How conscious is your organisational culture?

How conscious is your organisational culture?

Mindfulness teaches us the principle of “right livelihood,” meaning the commitment to a vocation that is not harmful to humans or nature and which contributes to the wellbeing of all beings on earth. Right livelihood can be difficult to implement in organisational...
How mindful leadership makes us more response-able

How mindful leadership makes us more response-able

The story is told in ancient Buddhist literature of a pampered princess who was walking barefoot in her father’s kingdom when she stepped on a thorn.  In pain, she demanded of her father’s advisers that the entire kingdom be carpeted.  One adviser made her a pair of...
Why self-kindness is a leadership essential

Why self-kindness is a leadership essential

Of all leadership essentials, taking personal accountability is among the most important.  Accepting accountability for ourselves can be confronting on the best of days.  If we follow up those moments of self-honesty with harsh self-judgement, it becomes a real...
Boost employee engagement with clear agreements

Boost employee engagement with clear agreements

During my years of leadership consulting I have met far too many leaders who are acting either from a fear-based niceness or with a heartless “professional” aggression.  They have not mastered mindful compassion, nor are they enabling others to act in a way that is...
Cultivate gratitude in your leadership skills training

Cultivate gratitude in your leadership skills training

For leaders, gratitude is a catalyst for recognition. It makes us constantly look for the good in people and feeds our desire to share our gratitude for a job well done. It is a light we carry with us that people are drawn to because they feel good about themselves...