With a heavy reliance on words from Nick Cave. Any easing in or setting-up for this post would be inadequate, so here we go. This...
Reflections Articles
Musings on Too Much Fiduciary Discussion at Board Meetings
An invitation to Babs’ good-time big thinking revival meetings. If you have experienced any board coaching or governance workshops with me...
Reflections on a Problem with Strategic Planning and Outcomes
Certitude, do-or-die prescriptions, and hell or high water. There is a problem with strategic planning and how we think about results and...
Reflections on Being an Accidental Toxic Leader
Getting friendly with a list of common, even seemingly benign, but downright sneaky, toxic behaviours. We have all said or heard the...
Reflections on a Full Cup
From my heart on equanimity, compassion, creativity, innovation, integrity, and growth I know what it feels like to work from a...
Reflections on the Here and Now
Where I have a freaky line of thinking. Being in the “here and now” may feel a little obvious and yet I am hearing from so many friends...
Reflections on Boundaries and Armour
When I first heard someone at some conference somewhere talk about the difference between boundaries and armour, I felt defensive and...
Reflections on Stress and Time
“Stress is a perverted relationship to time.” John O’Donohue. I wrote this quote down last year while listening to a 2008 conversation...





