Today, we're used to getting things fast. However, what is rarely spoken about is how this luxury can lead to a shortsightedness that severely limits our ability to be effective in our endeavours. Higher purpose is more than just the pursuit of a dream or goal. It is a quality that is partly vision (being visionary), and partly to do with going beyond our personal needs for the sake of others (inclusive vision). This article explores both aspects to explain why higher purpose is such a crucial q...

What is higher purpose, and why is it such a critical quality for leaders and entrepreneurs?

Unless your understanding of money is aligned with reality, you will sabotage your ability to generate financial health, wealth and prosperity. The fact is, the vast majority of people do not have an authentic perception of what money is and how it works. This article addresses the age-old question of why some people – specifically, effective entrepreneurs and investors – create abundant wealth while others struggle to generate money, pay the bills or even put food on the table. By the end, ...

Is your understanding of money congruent with reality?

The feeling of being not good enough can cripple anyone’s ability to achieve the results they want. It is important not to ignore these doubts but to respond to and acknowledge them in the right way. In this article, leadership, results and effectiveness coach Markus O. Winzer shares his experiences with self-doubt and the lessons that supported him in overcoming them.

“Am I good enough?”: The impact our stories have on our performance

Technical professionals require more than just technical knowledge and skill to be effective. There are many necessary human factors that the traditional education system fails to teach. In this article, leadership facilitator and Honorary Lecturer at the University of Sydney, Ehssan Sakhaee, shows how accepting and becoming aware of these factors can lead to healthier relationships with Moods like fear and anxiety to more effectively handle challenging situations.

How technology professionals can stay calm and effective in challenging situations

What does it take to turn an idea into a reality? There are many misconceptions surrounding what is needed to successfully grow a company from nothing. In this article, Director at Engenesis Ventures and startup advisor Ariya Chittasy shares an insider’s perspective of what goes on behind the scenes at a venture builder when looking at a startup or innovative business. He also looks at how your Ways of Being affect your desired outcomes.

How to leverage your Being to resourcefully grow your business

When teams working towards a group vision are effectively led, innovation and productivity can soar to levels far beyond the sum of individual achievements. However, there can be a dangerous downside to working in a team: groupthink. In this article, leadership coach John Williams highlights the very real dangers of groupthink and, conversely, why preserving your own independent thinking is crucial when working within a group.

How to break through Groupthink

Many think partnership is all about the label or legal contract that binds people together. However, partnership as a way of Being is far more than that. In a professional and personal context, partnership starts with a choice that you make. And it can lead to extraordinary outcomes far beyond anything a person can typically accomplish on their own. In this article, Ontological Coach, Thrive Master Coach and facilitator Louise Smallwood shares a tangible example of partnership in action and reve...

Partnership: when one plus one equals more than two

Perspective. It’s something we all have, and it influences every one of us by shaping our decisions, actions and behaviours. Perspective has an unspoken power that, on the one hand, can bring hope and effective change for good and, on the other, can cause chaos and devastation. In this article, Louise Smallwood discusses how considering multiple perspectives can be an access to unlocking stuck situations and relationships. She also shares a simple exercise that facilitates our ability to consi...

The power of expanding your perspective

Lucy Faulconer is an experienced ontological leadership coach with a degree in Psychology and an extensive background in management consulting. In this article, she shares the learning journey and career path she embarked on that led her to go beyond behavioural change and cognitive approaches in psychology to an ontological approach that focuses on who and how we are being.

Why I went from changing people’s behaviour to transforming their ways of Being

As a professional contributor, team leader or organisational captain, you need to collaborate with all kinds of teams. However, do you sometimes find yourself shying away from asking for support? Perhaps that’s because you want to get the job done according to your own standards. And when you do seek support, do you feel compelled to control the outcome? In this article, leadership, effectiveness and results coach Markus O. Winzer explains why it is counterproductive to do it all and shares so...

Do it right, do it yourself! How to let go of control in your team or business

Being assertive can be challenging, especially when struggling with self-acceptance. In this article, wellbeing and effectiveness coach Wayne Stickel shares how he struggled with accepting his disability and how taking ownership helped him find a healthy relationship with assertiveness and learn to communicate clearly and unambiguously.

Why the world needs assertive and bold leaders living with a disability

Does sleep really make a difference to performance, or is it a distraction from achieving your goals? Is sleep a problem for you? Do you wake up tired? Is it difficult for you to fall asleep? In this article, human performance strategist Dr Craig Duncan shares his experience and research when it comes to sleep and its impact on human performance, on the sports field, at work and beyond.

Sleep - The Foundation of Human Performance

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