Mindful Adventures – Lisa Markwick

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Leadership Practices and Principles that support life

Beautifully integrated and presented, these new guidebooks document leadership practices (The Lotus) and process templates (The Weave) for sustainability practitioners. They were developed by master’s students in the Strategic Leadership Towards Sustainability program at the Blekinge Institute of Technology in Sweden (home of The Natural Step). The guidebooks, which are freely available for download, have been informed by [...]

Mindful Leadership – all we need to do is notice new things

Integral Leadership – Mindful Leadership of Change

One of the many concepts shaping our view of self, health, leaders, leadership, and organizations is mindfulness.  Rosaria (Ria) Hawkins recently wrote up a very readable review of  the concept of mindfulness and its transition from the clinical therapy arena into the leadership and popular press.  She then goes on to  provide a brief overview [...]

Mindfulness creates space for us to deal with what ever comes up

Mindfulness: getting to “why” and inspiring others by belief

noticing what gives life and beauty: Strategic leadership

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Is compassion a pivotal leadership quality?

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“What does our Listening Create” in New Zealand Business

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“Not-knowing” …the seed-bed of innovation

I just read this interesting article by Douglas Eby (writer and researcher on the psychology of creative expression and personal growth), about the value of a “not-knowing” attitude.  He notes that “not-knowing” allows for access to feelings with out judgment, and hence is a vital component of creativity and innovation.   I totally agree. My concern [...]