On Surrender
I used to think that surrender was a bad word. I felt my ego rising up inside me fighting against the prospect of giving up control, of making things happen, from within me. I am the captain
The Quality of Leadership Attention
This week I sat with a CEO of a global company, an extraordinary man who has only recently merged his spiritual self with his business self. For many years, these two sides of himself have
Coaching Questions for Conscious Leaders
In my experience, there are many coaches and consultants out there who are fans of conscious business and conscious leaders. Whenever we host an event at GCfCL or Conscious Capitalism, the coaches usually outnumber the
A Deeper Look into the Conscious Leader
Many of us are familiar with the quote by John Mackey, co-CEO of Whole Foods Market, that an organisation can only be as conscious as its top leader. We’ve seen this wisdom come to light
Leadership in the New World: The Rise of the Post-Heroic, Conscious Leader
What kind of leader is most suited to leading in our world where change may, in fact, never be this slow again? It is sometimes terrifying to think about where we are hurtling off to,
A conscious leader’s role is to break down walls and tear down fences
Last night I arrived in Basel airport. I got to the taxi rank outside, only to be told by the very polite taxi driver that I had exited on the French side. I needed to
The Coordinates of A Conscious Leader
In exploring what a Conscious Leader leading in a Conscious Business pursuing Conscious Capitalism actually means, the views are ever-evolving and building on one another to form a clearer picture that will light the way
The Conscious Leader
The Conscious Leader is a hub for flow. This requires being able to recognise and transcend the ego or identity and all its mannerisms that stops the flow. Taking up a position and being right
Can Advertising be a Conscious Business?
Prompted by an article by Martin Lindstrom (The Future of Ethics in Branding), I got to thinking about whether that paragon of unethical business, the advertising industry, could indeed make the quantum leap towards ethical
Conscious Capitalism is our Individual Responsibility as Consumers
An intriguing link arrived through my Google alerts this morning: a post about Office Products, Conscious Capitalism and How We Can Make A Difference. Office supplies and Conscious Capitalism, I thought? But the post by