When people ask me if Leadership Development works…

I always try to give examples, and here’s one that ought to inspire a few of us to go that little bit further. From the Nova Scotia News: Sunday 9th December 2007.By Cathy von Kintzel ANTIGONISH — Mary Wambui Gatama… Continue reading

Sometimes a few gray hairs work…

Is there a trend emerging for coaches to be a little older, a little more practically experienced, have held a senior position themselves, and to have taken training before they start coaching their colleagues? If this example is to be… Continue reading

Leadership coaching and existential psychology

Every now and then one of my leadership coaching clients will want to explore a little more about my own ‘philosophy’ and how it influences my work with them. I don’t have a ‘philosophy’ that I can confidently side with,… Continue reading

Business school includes prayer as a tool for creativity and more

Bentley Professors Bring Spirituality and Meditative Practices Into Business Education An American college, Bentley College, just outside Boston MA, has been awarded a grant to develop a programme to re-educate their management educators. The plan is for them to be… Continue reading

Does history inform the future?

“Life is divided into three terms. The one which was, which is, and which will be. Learn from the past to profit the present; And from the present to live better for the future. It’s the best way to lead… Continue reading

On Being Human

What does it mean to be ‘human’? One definition of man reads: ‘an integrated unity of the biological, the organismic and the personal, the natural and the social, the inherited and what he acquires during his life….’Being human is simple,… Continue reading

Angry young men

Why are some people SO angry with the world around them? Was their childhood and adolescence SO cruel? Were they really SO misunderstood? Did they really feel SO unloved? And why anger? Is their emotional vocabulary so limited? Do they… Continue reading

Is something ‘wrong’ with Britain?

Neurosis, also known as psychoneurosis or neurotic disorder, is a “catch all” term that refers to any mental imbalance that causes distress, but, unlike a psychosis or some personality disorders, does not prevent rational thought or an individual’s ability to… Continue reading

The delicate issue of EGO

wikipedia: “The id, ego, and super-ego are the divisions of the psyche according to psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud’s “structural theory”. The id contains “primitive desires” (hunger, rage, and sex), the super-ego contains internalized norms, morality and taboos, and the ego mediates… Continue reading