The first commandment of leadership is: Let the purpose lead. Leadership is a service industry to facilitate progress, change and evolution. With as little ego as possible, where it is never about who is leading but what is leading. The…
‘Time’ magazine recently published its list of who – to the perception of its authors – are the 100 most influential individuals in world affairs in 2014. A mix of anything from the well intending to one or two who…
HARVESTING NEW INTELLIGENCE The leaf The leaf is one of the great wonders of the natural worlds – a technology that science is yet to emulate. Take it out of the equation, and life on earth as we know it…
One of the most rewarding personal development practices is developing a quality that, to put it simply, one is not good at. Example If you are a daring person, there is little point going into overdrive to develop your daring capacity.…
I greatly enjoyed my conversation with Aviv Shahar on the Create New Futures podcast: Setting Yourself free
By birth-right potential, every human being is a natural born leader – of oneself. You and I are born to lead ourselves and leading ourselves is where the living essence of leadership becomes intimately relevant to each one of us.
Decency: “Behaviour that conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability”. Example: When making a promise or agreement that one is not able to fulfil; to have the decency to let the other party know without delay. Every day we…
The best way to approach the subject of self-leadership is through personal experience that we can relate to. STANDING YOUR GROUND Remember the last time you stood your ground? Where by your grit, wit and intelligence, you managed to advance…
Language is a magical tool – imagine life without it. Speaking or just thinking certain words can have an awakening quality. One such word is ‘perception’. You can try it right now – think ‘perception’ and say it to yourself…
THE SHIFTING POWERS OF YES AND NO Language is a gift – imagine life without it. It is the enabler of intelligence and comprehension, and the intricate nuances of how tribes and cultures communicate. A person’s quality of engagement is…
