IS YOUR WOMANLY SPIRIT MISSING FROM YOUR LEADERSHIP? Women have a strong spirit, unshakeably wise and deeply intuitive, yet common leadership training doesn’t make room for these essential skills. The result is both sides miss out – you as an authentic leader and those who follow your lead. Spiritual intelligence gives you deep trust in your inner guidance; creates strength, zest and charisma; improves your relationships; opens your vision to creative solutions; fosters clar

What do fencing, tae kwon do and wrestling have in common? Two sparring partners determined to take each other down. There can only be one winner. We see it in the workplace when two people compete for attention or reward. It is easy to spot as the battle usually gets bigger until someone has to bow out. What is harder to spot is the internal sparring that goes on inside us, almost daily. Meet The Players Who are the competing partners? The ego and the Wise Advocate. The E

Ever felt like you wished you hadn't got started? They just won't stop talking and pushing advice at you. Most of it is off-beam and nothing you haven't already thought about yourself. Ever felt like you wished you could get started? They won't talk to you and you wonder what advice to give them. You doubt you can offer anything they haven't thought of already. It doesn't matter which side of the conversation you are on, if you are focused on advice, you are probably alread

None of us particularly like being the victim of someone else's ego. We mentally roll our eyes, feel the nipping sensation in our gut, feel the hackles rise. But what about our own ego? Those reactions we just had to someone else's inflated, or perhaps deflated, view of themselves were in fact our own ego coming into play. This little game of hide-n-seek with the mask of the ego is what keeps us locked in to unhealthy exchanges and less productive results. Listening to a pod

The problem today for most businesses is the confusion, ambivalence and stress created by wanting to make enough money. CNN Money says one of the top three reasons people leave their jobs is minimal wage growth. And we also know a bad boss or poor job fit are high on the list. Values matter, and often conflict with our desire for profit and wealth. It’s vital organisations and their leaders get a clear, empowered view of money and how it reflects and expresses vision, missio

Not feeling very fulfilled lately and overwhelmed by my underwhelm, I sat down to contemplate the ‘real’ issue. Why did feelings of disappointment, fogginess, lacklustre energy manage to dominate my feel-good emotions when it came to business - a business I usually thrived on? The biggest reason - for what boiled down to a core fear - was I couldn’t see the future . For someone who knows herself to be ‘visionary’, this is painful beyond measure. I know when I get like

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