September 10, 2014 | Future of Business, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
It really is that simple – culture wars, ‘cult’-ure wars, is it time to think for ourselves? I have been listening to Dan Carlin, Hardcore History, The Wrath of the Khans. Genghis Khan was directly responsible for between 10 and 70 million deaths....
September 9, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
If we lose the conversation with ourselves, then we are lost If we lose the conversation with ourselves, the opportunity to be still, quiet. To not do. To not have deadlines. To not have mountains to climb, places to go and people to meet…if we lose this...
September 4, 2014 | Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Here is to the wild ones – why tension must be designed into the system from the start Why do we reject robust conversations? I was born with passion. I was born a fighter. All 5’1″ of me. It was I who defended my big brother against bullies. It was...
August 26, 2014 | Future of Business, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
What great lies do we swallow in business, hook, line, sinker An unexamined life is rather like living someone else’s life. If we believe everything we are told, then by doing so, we give our power to the teller. My mentor, R. Buckminster Fuller, knew this...
August 25, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Hubris, entitlement, excess – A running lesson on staying humble It goes like this. I am running. Feeling great. In the flow. Striding out. Fresh morning air on my face. This thought or a variation arises, “You are so cool, Christine”, or “You...
August 22, 2014 | Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Top 10 tips for managing energy when travelling overseas for business 1. Maintain your rituals as much as you are able. For me, that includes running first thing in the morning. Running resets my body clock faster than anything else because I have been a 20-year first...