“Values and Integrity” Becoming Our Authentic Self
THE SYMBOLISM OF RUPERT… Recently, in my journal I had a flashback to a childhood memory of watching Rupert on the TV. Then, last Wednesday, whilst walking through Manchester’s University, chatting with the wonderful Values Expert Jackie Le Frevre, I came across a...
Thriving out of the box
The Birth of My New Web "Place" How do you transform an ordinary, ‘head-bound’ space into one of exploration, play, and openness? As leaders and coaches we understand the intrinsic wonderfulness within each person. Our job is often seen as that of a locksmith or a...
The Story of the “Lost’ Founder
The Organising Principles in an Organisational Human Relationship 'System' When facing any complex issues that arise in Organisations, its important to check out the Organising Principles in Human Systems as identified by Bert Hellinger. When these are aligned and in...
A Leaders Rite of Passage
As a child I remember my parents telling me a story about a boy they once knew who lived in their neighbourhood and who made up stories to make himself sound interesting. Sadly, he met an unhappy end, rumour had it that he’d been found in a ditch, murdered by the...
Who Are You…REALLY? Finding Your Leadership ‘Heartland’…
A while ago Grayson Perry, the artist, presented a programme called ‘Who are You?’ on Channel Four. In it he explored ‘Identity’ and who we think we are. Who better to do this than Grayson himself – an artist and transvestite, with his own alter-ego ‘Claire’. Through...
“Hello Yellow Brick Road” – The Heroine’s Journey to Leadership
I’ve had my own business for over 20 years and for the first five years I looked to male mentors who shared with me their ‘blue print’ for business ‘success’. These often consisted of financial results, profit, growth etc. But I just couldn’t really ‘connect’ with...
The Courage to Stand Naked
We’re all different, really…underneath…inside…But daring to ‘be’ different is something else, it’s much safer to be the same. Being bold enough to express our ‘Difference’ could be seen as a threat to the ‘tribe’ and may be met with fear, suspicion, rejection or...