What differentiates toxic intensity from a healthy one?
After speaking to leaders about their experience with intense leadership and what differentiates toxic intensity from healthy intensity, the answer was invariably: humanity. So what is humanity?It is awareness of the impact of one’s intensity on others. It is understanding that whatever is your focus, passion and perseverance, you are unlikely to achieve your mission on […]
Do you love yourself?
I mean – really love yourself. Not merely being proud of your achievements; or being able to look well after yourself; or see that you get ahead and get your share of the cake. If you are a high performing leader, chances are that self love is not your greatest strength. You have arrived at […]
Do you lead with Forgiveness?
Most people think that forgiveness is an act of weakness, but what’s really true is that it takes an immense amount of strength to forgive. Why is forgiving so hard for us? Because we are slow to accept our own failures, setbacks, and disappointments with courage and grace. Forgiveness is one of the 24-character strengths in […]
The power of appreciation
Last fall, for two and a half months, my husband was working far away from home. He took on a job as expedition guide on an adventure cruise ship which was navigating from the Great Lakes of North America, down the Pacific to the southern tip of Argentina. From there he was on several expeditions […]
What are you committing to?
What is often in the way of people creating the life they are dreaming about, is the lack of an inner personal #commitment. I notice it sometimes with myself and with some of my clients. If I say I am committed to writing a book, but my actions speak otherwise, there are legitimate distractions that come […]
A-LIST Community Celebration
Who is a leader? Someone whose “actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more.” On Saturday 20 June 2020, our ADAPTAA team embarked on a journey of co-creating a community of 222 A-mazing leaders by 2022. A movement to grow together with an A-mazing group of human beings with […]