It’s all about Empowerment
I attended a fascinating workshop last week for founders of companies. One of the key things Tom Nixon (the facilitator) shared was that people who found companies usually have an ‘itch’ – somet...
Heart in Business blog
Introducing Helena Clayton and her take on Putting Heart into Business
Putting heart into business Many organisations are places where the self isn’t welcomed. Where our humanity isn’t given much space to breathe and where we feel we shouldn’t let some parts...
Andrew Thornton on SPARKing a change
I am delighted that my colleague Eudora and I are running a workshop at the SPARK the Change conference in London in July. I feel we are living in a very exciting time as organisations start to get th...
Introducing … Lloyd Miller
Who is Lloyd Miller? Lloyd is a mentor and coach, working mostly with senior executives who wish to explore work related issues, both personal and organisational. He is a qualified humanistic psycholo...
Let there be space in our togetherness…
On Marriage You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore. You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days. Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of...
Lessons from Volkwagen
There is a view shared by many business leaders and commentators that the way we are working in organisations today isn’t working. I believe the reason for this is that, in their ...
Andrew Isaac Thornton on ‘Ikigai’.
Ikigai – an inspiration from Japan: I believe that one of the reasons that the business world is in turmoil and people are saying “the way we are working isn’t working anymore”, is that busi...
Practising Conscious Leadership – Charlie Efford
You have looked at the way your organisation operates and bumped up daily against the politics and games that people play. You have noticed the mixed levels of engagement and, maybe wondered what it w...
A day trip to the seaside…
The week before last, we decided to hold our regular team meeting at the seaside. The initial reason behind the trip was to meet our social media team member, Malissa. She lives several hours away an...
Andrew Thornton on the purpose of a Higher Purpose
“The way we are working in organisations isn’t working” Discuss! Let’s look at two key facts. First, according to Gallup, 87% of people who work in organisations globally are emotionally...