Take a three minute well earned leadership break, have a little mini dance and be inspired by Jessie J her sentiment that “it is not about the money”! (You might want to read along with the lyrics below) Verse 1 Seems like everybody’s got a price, I wonder how they sleep at night. When [...]
Archive for the ‘Purpose’ Category
It’s not about the money…
Posted in Inspiration and support, Purpose on April 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
How to catch yourself walking away from leadership
Posted in Inspiration and support, Purpose on August 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Wise leadership is not always the easy way forward. Negative mind talk can crowd out any leadership initiative and hope. Our education and culture has trained most of the leadership out of us. This sweet little video by Youngme Moon gives a realistic snapshot of all the reasons to get back to “normal” and to [...]
The recession is no excuse for leaders
Posted in Inspiration and support, Leadership for what, Purpose on July 28, 2010 | 3 Comments »
In coaching conversations many senior leaders share how disillusioned they are with their organisation’s narrow business agenda. Since the recession leaders have felt the pressure to limit risk and reduce expectations of wider change – until “things settle”. Settled times are a fond but unrealistic dream. Leaders will continue face ongoing harsh market conditions. Rather [...]
Life purpose is a myth!
Posted in Mindfulness and spirituality, Powerful questions, Purpose on February 13, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Leadership is guided by an overriding purpose and having a vision for what we want to create is vital. However, the quest to find a “true purpose” or a main “life purpose” can inhibit movement in the here and now. There would be few leaders who have a static definition of their purpose. Most leaders [...]
What is my purpose? Pathways to life purpose and leadership purpose
Posted in 1, Powerful questions, Purpose, Resources for leaders on February 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »
What is my purpose? – This question marks the beginning of a new passage in your life. The question can be triggered by frustration, a crisis or because you have achieved many of your goals, become senior in your chosen field and are now ready to think beyond pure ambition and achievement. What is certain [...]
Are you breaking boundaries in your leadership?
Posted in Purpose, Resources for leaders on January 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Do you go to work everyday and believe that you can change the way that things are done? Are you constantly scanning for new possibilities or alternative ways of looking at something? Some might say that unless we are challenging the status quo in our thinking, conversations and actions then what we are doing isn’t [...]
Are you bored with your current leadership role?
Posted in Powerful questions, Purpose, Reflection on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you have reached the top of your field and achieved most of your goals you will be most likely moving towards another transition. The transition from ambition to meaning. This transition often begins with feeling bored, feeling stifled. Things are not turning you on the way they used to. You might be wondering what [...]
Excuses for not making change?
Posted in Powerful questions, Purpose, Resources for leaders, tagged Self mastery on November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our pathway to greater self leadership and leadership in the world can be slowed up by the excuses and rationalisations we tell ourselves. Some of the common ones I hear from leaders are: I don’t have enough time My organisation is focused on other things than I want to do I have to provide for [...]
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