As the Founder of Maverick Minds, I started the business from scratch, taking on financial risks and making decisions with a vision as an entrepreneur. I also need to innovate and improve my systems while managing various constraints as an intrapreneur.
Attending the BiiG Public Sector Conference, whose tagline, ‘Insight Innovation Impact,’ hinted at its purpose, offered a welcome reminder: good people are doing good work in the public sector, and we need more of that.
It’s the mid-2000s, and I’m at the Banff Centre, nestled in the breathtaking Canadian Rockies. After presenting at the Art of Management and Organisation Conference, I’d decided to extend my stay for a holiday and participate in a creative leadership programme, focused on art and landscape and designed to challenge.
What if a single image could help you remember the kind of leader you want to be, right when it matters most?
Over the last few months, Helen Zink and I have been exploring a set of coaching superpowers, simple yet powerful mindsets and behaviours that support leaders and teams to grow, connect, and lead with intention.
While journaling my thoughts in the evening, a practice I find essential in daily life, I discovered a focus on kindness emphasised by leaders in both the recent Canadian and Australian elections, which resonated with me. What caught my attention is that both current leaders talked about kindness as a strength, not a weakness.