Brené Brown recently quoted America Ferrera, who said: “I can’t be the leader I am meant to be without all the parts of who I am.” She was talking about identity and integrated leadership. And about the importance of being able to bring all of who you are to your...
It’s a Wednesday, which means it was a bootcamp morning. Given that this body of mine is into its 50th+ trip around the sun, I want to take care of it by exercising, but doing it in a way that respects the miles on the odometer. (I don’t get that with the clicks) This...
I am currently participating in a transformative learning experience, Coaching with IFS, powerfully led by Guthrie Sayen and Barti Bourgault. The programme is about discovering how to model and foster Self-leadership to create a culture of healing and awakening. The...
I have been thinking a lot about safety over the past months. Amy Edmondson has done groundbreaking work on the topic of psychological safety. And I deeply appreciate how Timothy Clark has expanded the conversation with his four levels of psychological safety and how...
Repeating something over and over again doesn’t make it true. One of the ‘truths’ I keep hearing is this: “People are weary of change.” Admittedly, I have said it too! Codswallop! People make and embrace dramatic changes all the time. As a species we would not...
Elvis Presley had The Jordanaires. Bob Marley had The Wailers. Bruce Springsteen has the heart-stopping, hard-rocking, booty-shaking, love-making, earth-quaking, Viagra-taking, death-defying, legendary E Street Band.
Great musicians who create great music often have a great band to support them. So do great leaders. Who’s in your band?