TRANSCENDENT COMPANIES are organisations who are so Conscious they easefully go beyond not only realising the full potential of their employees they transcend the mundane to ensure they are positively affecting social transformation. Think Southwest Airlines, Google, Starbucks, Whole Foods Market, Patagonia. Consider if your company takes care of the 4 tenets of transcendence: 1. A higher purpose 2. Stakeholder focus 3. Conscious culture 4. Conscious leadership Check out

How do you answer a question like that? I was recently asked my opinion on the state of learning and development globally. Not just a small question… and how do you answer it, in truth? The reason most people leave their jobs, other than problems with their immediate manager, is lack of progression and development. Salary is always in the mix, but I am seeing a shift into a greater decider that is a need not only for job satisfaction but deep personal fulfilment from work.