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The Pandemic Demands an Economic Reset

Uncategorized Mar 25, 2020

In the GFC, the government bailed out the banks to save mortgages on homes. Now, the government must bail out businesses to save employee incomes. First a financial meltdown and now a health hazard, both dire enough to threaten global economic collapse.

The central issue that has been exposed a second time is that the economic system does not provide for society’s need to thrive and flourish. The structure of capitalism within which we live today, something that is created and strengthened by governments and therefore their responsibility, has led to:

Increasing poverty, the rich get...

Vertical Development: The Transformation to Synergist

Uncategorized Mar 06, 2020

Vertical leadership development is rapidly growing in momentum.

Terri O’Fallon’s breakthrough research establishes an underlying iterative systemic architecture that is elegant, resonant and meaningful. She adds the square dance of the alternating individual and collective zones to Susanne Cook-Greuter’s two-step dance of individuation and integration for each new person perspective i.e. the third person perspective begins at 3.0/Specialist (Expert) and integrates at 3.5/Achiever; and the fourth person perspective develops at 4.0/Catalyst (Pluralist,...

Vertical Development Disconnects NZ & OZ

Uncategorized Mar 06, 2020

Global Evolution Urgently Needs 4.5/Synergists

I'm a thought leader in Vertical Development. Vertical Development means that adults develop through stages of increasing maturity, perspective and presence. They see more subtle patterns in life and can transcend complexity and uncertainty. People with their centre of gravity at later stages have been shown to be more effective leaders. They are more interested in longer term sustainable and equitable outcomes for everyone i.e. we, not me; eco-centric not ego-centric; mutual interest not just self-interest. They want to create the...

Brexit and Austuck: Uncertainty Paves the Way for the New

executive coaching leadership development political campaigns Jul 06, 2016

Brexit - The Surprise? Result

The Brexit outcome came as a huge surprise with a very close 52% vote to exit. The Leave Campaign was highly successful given that the incumbent Prime Minister David Cameron advocated staying. It was only six months ago that David Cameron was recognized globally as the third most popular political figure after Barack Obama and Angela Merkel!

Following the Brexit vote the political scene has been stark. The PM David Cameron resigned; the face of Brexit, Boris Johnson, was torpedoed out of his assumed leadership role as heir apparent of the Conservative Party by...

Learn to "C" the world anew: The 5 C's of VUCA Leadership

executive coaching leadership development vuca May 25, 2016

The VUCA world of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity is the emergent norm of the post-conventional world. It demands that we develop post-conventional leadership capacity. As Einstein said, we can’t solve problems at the level they were created.

We need to transcend VUCA, which most interestingly means “to wake up” in the Zulu language, with Visionary intentions, deeper Understanding, Clarity and creativity, and Agility in navigation.

This involves a number of shifts in mindset from a fixed mindset, to a growth mindset (Carol Dweck), to an open mindset...

4 Data Points, 4 Dilemmas and 4 Deal-Changers in Diversity

diversity executive coaching leadership development May 12, 2016

4 Data Points

1. The 2016 Peterson Report found that the 20% of firms from amongst 22,000 surveyed in 91 countries that had 30% or more female executives in upper management enjoyed an increased net revenue margin of 15%

2. The Global Gender Gap in Economic Participation surveyed by the World Economic Forum in 2015 is enormous at 40%. A lower gap leads to greater productivity and more sustainable long-term economic growth.

3. The Talent Pipeline within corporations reduces progressively from 1 in 50 at Entry-level Professional to 1 in 5 at C-suite (McKinsey Research: 118 US...

Stage Leadership Development is a Spiral not a Ladder

leadership development; executive coaching; leadership coach; action logics; senior executive Mar 29, 2016

To shift a stage in leadership development expands your leadership perspective and presence in the world. It increases your ability to influence, coach and mentor others and generate transformational results. However this is not the result of simply increasing self and social awareness. These elements provide us with insight into our character and the challenges that thwart us so we can better navigate our life, but do not in and of themselves take us up the spiral of leadership to become more strategic, inspiring leaders.

Lateral vs. Vertical Development

There is a marked...

7 Ways to Think About Trusting Others Instead of Controlling Them

leadership development Mar 08, 2016

In talking to clients, I know that many senior executives have control issues. They want to keep a certain span of control to ensure nothing gets out of hand. At its worst, executives even start to stop "their" people from talking to "their" colleagues direct - they must go through them and/or always be copied in on any and all communications that go outside their unit. Here's a few clues on how to think about things out differently.

1. Hierarchy gives way to Community

Instead of thinking about your organization as a hierarchy or a fiefdom where warrior cannot...

7 Limitations of 360 Assessments and Feedback

360 assessments executive coaching leadership development Mar 08, 2016

360 Assessments were intended to be more “objective” by including a larger range of “subjective” assessments by peers, team members and external stakeholders in addition to the single assessment by a person’s business unit manager. However the 360 process also has significant limitations and the potential to inhibit rather than promote leadership development.

1. 360 Assessments are largely "Conventional"

Most 360s cover capabilities that only go as far as the final conventional leadership stage of an Achiever focusing on the customer, results,...

9 Steps to Shift Your Leadership Culture Beyond Gender Archetypes

action logics diversity executive coaching leadership development stage leadership development Feb 01, 2016

More Women at the Top?

Given our preoccupation to have more women at the top of organizations, it’s curious to realize how gender archetypes underlie the shift from transactional to transformational leadership.

The “Achiever”, the final stage of conventional leadership is a highly masculine archetype – the warrior, the hunter, the breadwinner, creating transactional relationships to achieve the results and receive accolades from customers. Recent research shows that over 50% of Executives are anchored at this action logic albeit this is a niche executive...

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