Cultural Intelligence
Winds of Change
“ Honour the space between No Longer and Not Yet” Nancy Levin A friend of mine told me “2020 is best described as being a rickety bridge between Epochs beginning in one Era, and ending in another. It may not feel particularly safe or inviting, but it’s the only way across. I thought that was…
Read MoreRoots of Connection – Heightened Attention.
“Beware the stories you tell yourself for surely you will be lived by them” – William Shakespeare In these unprecedented times I am noticing how easy it is to get caught in the ‘story’ if one is not operating with heightened awareness. One day can so easily morph into the next and the next. The pulse…
Read MoreThe Path Ahead.
It will have direction and shape – IF you have done the work! “There are times when you have to take bold steps. Make up your mind; know where you are going and never waffle. Many wonderful opportunities are missed by those who are indecisive. In times when you have to take bold steps; take…
Read MoreRe-Creation
“The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.” — Paulo Coelho This is a dramatic time of ‘re-creation’. Within the tumult, it is important to reclaim you. Reclaim your life, transform and reshape your purpose and start to build anew. Hope is reborn – if we are…
Read MoreSoft Power – Bold And Courageous
In many parts of world, these current times are causing people to reassess what is true for them both personally and collectively, what is important, and how they are going to navigate these unprecedented events. Last month I wrote about shocks and shifts. This is certainly occurring right now in the Eastern states of Australia…
Read MoreThe Gift – Ideal vs Reality
“Personal Development is not a race to the finish line. It is the journey of our lives—the way we come to see and re-see ourselves and the world around us.” It is how we live the journey of our lives that colours our response to many situations and events. Some we value and appreciate, and…
Read MoreKnowing What Is Important
The Christmas and New Year holidays are over. 2019 is underway. In the Asia Pacific region and indeed globally, others are currently celebrating the Lunar New Year – a time of ‘reconnecting’ with family and friends, completing the old year of the Mountain Dog, and welcoming in the year of the ‘Monastic’ Pig! The New…
Read MoreAre you ready to Pivot?
‘In times of great change, the learners will inherit the Earth while those attached to old certainties will find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.’ Eric Hoffer. Being ready to ‘pivot’ requires a different mindset, a different resolve even. It is a choice between old and new story. As…
Read MoreThe Art of Seeing
One Sunday evening, I came upon a wonderful documentary about an exhibition being curated for The Met, New York featuring Chinese fashion and artefacts over the generations. The documentary focussed on the planning stages of the exhibition with the New York based curator and his engagement with key Chinese designers who were supplying the costumes,…
Read MoreGlobal Cosmopolitans
What a great shift in thinking! And what opportunities for this generation to help reshape’ perceived boundaries, with borderless thinking. The world is an oyster to a growing number of people who have lived, worked and travelled across the globe and across different cultures. “The technological revolution has made it not just possible, but even…
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