I was recently talking with Tim O’Brien (CEO of Purpose Made) who has such insight, expertise and experience on purpose-driven strategy and the impact it can have. Tim has founded and run a number of companies, each with a very clear purpose linked to a strong focus on impact measurement. Tim was also one of [...]
Regular readers of our Global Connections newsletter will be familiar with work we've done with the global ranger community. Last week, I again had the opportunity to present with Pete Cleary of the ARCV, this time at the Oceania Ranger Forum in Rotorua, New Zealand. The forum was inspiring and a very significant cultural experience. [...]
This month we feature a guest post from Tamsin Jones, Head of Mastery of Business and Empathy and Co-Director of Programs, Small Giants Academy. Tamsin is an impact entrepreneur and business strategist who has lived and worked in Africa, Europe and Australia. She has a background in government policy and business in fields such as inclusive [...]
What is passion? How can we harness our passion to help identify and pursue our purpose? What role does passion have in the leaving of a legacy? Should we, as many motivational speakers and writers suggest, prioritise the pursuit of our passions as a personal priority – even if that means changing careers? I recently [...]
Eight years ago, I wrote about the cultural renewal challenges facing not-for-profit organisations we had worked with over the previous decade. What’s remarkable about re-reading that article today is just how little has changed in the almost another decade since. If anything, things have only become more difficult – particularly in light of the upheaval [...]
It was wonderful to revisit the Flinders Ranges region once again on our most recent Ikara–Ediacara: Past, Present and Future Leadership Experiences. We had the opportunity to share this amazing space in a way that allows leaders to pause, reflect, explore, share and listen – all of this in ways that rarely feel as available in [...]
Something often overlooked in the planning, implementation and follow-up of leadership development programs is the critical role of the senior leader as sponsor. Put very simply, if senior leadership don’t actively and visibly get involved with these programs, the programs – and the accompanying investment of time and resources – are unlikely to have any [...]
We would like to invite you to take part in a major global survey of the use of the Enneagram in organisations. The survey has been compiled by our friend and colleague Ginger Lapid-Bogda and an international team from the Global Enneagram in Business Network, of which we are members. You can complete the survey [...]
There’s an important principle we use in emotional health that we haven’t covered in this blog for some time. The principle of self-centredness – along with topics we have discussed including the line of choice, the inner observer, the centres of intelligence and behavioural freedom – is an important concept to understand as you continue [...]
In our last blog post, we considered the distinction between leaders who tend towards being ‘direct’ in their interactions with others and those who tend towards being ‘blunt’. We used this comparison to distinguish between an authentic, effective, emotionally healthy leader and one who isn’t. As we discussed, being ‘authentic’ as a leader includes being [...]
