Posts by Dr. Marianne de Pierres

Finding Our Whole | The Shift from us AND Environment to us AS Environment

“The major problems in the world are the result of the difference between how nature works, and the way people think” – Gregory Bateson  The shift away from mechanistic thinking and old power paradigms into whole living-systems thinking has brought with...

Service Leadership Reimagined

“In the case of servant-leadership, a leader’s motivation derives from a core, egalitarian belief that they are no better than those whom they lead.” Carol Smith “Leadership is an influencing process.” Ken Blanchard When the notion of Servant Leadership was conceived...

Creative Courtyards | Making Space For Creativity

It’s been said that creative thought is at the core of human progress. In this context, it can be seen as the reason we enjoy our contemporary way of living and technological advancements. And yet creative thought is still regarded...

Sharing Knowledge – The Power Of The Collective

“More than ever before, knowledge sharing is being led by people, culture and context.” Jody Turner, Future Trends.  According to a study conducted of Fortune 500 companies in the early 2000s, the estimated annual cost of knowledge loss is around...

What is Attunement?

  Curiosity and empathy are familiar terms in personal and leadership development. It could be argued that, to a degree, curiosity facilitates the practice of empathy. By asking open and compassionate questions, we are also opening our minds and hearts...

Cultures of Recognition

“Social capital is fundamentally about how people interact with each other.” Dekker and Uslaner The Coronavirus pandemic has tested and stretched us; it’s also been the catalyst for many transformations in the work environment. Patterns and processes that we thought...