Rockhampton, Australia.

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Brian in a leadership discussion

Leadership Essays
Publication date not provided

From Identity to Impact

How Alignment Creates Sustainable Performance
Most of us have been taught to chase performance. I think we should spend more time asking what produces it.

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Brian teaching in Taiwan

Global Perspectives
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Bilingual Policy, Human Cost

Rethinking Taiwan's 2030 Bilingual Reform
Taiwan's 2030 Bilingual Policy is ambitious. Its success depends on the educators and students carrying it out.

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Brian with university colleagues

Leadership Essays
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Building Identity-Based Cultures

What Organizations Teach People About Who They're Allowed to Be
Sometimes the person who has become quiet at work isn't disengaged.

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Brian facilitating a conversation

Leadership Essays
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Coaching the Person, Not the Role

People usually come to coaching with a goal.

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Brian outdoors

Leadership Essays
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The Human Behind the Helmet

What Marshawn Kneeland's Story Says About Us
We can spend an entire week talking about one play in a game.

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Brian speaking to a leadership audience

Leadership Essays
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Playoff Intensity

Stop Living Like It's Preseason
A client said something to me recently that stuck with me.

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Research & Scholarship

The human dimensions.
The questions that matter.

Counseling, education, and human development inform Brian’s approach to identity and leadership.

Scholarship in practice

Brian is a counselor educator at Virginia State University and a human development scholar. His published essays explore the relationship between identity, purpose, and leadership practice.

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Publications & scholarly materials

Verified citations, publication dates, and approved research downloads are not yet available in this library.

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Leadership Resources

Space to reflect.
Room to grow.

Existing resource concepts are preserved below. Approved downloadable worksheets and guides are not yet published.

The Identity Mapping Guide

A reflective exercise to clarify your core values, story, and leadership identity.

Unpublished · approval pending

Purpose Alignment Workbook

Questions and frameworks to connect who you are with why you lead.

Unpublished · approval pending

The Leadership Rhythm Journal

A daily and weekly practice for sustaining aligned leadership over time.

Unpublished · approval pending

Team Identity Conversation Guide

A facilitator guide for teams ready to explore identity and shared purpose.

Unpublished · approval pending
Brian speaking at a leadership convening

Conversations & Media

Ideas in dialogue.
Leadership in the room.

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