The Gift of Non-Judgement

The Gift of Non-Judgement

I attended a workshop last week on storytelling (which I would highly recommend by the way – Yamini Naidu). My good friend and colleague, Jennie Hill, told a wonderful story that I have her permission to share. “When I was 23 (this was 1986), I was...
Peer to Peer Leadership

Peer to Peer Leadership

In my last post, I pondered whether we, as leaders, are taking notice of the shift that is occurring economically from a mass economy (high structure, low need for trust) to a sharing or peer-to-peer economy (high trust, low structure). Click here to refresh your...
Stop drinking Diet Drinks!

Stop drinking Diet Drinks!

Back on the nutrition front, I listened to a podcast yesterday that made the claim that Diet Coke contains chemicals that kill brain cells.  So I checked it out….and here’s what I found. Whilst being calorie free, the sugar substitutes in diet sodas play a...
‘Sharing’ leadership!

‘Sharing’ leadership!

I read a really interesting article this week about the emergence of the sharing economy – also referred to as the peer-to-peer economy.  Three historical economies Essentially we have progressed as a society through three major phases of economy… 1.  The...
Exercise and the Cortisol Conundrum

Exercise and the Cortisol Conundrum

We know that exercise is good for us. However, as with much of our humanness, it’s not that simple. When it comes to exercise, the process of Cortisol secretion presents us with a Cortisol Conundrum. We need Cortisol – it helps us wake up our body after sleep, and it...