The inner power of real understanding A key part of understanding how to improve a situation whether that be improving and developing skills and behaviours, resolving conflict or generating new ideas lies in our ability to understand the situation as it is currently. Exploring the so called ‘good, the bad and the ugly’ of a situation putsRead more
Releasing our pent up leaders Everywhere we look we can see leadership happening…in the smallest acts up to those on a global scale. Let me qualify leadership – I mean the stuff that’s positive, that makes a difference, that enables rather than instructions others follow because they’re attached to a hierarchical position. The atrocities andRead more
‘Right relationship’ – the fabric of civilisation? Like so many people I have been deeply moved by the way in which individuals and whole communities have come together after the devastating tragedies around our world. Natural disasters such as the earthquakes in Italy, the forest fires in Portugal, terrorist attacks across the globe and ofRead more
The leadership of endings The natural world is intimately familiar with change of all scales – ecosystems, plant and animal kingdoms all adapt to change in what can seem like an effortless (though in fact is often ravaged) way. We humans are also pretty good at adapting in the end, though despite (or perhaps becauseRead more
Trust. Isn’t it worth the odd bloody nose? Isn’t it interesting how every day we invest our trust in people we know barely or not at all. The past few weeks in the UK have given us some obvious examples to reflect on – the police and other blue light services to keep us safeRead more
Ensuring we don’t block the future There’s a lot of talk about the future of work, and speculation on the impact of technology replacing people, or replacing the need to be present and needing the bricks and mortar of a physical office. Of course the future’s here now as I was reminded this week inRead more
‘Team’ is a mind-set and a choice Without getting political about the news that’s emerging about Trump pulling the USA out of the Paris Climate Change agreement, it has me thinking about the mind-set needed to be a team player. I believe that the scale and nature of the challenges facing our world at thisRead more
Feeling inspired I notice that as I get older more often than not it is the natural world more than people that inspires me – a stunning flower, a wonderful coastal view and so on. It’s not that people can’t inspire me it just seems harder to access somehow. This week however, I found myselfRead more
Examining the example we’re setting Working with some young leaders over the past few weeks has reminded me of two of the key qualities we need to bring to our leadership at whatever level we’re leading – courage and compassion. Why these two when there are so many that are important? Well the young leadersRead more