April 5, 2020 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Personal Sustainability, Syntropic Enterprise
Be Enchanted. Be seized by that which defies measurement There are some words that when spoken evoke a softening. Enchantment is one of those words. To sing in magic, to allure, to cast a spell, to charm. In a stainless steel world, we long for enchantment. We want to...
April 4, 2020 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Economies for justice, Future of Business, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
We might question what is real value? Is it the ownership of stuff, assets, real estate? Is it the power to dictate to others? Is it fame? We have given fame an extraordinary value in recent times. What about knowledge? The scientist working towards a cure for...
April 3, 2020 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
Stewardship and riding the wave A few days ago my partner Tony, a lifetime Surfer, came home with a Surfboard for me as a gift. I am an ocean girl, born in Fiji, bare feet, sand, sun and the ocean in my veins. But I have never surfed, even though I am in the ocean...
April 2, 2020 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Future of Business, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
Creativity is born through constraint An extraordinary opportunity is upon us. The question is how do we respond. For many enterprises there is a sudden halt in business. This is a massive test of resilience, leadership and choice making. In some countries, like...
April 1, 2020 | Beauty of Beginnings, Future of Business, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Holding. Requisite for the future of leadership The great Kenny Rogers knew the deal. We have to know when to hold them, know when to fold them, know when to walk away…. Our culture has for so long emphasised vision and assertiveness. The dominant leader. The strong...
March 31, 2020 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Economies for justice, Future of Business, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
Wetico, Syntropic Enterprise and the Season for Change There is a Cree Indian word ‘Wetico’ which means cannibal in its purest translation. But rather than simply eat the other, it means to eat life itself. The story goes that the Cree believed the white people...
