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Community Building within Organisations

PERMA in PLACE  What constitutes a flourishing human life? What are the practices that promote our wellbeing?  These are the questions posed by Positive Psychology, an increasingly influential area of psychology research and policy. Stemming from the works of Martin…

Marcus de Courtenay
Culture, Insights

Deliberately Developmental Learning Cultures

Have you ever thought that you’d love to take part in a professional development program at work, but the constant push to deliver makes it impossible to take time off? Do you feel like you’re expected to choose between your…

Jonas Ogonowski
Culture, Insights, Learning and Development

Why Reflection, Recognition, and Celebration Energise a Workplace

It’s estimated that the average person spends a third of their lives (90,000 hrs) at work. If you subtract the time spent sleeping, this amounts to a significant portion of our ‘awake’ time. For most people, work is their dominant…

Dr. Marianne de Pierres
Culture, Insights, Leadership

Responsibility, Accountability and Leadership

“The price of greatness is responsibility.” – Winston Churchill  There’s no doubt that greatness and responsibility are inextricably interlinked. But responsibility is often connected with another concept. Business thinkers can use the words ‘responsibility’ and ‘accountability’ almost interchangeably. Either that…

Marcus de Courtenay
Culture, Insights, Leadership

Inclusion, Expression, and the Workplace 

Conflict in the workplace is a growing concern for many organisations, particularly in the year of what is looking to be a very tumultuous US election. However, this problem is not confined to the US. Both within our workplace and with…

Nikki Brown & Marcus de Courtenay
Culture, Insights, Leadership, Partnering

Conscious Organisations – Eyes Wide Open

Being Conscious For an individual, unconsciously following scripts and rituals in organisations can be a good short-term strategy. For the organisation over time, this can have dire consequences.We believe that it takes three things to create a more conscious organisation:…

Dr. Chris Rowell & Marcus de Courtenay
Culture, Insights, Leadership

Horizontal Leadership

The role of a leader is transforming. Our ever-changing environment means that organisations are adapting to be more agile, innovative, and customer-focused. Moving to deeper levels of agility is calling on us to lead “horizontally.” The leadership of the past…

Gretel Bakker & Marcus de Courtenay & Dr. Marianne de Pierres
Culture, Insights, Leadership, Teams

Tuning into the Wisdom Within

Consciously Embracing Somatic Intelligence for Authentic Leadership Have you ever experienced that visceral reaction when something just doesn’t sit right with you? Maybe your stomach churns, your chest tightens, or your legs tense up. That gut feeling isn’t just a…

Marcus de Courtenay
Conscious leadership, Culture, Insights, Leadership, Psychological Safety, Storytelling

The Case for Conscious Organisations: The Time is Now

The world has reached a crisis point. We are confronted with study after study describing the looming catastrophe of our inaction on climate change. Resignations continue to hit all major industries as people search for ways to spend their lives meaningfully,…

Marcus de Courtenay
Conscious leadership, Consciousness, Culture, Insights, Leadership, Leadership, Purpose, Storytelling, Transformation

Conscious Leadership for the Future Fit

Though the idea of conscious leadership and conscious organisations has been around since about 2014, it is emerging as the leadership beacon of our time. As we search for what will help us to become future fit (= not harming…

Dr. Marianne de Pierres
Conscious leadership, Consciousness, Culture, Future of work, Insights, Leadership, Leadership, Regeneration, Storytelling

What is the Next Generation of Performance Metrics?

“What would it take for all of your employees, from the top to the bottom, to believe that they aren’t just working in the economy of money but also in the economy of meaning?” – Wahl As we continue to…

Nikki Brown & Dr. Marianne de Pierres
Culture, Innovation, Insights, Leadership, Learning and Development, Strategy, Teams

Why Mentoring Programs are a No-Brainer

“In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.” ― Phil Collins  One of the most celebrated mentoring ‘pairs’ of our time are Bill Gates and Warren Buffet. Over a 30 plus year friendship, Bill learnt much, saying…

Nikki Brown & Marcus de Courtenay
Culture, Insights, Leadership, Learning and Development, Strategy, Teams