As you finish up the week, can you remember a time when your thinking felt 'soulful' as you went about your day? If you have been stuck in 'meaningless' thought and actions try this exercise to help reconnect with the soul of your work. Think over the ways you were asked to use your mind: data crunching seeking meaning from someone's conversation with you - deducing further information or truth answering emails on processes answering factual queries sensing your own n

Are you one of the many women who still struggles to know if you are really getting anywhere and able to say confidently, 'I am succeeding'? Are you getting there your way? Knowing what to do to get where you want to go, your way, means having the right skills to solve your 'destiny dilemma'. Lynn McMahon, an MD with Accenture, defines her own success as, 'Being at peace in the moment and maintaining a long term perspective'. DEFINING SUCCESS Last year I presented a wor

A yoga teacher one asked us, ‘What did Hitler and Ghandi have in common?’ In the palpable peace generated by an hour of silence and focused movement there was a sudden shift in the room – a mix of semi-alarm that raised spines and sat heads erect, and another that contracted chests and lowered eyes. I immediately went into my head and thought how obvious the answers would be to this somewhat contentious question, and started formulating my own answer. I ranged over the ap