This post came about as I was sitting by the river. It had been a tough morning — plenty of frustration, feeling unsettled and kinda anxious. So I took a walk, sat by the river and this is what came to mind. I’ve not edited it, purposely. I just wanted…

It all happens so quickly, really, when you stop for a moment and think about it. The time spent loving, time spent fending off fears, the time spent wondering and wandering, the adventures, the misadventures, the triumphs and falls, the moments of joy, of celebration… all of it. It all…

Welcome. We’re glad you’re here, we need you. The Conscious Culture Collective is a group of people and culture activists who are inspired to change how we work. Our purpose is to help every single person understand and realise their true potential at work. We believe that through practicing, embodying…

1. The destructive power of fear is real. And it’s a choice. — Fear is like a 24hr news channel in our mind. We can tune into it and we can switch channels. There are plenty of other channels too. The fear channel has a few subsets. There’s the ‘Fear Plus’ channel — here fear is amplified, reinforced, exaggerated, projected and catastrophised. There’s…

The music is playing but we’re deaf to its sound, it’s hard to hear, buried deep underground. A melody once clear not heard by an ear drowned out by the sound of its very own fear. It’s the sound of no and our fear to go. I’m not interested in…

A while back I wrote an article about three stages of a company’s cultural evolution and some characteristics of each. It’s a basic framework that simplifies something extremely complex. But there’s more, there always is. Cultures are constantly changing, ideally they’re evolving. The question is, ‘Evolving into what, what is…

I’ve spent most of my working life leading people, groups, teams. And I’ve spent the rest of it being lead. I’ve worked for good leaders and poor leaders. I’ve worked with ‘Leaders’ who don’t lead, and team members who do. And there’s a common trait of great leaders that stands…

There’s a saying I heard a while back which I love, it’s that you can’t read the label from inside the jar. Every now and then you need to step outside your paradigm, go meta, and have a look at your company culture from an objective perspective. Have a look…

Flow state – do you know what I mean? It’s a feeling of clarity and energy expressed in a way entirely unique to you. It’s alignment of desire, intention, strengths, talent, purpose and action. It happens as you let go. You don’t try, there’s no need. Ken Robinson refers to…