I keep returning to a TED talk I watched early last year by Brene Brown, called The Power of Vulnerability. It is one of the most personally profound and insightful TED talks I have ever watched, and continues to reward me time and time again.

By way of context, Brene is a qualitative...

Why is is that some people thrive in times of uncertainty whilst others stumble? Why is it that yet others see possibilities during times of challenge when others see only problems?

Certainly, mindset plays a role. The founder of the positive psychology movement and author of the international...

Last week I posted a blog focused on knowing your story, but don’t let it own you.  The intention of that article was to explore how the very essence being human beings – the stories we hold about who we are, and what we most want to become – can both have us play with...

I have a dear friend who I think is amazing. When I was learning what it means to be a purpose-focused entrepreneur, it was my friend that inspired me.  They had started and grown successful ventures, pushed the boundaries of what others considered possible, supported others to...

Leadership as we current understand it is fundamentally flawed. Why? Because leadership as it is most often demonstrated by people brings with it a mindset of ‘hero’ – a leader is the person out in front creating the new pathway so that others can have an easier time of the...

The global market trends indicate that the next 12-18 months are going to be a roller-coaster ride. Not only are the economic conditions in Europe (namely, Greece, Italy, and Portugal, Spain and Northern Ireland) concerning, but the World Bank is forecasting that China will have less than double...

Over the weekend I had the privilege of attending one of the most engaging, inspiring and thought provoking events I have been involved in for some time. Gathering11 bought together over 120 global change makers passionate about co-creating better futures. Wow, what a buzz.

I also had...

Earlier this year I was invited by the Leaders Institute of South Australia to facilitate an Appreciative Inquiry (AI) grounded cross-organisational Think Tank to identify and prototype ‘lighthouse initiatives’ for  enhancing employee and workplace wellbeing (for more information...

A new approach to leadership is needed: A deeper ‘way of being’ as a leader.

Today’s leaders are being called into a new way of being and leading. Traditional ways of leading and managing are no longer enough; the global business and social environment is now too complex and...

I was recently at the Spirituality. Leadership and Management Conference where I facilitated a short workshop called ‘The Three Stories of your life and leadership”. The workshop based on an approach to life and leadership I am calling Purposeful Leadership - an approach to...