Nelson Mandela continues to be a source of wisdom and inspiration for our Lead with Humanity immersions, where we support leaders around the world in finding their purpose and leading with humanity. In his honour, as world celebrated his 105th Birthday, we reflect on some...

At best, ours is a world in flux. At worst, it’s in chaos. Over the past 200 years of capitalism we have made money the yardstick of success, sadly choosing to define ourselves by our material possessions and wealth. Compound this with more recent events,...

By Niven Postma At precisely a time when we most need it, leadership is nowhere to be seen in the places we most look for it. So perhaps, we are simply looking in the wrong places.  And perhaps we also need to relook how we define...

By Mick Fynn There is much debate on how leaders should be behaving in these extraordinary times. Hundreds of theories, more than most unproven, pose more confusion than they do solace, because the truth is that nobody is sure. Perhaps a far more interesting question has arisen...

By Pete Laburn The world is filled with masquerading leaders, driven by personal agendas and selfish ambition.  At the same time, it truly appears to be leaderless.  It is a sad reality and it is not serving us well. Much consideration is given to why this is...

One of the most insightful summaries of the way Mahatma Gandhi lived his life can be found in his identification of seven deadly sins for humanity.  He had a deep commitment to Satyagraha, meaning ‘instance on truth’, and this underpinned each of these philosophical instructions. Gandhi...

Whilst growing up, my father always reminded me that ‘the only place that success comes before work is in the dictionary’. I wasn’t sure what he meant until it was my turn to earn a salary, run a business, pay bills and care for a...

By Pete Laburn All great leaders in history appear to have one thing in common.  They led primarily out of who they were, even though we celebrate what they did.  We might salute their courageous and decisive action, but this was predicated by a deep sense...

By Frank Thompson In our house the lockdown began 50 days ago when the scheduled departure date for a much-anticipated trip to Italy came, and went. Our group got together online and drank to our trip in a virtual toast that called to mind the famous...

The third of a 3-part series on leadership development in a post-COVID world Read part 1 Read part 2 Let’s get the elephant out of the room. Are leaders born or are they made? The answer is an emphatic YES. Courageous, empathic and visionary leaders who positively and proactively...