Outsourced morality
It is incumbent on each of us to constantly evaluate whether our moral compass is still pointing to our true north. We need to continually ask ourselves whether our actions are informed by our own beliefs that we carefully considered, before we concluded that they are fit to be used in our moral compass. How certain are we that we are not just believing what we are because those around us believe it? Or, that we are believing what we are because those who we have crowned with a halo believe it? Applying one’s own mind is paramount if we were to avoid the temptation of outsourcing our morality to others.
Fear can be your friend or your enemy
Whether we like it or not, we were not designed to be fearless. Fear is an emotional response connected to a basic need we all have – to feel safe. In the evolution of the human brain, this had been encoded for a very good reason. Our fear response is designed to trigger an action from us. If it’s a lion, we run. If we were to convince ourselves that we should not show fear and stand our ground, the stand we take is probably going to be immaterial to a starving lion. His fear that you may also be a threat, would most certainly be overridden by his fear of starving to death. Human beings are in any event rather defenceless without our modern weapons.
Know your rhythm
It is important that we work with our rhythm instead of against it. That is a sure way to increase our productivity. In the last number of months, I have started to notice that the number one issue I am dealing with among my coachees is burnout. Often that is because of a lack of understanding of what their rhythm is. We look after ourselves as leaders because we need to give those we lead the best version of ourselves. Selfcare is part of our leadership responsibility.
Interview with Pam Kleinot – Trauma can have an impact on how we show up
In this conversation, Dr Claudelle and Pam Kleinot discuss trauma, how it impacts on how we show up in the world of work and how we can recognise the symptoms of trauma.
Interview with Pam Kleinot – Leading Self
In this conversation Dr Claudelle and Pam Kleinot discuss self-awareness.
Silent collusions, groupthink and unbridled power
The word ‘collusion’ has its roots in Latin. The Latin prefix col-, meaning “together,” and the verb ludere, “to play,” come together to form collude. The related noun collude has the specific meaning “secret agreement or cooperation.” (Mirriam Webster dictionary). The Collins dictionary defines collusion as “to act together through a secret understanding, esp. with evil or harmful intent”.
On the face of it, it seems clear that there would need to be a conversation of sorts to reach an agreement to cooperate. The question that is plaguing me however is whether the need for a verbal conversation or written agreement is necessary to enter a collusion. Could you have two or more players playing together without any meeting, secret or not, and without a verbal or written agreement to cooperate?
Interview with Cathie Lewis – Are “Net Positive” companies a solution to inequality?
In this video, Dr Claudelle and Cathie Lewis discuss stakeholder capitalism and whether its principles are appropriate for our world today. Is stakeholder capitalism both desirable and viable?
Interview with Cathie Lewis -Sustainability is a leadership issue
Sustainability, in its fullest context, is still only truly understood by a few. Is the hype around sustainability designed to spook us unnecessarily?
Interview with Russ Stoddard – Leading stakeholder capitalism
In this conversation Dr Claudelle and Russ Stoddard discuss stakeholder capitalism and how humanity has been brainwashed into thinking of business profits as the sole domain of shareholders.
Interview with Russ Stoddard – Business as a force for good
In this conversation Dr Claudelle and Russ Stoddard discuss business as a social construct and the degree to which its current form has facilitated human greed.
