Talent Amplifies Everything
The Risk We Don’t Talk About Every leader senses it.You invest in your people. Time, training, energy… and then they leave. I was once in a room listening to a world-class strategist speak about people as the true engine of capability, innovation, and growth. He was masterful- drawing the line between potential and performance with […]
The Fourth Worldview
The Fourth Worldview: Integrating Our Fractured Inheritance There is a story that we are living inside of. Most people don’t notice it because it feels like the air we breathe. Yet stories shape worlds, and worlds shape lives. What we call a worldview is the deep structure of those stories. The scaffolding of meaning, value, […]
Seven Transformations for Leadership
Leaders are made, not born, and how they develop is critical for organisational change. Most developmental psychologists agree that what differentiates leaders is not so much their philosophy of leadership, their personality, or their style of management. Rather, it’s their internal “action logic”—how they interpret their surroundings and react when their power or safety is […]
In Grave Danger of Growing
By Charles Seashore, Ph.D The opportunity to be centrally involved in a variety of intensive professional programs in clinical psychology, psychiatry, family practice in medicine, and experiential group training has led me to a conclusion which I still would like to resist, forget or distort. Perhaps you’ll get the gist of the conclusion despite my […]
Non-Ordinary States, Integration, and Leadership
A Stand of Acacias I remember standing in the backyard at 16, watching a stand of acacia trees. Every leaf was turning in the wind. I was not just observing them; I was present as them. My body and the ground, the trees and the air, there was no separation. This was not an idea. […]
The Four Quadrants of Integral Thinking
Leaders often focus on numbers, things, strategies, and teams without seeing the full picture. But what if there was a simple framework to balance personal mental models and insights, team culture and dynamics, individual performance, and organisational systems? Enter the four-quadrant model from integral thinking: A practical tool that enables us to use four interconnected […]
Understanding Worldviews: A Practical Guide for Business Cohesion
Running, operating, and leading a business is never just about strategy and execution. Beneath every conversation and decision is something deeper, the worldviews shaping how people make sense of events, relationships, and possibilities. These worldviews act as developmental lenses that influence values, motivations, and choices. They are hidden until we learn to recognise them. Research […]
Unlocking Long-term Excellence
The Essence of Endurance a.k.a Grit Grit combines passion and sustained commitment towards meaningful long-term objectives (Duckworth, 2016). In practical terms, this quality signifies unwavering dedication to purposeful goals, regardless of immediate setbacks or short-term distractions. This attribute, more than innate talent or temporary enthusiasm, consistently drives sustained high performance. Core Dimensions of Enduring Commitment […]
Froggatt on Vertical Development
Regret and Being Bold
Introduction: The Cost of Hesitation There is a silent arithmetic behind regret. Not dramatic failure, but the slow accumulation of inaction. A conversation not had. A risk avoided. A step never taken. In the absence of boldness, life shrinks—not all at once, but gradually, invisibly. As observers and participants in our own lives, we are […]