Climate change is one of the greatest threats we’re currently facing, and I believe a commitment to tackling it should be something every leader is present to. The data speaks for itself. In its Global Risks report 219, the World Economic forum extreme weather events and the failure of policies to address climate change as [...]
Leadership is sometimes characterised as a lonely path. In my experience, the opposite is true. One thing which makes the new paradigm of leadership distinct is the fact that it thrives not on competition, and success despite others, but in collaboration and connection. Success with and through others. As leaders, we need to be able [...]
Have you heard of Society 5.0? It’s the Japanese government’s vision for the future, and it envisages a world very different from the one we live in now. What is Society 5.0? “Society 5.0 represents the 5th form of society in our human history, chronologically following hunting, farming, industry, and information. The Fourth Industrial Revolution [...]
Image credit: Virgin Unite Recently I had the privilege of seeing Michelle Obama speak live at the O2 arena. It was quite an experience. Apart from anything, I’ve never been in a crowd of that size before. And the 15,000 people in that space hadn’t gathered for a concert or comedian. We were there to [...]
Something is afoot. Perhaps it’s the snowballing amount of global insanity. A collective spiritual awakening. One’s database reaching a certain size. Something in the stars. I don’t know what it is- but right now it feels to me that as leaders (business, spiritual, political, social) we are being asked to show our true colours. [...]