When change agents don't speak out because they're scared the system will reject them, then there are no pioneers, rebels or mavericks... Just managers and enablers of the status-quo. Fortunately 👩🏻💻Hannah Cox FRSA FRGS kicked off the The Better Business Network Summit which brought together courageous collaborators on a mission to transform the paradigm we're living in. It was … Continue reading Better Business Summit
Dr Kathy Allen made many excellent points when I spoke to her about her work at the intersection of leadership, system change and innovation. One point was that old paradigms get really ‘loud’ before they fall. I noticed that in 2008 with the last bank crash. Paradigm winners get really greedy as they try to … Continue reading DEAD vs LIFE Leadership
Mindset differs for mavericks, rebels and change agents. Mostly people are limited by the economic, political, social, academic and philosophical boxes they grew up in. Some people can think outside the box, but they ask permission of the box. Through fate or enlightened insight, there are those who can see the matrix of the box … Continue reading 3 Types of Mindset
In the UK, air pollution is the largest environmental risk to public health. The annual mortality of human-made air pollution in the UK is roughly equivalent to between 28,000 and 36,000 deaths every year. Asthma is the most common long-term medical condition in children in the UK, with around one in 11 children and young people living with … Continue reading How Capitalism and Hierarchy Continue to Destroy the Health of the World.
“Concern for our own happiness (self interest) recommends to us the virtue of prudence (self-command), concern for that of other people, the virtues of justice and beneficence –- of which the one restrains us from hurting, the other prompts … (us) to promote that happiness.” He didn't intend for some people to become extremely wealthy … Continue reading Adam Smith, the grandfather of capitalism said:
Like most ideas in life, people have various viewpoints on what terms mean and entail. Eco-Coaching will be one of those too. From my perspective eco-coaching can be utilised out in nature and if possible, should be for 4 reasons: Whilst walking side-by-side in nature we begin to feel a level of connection, and as … Continue reading Eco-Coaching – What is it? & Why the World Needs it Now!
Mentoring is a powerful way of imparting knowledge and developing people within organisations. Mentoring is a powerful way of imparting knowledge and developing people within organisations. The word Mentor originates from Homer's classic poem, 'The Odyssey', describing a time around 1200BC when Odyssus was preparing to travel a great distance. He asked 'Mentor' to act … Continue reading Mentoring is a powerful way of imparting knowledge and developing people within organisations.
When I wrote my Book: ‘From Mercenaries to Missionaries’ I wanted to give entrepreneurs, executives and managers tools around leadership and teamwork that are sublimely simple and easy to implement. Too much of the leadership lexicon has fallen into the realms of academia. Nothing wrong with academic study, but academia is often the activity of … Continue reading Too Many TAPs, Not Enough STOP’s, We Need More LEGO
About every decade or so there are shifts. Big impacts land which affect personal and business domains. For some people its good news and for others not so. I personally think this is part of a universal life cycle which encourages evolution. I also think that big changes are happening more often due to advances … Continue reading The 4 Responses to Big Shifts
A comparison of OODA loop and a more recent model EDUCE.
