Entrepreneurship has been a buzzword for almost two decades. But it’s a word that has been so overloaded and bastardised, that there is much confusion, misunderstanding and even inauthenticity and deception around its actual meaning and what it takes to be an entrepreneur. Today, the lure of entrepreneurship is as strong as ever, despite the statistics telling us that more than 90% of startups will fail in their first three years. This article explores the reality of entrepreneurship and the m...

What is the reality of entrepreneurship?

Fulfilling an organisation's mission through effectiveness, performance and its ability to undergo successful business and organisational transformation come down to the integrity of that organisation. In turn, the integrity of an organisation relies on the integrity and effectiveness of its people. The question is, what defines an integrous and effective individual and team? This article explores this question and explains why the so-called ‘soft skills’ – which are much deeper than skill...

How the integrity of our Being is critical to an organisation's performance – The application of the Being Framework in the workplace

Hitting the ceiling is something that affects most business owners at some point, as running a business is not something that gets taught. You need the right foundations for your business to be sustainable and thrive. This article discusses how to create the framework, documentation, and systems required to take productivity to the next level.

Hit the ceiling in your business? Here is how to break through.

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

If there is one thing that will kill off a vision, as well as relationships, possibilities, workability and more, faster than anything else, it’s resentment. As a leadership coach who specialises in working with people living with disability and someone who lives with a disability, Wayne Stickel knows how all-consuming resentment can be and how much it can be exacerbated when people with disability are treated differently from others. In this article, Wayne explains why the key to overcoming r...

Is your unwillingness to forgive causing you to harbour resentment?

Do you perceive vulnerability to be a weakness or a strength? If you answer the former, you are not alone, particularly among men but also among a growing number of women. In this article, John Williams, an experienced ontological leadership coach, explores the relationship between vulnerability and risk-taking. He also exposes some of the lesser-discussed facets of vulnerability that might be playing a role in your life or work, perhaps even without you knowing it.

The critical relationship between vulnerability and how to take risks

When looking for empowerment, most people look externally for inspiration. While there is a lot of good advice to be found, it is often of little use if we are already disempowered through inauthenticity to ourselves. In this article, Wayne Stickel, a leadership coach who is passionate about empowering people living with disability, explains how being your authentic self and having a healthy relationship with empowerment can support you and help build confidence to make positive changes in your ...

The elusiveness of ‘being empowered’. What does it really mean?

Are you an emerging leader with a vision, but you find yourself sitting on your ideas and falling short of your intentions? In this article, ontological and transformational leadership coach Jeanette Mundy talks about the importance of letting go of the desire to be perfect, moving beyond procrastination and creating opportunities for yourself and others.

Overcome procrastination to lead with purpose and intention

Are you in the habit of sacrificing personal wellbeing for business or professional success? If so, you’re not alone. Business strategist and consultant Anthea Stevanovic works with business owners daily whose personal wellbeing plays second fiddle to their business and often also everything else in their lives, sometimes with disastrous results. She uses her personal journey and wake-up call to explain why sacrificing your needs for your business is counterproductive and the benefits of bring...

Business success at what cost? Rethinking the sacrifice mentality

The Co-Creation of Thought, the Fraud of Pretending Otherwise, and the Lingering Guilt of the Originality Myth

Tired of the guilt trips, gatekeeping, and performative purity spirals around using AI? This article doesn’t just defend thoughtful AI use—it dismantles the lazy moral panic surrounding it.

“AI Wrote This and Other Lazy Lies We Tell Ourselves” is a manifesto for writers, coaches, creators, and leaders who refuse to outsource their soul—or their responsibility.
It critiq...