Trust: I think we all agree this is a vital foundation for pretty much any kind of relationship or collaboration or even just to be in a shared space with someone, But what are the pre-requisites and how can you (easily) fall into a place of trust and what can you do when you feel the trust is missing or lost?
Read MoreAuthenticity: how to be ‘better’ and still be ‘you’. What does this mean in relation to leadership?
Read MoreIn the second of this five-step series on ‘leadership in the new normal’, I ask you to consider what is your role in relation to leading others. And then I ask, “what is it really??”
Read MoreIn the first of this five-step series on ‘leadership in the new normal’, we look at what it means to feel grounded and what this thing called ‘normal’ really is anyway.
Read MoreFor any of us living with a low level awareness that we could be doing more, or that things could happen faster, or better, there is only one solution and this is it...
Read MoreIt’s normal to be a back-seat driver, to comment and crow over someone else’s actions. We all do it, from driving to football to politics and, specifically in this context, in work. But where is the line between helpful and harmful? How do we know, and how do we notice, when connection and catharsis has slipped into stressful hyper-vigilance?
Read MoreDo you ‘think’ your way to understanding? makes sense, right? But how do we make sense of ideas that seem paradoxical, confusing, or contradictory? Is there even a way to make sense of them? Maybe Nietzsche had something to say about it…
Read MoreHow am I doing? How do you answer that question and how do you know that what you're measuring has meaning?
Read MoreCreating a space, rather than teaching content is one way that we can experience what it is to be human. In this interview, I talk more about what this means to me and how understanding and knowledge, while both relevant, provide different answers.
Read MoreDoes what you see exist or is it a reflection of something in the moment, that is neither perfect, nor imperfect, that simply is? What if we loved and appreciated that we see, rather than what we see, whether or not it exists in literal black and white?
Read MoreWhat can we learn from looking at the outward way of being of people we admire in the world? People who are ‘making an impact’ we might say, and people we are looking at as role-models and champions. Perhaps the learning is more simple than it looks?
Read MoreAre we seeking feedback to nourish our soul or to stroke our ego? OK that might be a leading question, but what feedback really matters and how do we access the deeper space?
Read MoreHow important is planning? What’s the real answer to this question…?
Read MoreWhat if your organisation or team had a secret weapon that is easy to access, you probably don’t know realise is there and, even if you do, you laugh it off as too simple to be useful? What if the source of an even greater impact was at your fingertips? Would you be interested in finding out more?
Read MoreWhat’s the difference, for you, between being serious, and taking things too seriously? Can you feel it? And can you feel what happens when you lean into being serious without taking things too seriously?
Read MoreWhat’s it all for? Part of a series of ‘provocative questions for social change’ designed to help professionals, leaders, change-makers and anyone wanting to make a positive difference in the world, bring a clearer vision and more effective leadership capability to their work.
Read MoreWe set off on a coaching relationship, or any place of personal growth, with some kind of intention for what we think we will see and how we will apply that. But, is one route better than another? Maybe, maybe not…
Read MoreThe past is only ever a story told in the present. We say this, but do we really see it? Because when we do it can be a very powerful, and a very freeing moment of insight into a joyous present and a hopeful future.
Read MoreWhat does it mean to be ‘in society’? This is such a rich exploration, and this is what I am starting to see…
Read MoreWhy do we chase economic growth as if it’s the secret to the perfect human existence? It’s natural to crave an ever-increasing pace, a ‘better’ result, in any area of life, but maybe it’s time to ask where it is we think we’re going? And is chasing continual growth killing us?
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