Resistance & Flow
Resist systems that no longer serve you or the world.
Cultivate flow in all you do.
Rebellious invitations, in poetry and prose, to inspire your full-force flourishing.
Be Kinder to Your Inner Critic: It’s a Tiny You With Giant Boxing Gloves.
As a leader, when your Inner Critic strikes, it’s easy to react by fighting back, getting defensive, or beating yourself up. What if there’s a wiser, kinder way to navigate self-doubt and self-criticism?
The Past Is Not Now: How Do We Recover From 'Here-We-Go-Again'-Itis?
As a leader, what do you do when you or a team member catches ‘Here-we-go-again-itis?’ When it feels like life is taking us backwards, how can we gently remind ourselves to breathe, seek help, and face the future with conviction and courage?
Balancing body & brain: 3 Essential reads to help you harness your body’s power to lead change
Balancing mind & body: Three essential reads to help you harness you body’s power and wisdom as a leader of change.
Creativity, Integrity & Decoloniality: Learnings from Rebel Leaders Down Under
What change are you trying to make as a leader? What will people say you stood for when you retire? And what magic can unfold when you set up a coffee meeting without any outcome in mind?
Here’s what I learned from three women leaders in Sydney, Australia about leading the change they want to see with Authenticity, Balance and Courage, one day at a time…
‘Get Right-Sized.’ Choosing true humility over self-beration and fake modesty
No-one likes an arrogant a$$hole. But playing small and hiding behind performative modesty do no justice to your impact or your cause as a mission-driven leader. Rebel Reframe Time: How can you and your team embrace High Performance Humility in your leadership?
Come home (to yourself) for Christmas: A Rebel Leader’s Guide for a Restorative Winter Break
Amidst festive obligations and neglected house admin, how can we create a holiday break around Authenticity, Balance and Courage, so that we receive what we truly need to start the new year restored?
Overcoming performativity: For cultures of true Accountability, we must first reckon with a different ‘A’
The desire to run from accountability is human. It also erodes trust in leadership and cultures. So from feedback conversations to addressing micro-aggressions, how do we cultivate True Accountability - not just enough to get us off the hook?
‘Who is Wise?’ 17 Reflection questions for Rebel Leaders on Queen Elizabeth II’s death
How do we engage with people whose behaviours and choices leave us conflicted? How, as leaders, might we learn from both the light and shadow of Queen Elizabeth’s legacy? Based on the Jewish wisdom: ‘Who is wise? One who learns from every person’, here are 17 questions to help us do just that.
Paradox Power: Embracing our contradictions at the Feminine Power exhibition
What can goddesses, witches and mythic women leaders from history teach us about claiming our rightful space and power? Reflections on the British Museum’s Feminine Power exhibition, and COVN Collective’s approach to enabling women to flourish.
An expert facilitator’s tip to make your meetings more impactful AND enjoyable
Now more than ever, leaders are asking ‘How can I make meetings worth it?’ Whether online or in person, here’s practical advice from an expert facilitator, so you can start designing impactful and enjoyable gatherings that your people will actually thank you for.
Permission to be Angry: Anger’s Gift to Leaders of Change
It’s time to stop suppressing your anger in your leadership, and start harnessing its power for good. Here are six questions and one poem I use in my leadership facilitation to help you understand, process and channel your anger - and your team’s.
The Private / Public Dance of Successful Transitions
Successful transitions, in leadership in life, require a subtle negotiation between public rituals and private reckonings. Through my latest life transition, I share practical guidance to navigate yours with integrity and ease.
Reflect & Integrate: 12 Questions to Reset Your Life, Your Leadership, Your Team
Whether you journal your answers or talk them through with a friend, use these powerful questions to cultivate more Rebel Flourishing in your leadership and your life.
Baby loss, coming out and the Inner Critic: My most candid podcast ever
My most courageous conversation ever, spanning Rebel Leadership, how employers can do better around grief and baby loss, and my journey to fully own my sexuality.
Dilemmas of Strategy v.s. Integrity: Knowing when to stick and when to quit
Facing a dilemma? Weighing up whether to persevere or to quit? Here’s a fresh perspective - is it a question of strategy, or a question of integrity?