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We hope our blog variously provokes, comforts and inspires.

If there are particular themes, leadership dilemmas or rich provocations you would like to hear our take on, we’d love to hear from you.

If you’re a member of our community and would like to share some of your writing here, please do get in touch.

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When we stray from the path

Blog 3 (of 3) on our ‘Four Pathways To Spirited Leadership’ framework.

We illustrate with an organisational story what can happen when we stray from the path, since sometimes we don’t act in the most mature ways!

We find that when don’t walk all four interweaving paths in balance, together, consciously, things can get pretty ugly.

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James Barlow James Barlow

There is no path, the path is made in the walking

Blog 2 (of 3) on our ‘Four Pathways To Spirited Leadership’ framework.

How can we each put our restless energies in service of what seems really needed, in acts of spirited leadership?

We work with four interweaving pathways to help us.

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James Barlow James Barlow

(The Restlessness Of) The Jack In The Box

Blog 1 (of 3) on our ‘Four Pathways To Spirited Leadership’ framework.

From our research we know that restless energies mean many leaders are oscillating between energetic, creative engagement and being deeply frustrated.

They want to commit time and resource to feel part of a bigger movement, to better find their voice and place in the world, to have support with whatever experiments they decide to pursue in service of a regenerative future.

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James Barlow James Barlow

How we came to be how we are…

The aim of this short piece is to give you a brief insight into our Leading Through Storms online sessions; the background, what informs us, our intentions, what we plan for, and some thoughts on ways of working. As ever, life is fluid, and we know that things continue to evolve…

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