Wow, my story of Ensō and ‘The Space Between’ from last week, really struck a chord! Thank you to everyone who reached out and the many heart-warming conversations that ensued. Everyone shared that they were definitely sitting in that space right now. Many loved the essay, The Coronation by Charles Eisenstein and agreed with his supposition that humanity is standing at the crossroads. Many were … [Read more...]
The 5 stages for CEO’s to follow when writing a new purpose statement that employees will actually care about.
Over the years I’ve worked with many companies, both big and small, to guide them through the process of writing their new company purpose statement. I’ve observed that while there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach, there’s still five distinct stages for leaders to adopt to ensure the new purpose is both meaningful and actionable for employees. The most important quality of any CEO on this … [Read more...]
Jane’s Team Purpose Project
One big objection to BYO Purpose to work, that I often receive is, "We can't have everyone take time out to work on their purpose project or the day job won't get done." I've responded to that objection in the video below by sharing the story of Jane, a leader in an advertising agency. (I share how a team project might be adopted.) What I didn't share in the video, were the benefits of a … [Read more...]
The greatest objection to purpose.
Over the years I’ve been speaking about purpose in the workplace, one of the greatest objections that comes up from leaders is, “What if I help my people find their purpose and they leave?” (I have a cheeky response to this objection in this video.) If you’re a leader and you know your people as well as you think you do, you will know the very people in your team who are searching for … [Read more...]
It’s getting hot in here and two of your greatest questions answered.
Things are heating up here as I’m almost ready to launch The Purpose Project course on Monday. For now, I want to thank you again for helping me co-create the course by answering your greatest questions. Just in case you missed it, here's what I covered in the last two videos (don't worry they're really short!): Video 1: Why do I even need purpose at work? Can’t I just pursue it in my spare … [Read more...]