Making good choices One of the greatest gifts we have as humans is our ability to exercise our free will and make choices. Admittedly it doesn’t always feel like we have a choice and sometimes the choices don’t look all that appealing. Yet choice we always have – even if it’s only about how toRead more
Is business heading for dinosaur oblivion? Imagine if your workforce downed tools not for an improvement in pay and conditions but because they fundamentally disagreed with the direction the business was taking and the choices being made? Because they felt purpose and values had been side-lined to chase profit? This type of employee activism is,Read more
What are you afraid of? This may seem like an insensitive question at this time when there is so much anxiety around COVID and its ramifications. And yet as leaders we know, or at least should know that fear is the last thing that’s useful except as a catalyst for constructive and useful change. ThereRead more
We must make this the time of the heart So much in our world at this time calls on us to be bold, to be courageous, to be compassionate, to use discernment. We are confronted, at every turn, with the challenges of a pandemic and the need to social distance at the heart of whichRead more
Living a larger life How big is our footprint in this world and how often do we think about it? Each of us probably has a greater reach and impact that we realise – in our family and friendship groups, in our work relationships, in other communities we may belong to, but also in theRead more
Why we must lead with love Was there ever a more crucial time for us to lead with love? For our fellow humans. For our planet. For our future and the legacy we’re creating for the generations to come. In these past days we’ve seen the tragedy and trauma of Covid-19 extended with the senselessRead more
Purpose as a lifetime relationship A sense of one’s purpose can sit at a very deep level within us – sometimes elusive and sometimes very present. We can get a glimpse of it; we can perhaps have a very well-developed relationship with it. For some it will inform, in a very conscious way, every wakingRead more
A new leadership agenda? The dawn of a New Year comes with a number of familiar markers – the resolutions that may be kept, or not, and the predicted trends or hot topics that leaders will be focusing on. This year followed the pattern. Then the pandemic hit, bringing to a halt normal events. AndRead more
Inner leadership – synthesising ‘doing’ and ‘being’ I was reading an article earlier today describing the many challenges and pressures on the shoulders of CEOs in our current world situation and how they cope with them. High on the list of coping strategies were examples of how to maintain physical, mental and emotional well-being andRead more