Leadership

Future Ancestor Film featuring Lyla June

3 November 2020 1 Comment

Indigenous scholar and poet Lyla June challenges the status quo when she decides to run for House of Representatives in New Mexico’s District 47 on a climate justice platform. Future Ancestor is a 10-minute film that follows her through a 7-day “Fast For the Future” on the steps of the Capitol building. Fueled by prayer and bone broth, Lyla is an unlikely candidate who reveals a new vision for leadership, urging us to “think seven generations ahead.” Lyla June writes.... "Director Josué Rivas … Watch video

Leading during and after COVID-19: A conversation with Sir Michael Barber and Robin Alfred

12 May 2020 Leave a Comment

Join Sir Michael Barber and Robin Alfred for a discussion on the challenges facing leaders during the COVID-19 crisis and how our inner landscape informs and shapes our leadership. The conversation is followed by a wider discussion and Q&A session on what the lessons and opportunities could be for the future. Representatives from different governments, NGO’s and other organisations share their personal experience and thoughts. Continue reading

The Extraordinarily Committed Life of Lynne Twist, co-founder Pachamama Alliance

17 January 2018 Leave a Comment

"We get to meet a lot of amazing, powerful leaders in our work here at Conscious Company — and yet some people stand out even more from that rarified group. Lynne Twist is one of those standouts. She’s a rare combination of driven and playful; flexible, yet clear. She brings a laser-sharp focus to living her values. She’s relentless in her pursuit of changing the dream of modern society, and it’s not all talk — she’s authentic about living it day to day." Read the full story by Rachel Zurer … Continue reading

There is no hierarchy in sociocracy… right?

3 June 2017 Leave a Comment

As we learn to collaborate more, as global citizens and grassroot organisations, to accelerate the new story, what can sociocracy offer as a process....? "We all grew up immersed in autocratic and oppressive systems. Power-over is all around us. For some of us, it is hard to imagine hierarchy without power-over — in our experience, they always go together. Since it is such a strong influence on us, just “getting rid of power structures” is not enough to truly leave them behind. It takes more … Continue reading

Leadership | Martin Luther King Jr

21 January 2017 Leave a Comment

Why We Need the ‘Soul’ Word in Leadership | Bill Taylor Interviews Richard Olivier

19 August 2016 Leave a Comment

Findhorn Fellow and Director of Olivier Mythodrama, Richard Olivier, on why we need the word 'soul' in leadership.... Somewhere in the deep core of his storeroom of ideas, Richard Olivier keeps a bag of words that can still send a frisson of anxiety around the boardrooms of Western corporations … words like heart and soul and imagination. “Now – perhaps for the first time in recorded history – Business actually needs what the Arts have to offer in order to survive,” he writes in his book … Continue reading

The challenge of leading in the 21st century | Andrew White | TEDxFindhorn

29 May 2015 Leave a Comment

New Story Summiteer, Andrew White, at Findhorn's first-ever TEDx Event.... Andrew turns our normal understanding of leadership on its head. We are often told that to be successful we need to stand for qualities such as belief (so that we can convince others), growth and making things come to life. However, in order to be truly effective we also need to understand and express three very unexpected qualities. The qualities Andrew suggests, which enable us to see the big picture and be successful … Watch video

Three Indigenous Women Leaders Share their Wisdom | Bioneers

25 March 2015 Leave a Comment

Findhorn Fellow and Co-founder of Bioneers, Nina Simons, shares, “Bioneers has always been a place where we have sought to raise indigenous voices and saw indigenous cultures as the old growth cultures.” This article raises the voices of three respected indigenous women leaders: Dr. Tieraona Low Dog on Greening Medicine Jeannette Armstrong on Human Relationship as Land Ethic Ohki Siminé Forest on the Return of the Ancient Council Ways Read the full story by Ana Yglesias … Continue reading

Does my shadow look big in this? by Robin Alfred | Guardian

16 January 2015 2 Comments

"Leaders must take responsibility for their shadows – the unseen and unacknowledged parts of them that trap potential," says Robin Alfred, New Story Summit Co-facilitator and Chief Executive of the Findhorn Consultancy Service. Continue reading

Sustainable leadership: the three types of resilience you need by Robin Alfred

12 January 2015 Leave a Comment

Resilience is the capacity for adapting to – and surviving – radically changing circumstances. This includes anything from climate change and economic collapse to the threat of international terrorism and pandemic disease. To meet these challenges sustainably, leaders must cultivate three types of resilience. New Story Summit Co-facilitator and Chief Executive of the Findhorn Consultancy Service, Robin Alfred, shows business leaders how to build the strength their business needs to thrive in a … Continue reading