In our day-to-day decisions, we are strongly influenced by what others say and do, but that, the behaviour of others that we can observe, is only the tip of the proverbial iceberg. What lies beneath the surface, the drivers for behaviour, is equally important. As any seafarer knows, it’s the ice below the surface that sinks ships. This metaphor, the iceberg, is often used in relation to understanding behaviour and organisational culture. There are many variations of the iceberg model, but the general idea is that the conscious behaviour that we can observe – what people say and do – is just a small part of what’s relevant, the tip of the iceberg. Beneath the surface are our beliefs and […]

This is me asking you to be bold, to be brave and to allow yourself to become all you can be. To live your best life, you need to be you. The authentic you, the you that is pursuing what you love doing, the you that feels the energy and drive that is caused by alignment with what you are really about. As Michelangelo put it: “Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.” The statue is the essence and the purest expression of who you are, the best that you can be. The sculptor is who you are today. The authentic you is not a person that is […]