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Mark helps leaders and their teams to build resilience and collaborate with others so…
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Bringing People Together to Solve Complex Problems
Bringing People Together to Solve Complex Problems
By Mark Pollock
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3 lessons from my expedition to the South Pole
3 lessons from my expedition to the South Pole
By Mark Pollock
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Leadership isn’t about dictating, it’s about building trust and collaborating with your team to achieve more together. Rachel Botsman, a leading…
Leadership isn’t about dictating, it’s about building trust and collaborating with your team to achieve more together. Rachel Botsman, a leading…
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"Challenges are inevitable. It’s a leader’s job to help their teams build resilience to face them.” – Mark Pollock #Leadership #Resilience…
"Challenges are inevitable. It’s a leader’s job to help their teams build resilience to face them.” – Mark Pollock #Leadership #Resilience…
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“To me, leadership is about encouraging people. It’s about stimulating them. It’s about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve – and to do…
“To me, leadership is about encouraging people. It’s about stimulating them. It’s about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve – and to do…
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Experience
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Education
Volunteer Experience
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Board Director
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
- 10 years
Health
As part of Mark's mission to find and connect people worldwide to fast track a cure for paralysis he was appointed to the board of the USA based Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation.
The Reeve Foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy. -
Ambassador
Wings for Life UK
- Present 12 years
Health
The Foundation made Mark one of their first Ambassadors
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Ambassador
Ekso Bionics
- Present 12 years
Health
Mark and his team are working in partnership with Ekso Bionics to raise awareness of how exoskeletons, like the EksoGT™, and other advanced technologies, impact people’s lives with the aim of evolving the field of rehabilitation to accelerate the cure for paralysis. Mark has now taken over 1 million steps in his Ekso Bionics robotic legs.
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Sounding Board Member
Kanchi
- 5 years
Health
Kanchi is a not-for-profit disability organisation that works to change mindsets around disability, working with leaders to promote the Disability Business Case
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Director
Orbis Ireland
- 7 years
Health
Director of ORBIS Ireland, an international charity dedicated to the treatment and prevention of blindness in the developing world
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Mark Pollock Award
The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
- Present 12 years
Health
Guide Dogs (U.K.) created the Mark Pollock Award for Inspirational Guide Dog Owners
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Vice President
Outward Bound Northern Ireland
- 3 years
Education
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Founder Member
British Council Trans Atlantic Network 2020
- 5 years
Health
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Board Member
Institute for Minority Entrepreneurship
- 4 years
Civil Rights and Social Action
The Institute for Minority Entrepreneurship is part of the Dublin Institute of Technology
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Fellow
British American Project
- Present 20 years
Economic Empowerment
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Global Futures Council on Human Enhancement
World Economic Forum
- Present 7 years 10 months
Science and Technology
Mark has been invited to sit on the Global Futures Council on Human Enhancement from 2016 -2018 at the World Economic Forum.
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Board Member
CYBATHLON
- Present 6 years
Mark is an advisory board member of the CYBATHLON, a unique championship for people with disabilities competing in six disciplines, using advanced assistive devices including robotic technologies. The CYBATHLON was launched as a platform for exchange between people with disabilities, technology providers and the public in order to raise awareness of the challenges faced by those with disabilities and to promote the development of assistive technologies.
Publications
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Making it Happen
Self published
Mark Pollock's book 'Making It Happen' offers insights into his experience about dealing with blindness and emerging even stronger at the far side, ready to face the world's toughest challenges. Mark uses his experiences to detail how we can make things happen for ourselves.
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Focus is a critical component of high performance, as highlighted by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, the pioneering psychologist behind the concept of flow…
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"Humans are explorers by nature. Leaders simply have to set ambitious targets and support their teams to work out how to achieve them.” – Mark…
"Humans are explorers by nature. Leaders simply have to set ambitious targets and support their teams to work out how to achieve them.” – Mark…
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“Some people only ask others to do something. I believe that, why should I wait for someone else? Why don’t I take a step and move forward?” - Malala…
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