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The Epic Tale Part 2: Halfway to Somewhere
I am halfway to somewhere. I wake up disoriented, forgetting for a moment where I am. I feel a deep quiet within, a serene feeling brought on by the early sounds of nature and the rustic cosy cabin-like decor. The inner fog slowly clears. I am in a tranquil place. I...
The Epic Tale Part 1: One Mosaic Piece at a Time
A Minority Everywhere I Go: Leading in A Global Mosaic by: Lucy Shenouda As I prepare to step into a new life, new role, new team in an ancient country and culture, I do so with a deep sense of self-assurance. This feeling is strong in spite of the objections of my...
Shed Complicity for Simplicity
Complicity? We have all been complicit. At some point. Complicit to not showing up as our true selves. Complicit with our inner critic voice. Complicit to present ourselves as less than who we are, truly. We all have something special within us, a leader within. A...
What’s the way to a team’s heart?
What’s the way to a team’s heart? Do team’s have heart?! Do teams have laughter, joy, celebration? Yes! Firmly believing that a team has all of a human’s vital organs, a system in its own right is fundamental to building resilient teams. Teams do have a personality...
Take a Walk with a Turtle. Take a Six Second Pause.
“Take a walk with a turtle. And behold the world in pause.” said Bruce Feiler, Author and Television Personality. I take a walk with a turtle. I behold the world in pause. I look up at the blue skies, fascinated as the clouds roll by. I am transfixed in a moment of...
Perseverance: Being Present to Discomfort
I’ve come to appreciate perseverance comes from being present to discomfort. Feeling uncomfortable is disconcerting and disorienting. Over the years, feeling discomfort and being present to what's needed in those moments has led me to challenges and obstacles to be...
At the Boarding Gate. Sublime.
At the boarding gate while awaiting a flight somewhere new, someplace different yet familiar, I want to freeze time. I want to be in the moment for as long as possible. I want to savour the mystery, to visualize my highest dream of the adventure to come. Sublime. I...
Curiousity. Are we raising the bar?
The visionaries who raise the bar in their chosen fields are leadership ‘greats’ walking converging paths marked with persistence and resolve. As they do new things, they win, they fail, they learn, they win again, fail again and continue on their journey resilient to...
Pack Your Patience
It’s that time of year, again. Time to get back to ‘the routine’. Time to ramp up the pace. It’s also a time we say: “Summer’s over!” with a deep-seated sense of reluctance. It’s as though we are getting ready to pack it in, to move on to another season before it’s...
