Navigating A Divisive World with Lorelei Rollings
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In a time of polarization and noise, what helps us lead with clarity, courage, and connection?
Lorelei Rollings—Director General of Culture and Innovation at the RCMP, global leadership trainer, and certified Leader Character practitioner—joins us to explore how character isn’t just a personal quality, but a practical toolkit for navigating conflict, complexity, and change.
🧠 What you’ll hear:
🛣️ Why character is like guardrails on the road of life
🪞 How strengths, when unchecked, can become liabilities—like integrity turning rigid without empathy
🗣️ Why “Tell me more” might be the most powerful phrase in leadership
⚖️ How temperance and transcendence help us stay grounded in divided times
💥 Why every tough conversation is a character workout
🔍 How character gives us the courage to look inward—and act with integrity
If you care about culture, inclusion, leadership, or simply becoming a better human—this one’s for you.
Resources
• Character Quotient Assessment in Forbes (https://www.forbes.com/sites/marycrossan/2025/03/26/from-good-to-great-10-ways-to-elevate-your-character-quotient/)
• Leader Character Framework with Culture, Virtues, and Vices (https://virtuositycharacter.ca/organization/storage_production_6e2934b8-3e20-47a7-aa79-59a612f967be/8505b936-d1fd-4b36-96ed-62663e1c5b9a.pdf)
About Virtuosity
• Website (https://virtuositycharacter.ca/)
• Monthly Newsletter (https://mailchi.mp/virtuositycharacter/subscribe-to-the-virtuosity-monthly-newsletter)
• LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/virtuosity-character)
• Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/virtuositycharacter/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=)
Host, Dr Corey Crossan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreycrossan/), is a research and teaching fellow at The Oxford Character Project where she develops and facilitates character development programs for students, industry, and university partners. Corey’s love for elite performance developed as she competed in top-level athletics for most of her life, highlighted by competing as a NCAA Division 1 athlete. Corey translated her understanding of elite performance into a passion for helping individuals and organizations develop sustained excellence. She is also the co-founder of Virtuosity Character, a mobile software application created to support the daily, deliberate practice of character-based leadership development.
Chapters
1. Welcome (00:00:00)
2. Introduction to Lorelei (00:01:40)
3. Character Matters (00:03:50)
4. Character's Role In A Divisive World (00:07:41)
5. Personal Character Development (00:14:04)
6. Building Bridges (00:24:41)
7. Virtuosity Practice (00:36:46)
8. Character Quotient (00:43:08)
9. Bye For Now (00:51:44)
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