by Kathy MacFarlane | Jan 18, 2026 | chaos, Courage, Creativity, Curousity, ego, Empowerment, higher self, interconnectedness, Leadership, purpose, Risk taking, safety, self-awareness, Spiritual Intelligence, workplace culture
Theory U: Leading from the Future as it Emerges is a dense and thought provoking read. It took me an entire summer to tackle this thick-as-a-brick book as every ten pages or so I caught myself staring at the floor deep in thought. Author Otto Scharmer developed a...
by Kathy MacFarlane | Feb 5, 2024 | bullying, chaos, connection, Empowerment, Leadership, resilience, safety, self-awareness, Spiritual Intelligence, Strengths, Trust, uncertainty, workplace culture
Winners or losers at work: Competition or contribution? Leaders and teams: Are you losing the game of competition or winning the game of contribution at work? What kinds of game do you play at work? Do you have a lot of competition? Who is keeping score? Do you know...
by Kathy MacFarlane | Dec 14, 2023 | connection, Courage, Creativity, Curousity, Empowerment, Leadership, Risk taking, safety, self-awareness, Spiritual Intelligence, Uncategorized, workplace culture
Leaders, do you know that transformational leadership requires the courage to be kind to those who report to you? Yes, courage. Or – does fear and need to grip onto your role and status uproot any courage, compassion and wisdom in your leadership? What would...
by Kathy MacFarlane | May 4, 2022 | Empowerment, Leadership, resilience, Uncategorized
If you read the word “resilience” and roll your eyes, fold your arms and think “yeah, right”, you are not alone. I have had a love/hate reaction to the word “resilience”. Let me tell you why. I had embraced and learned the habit of resilience through many early...
by Kathy MacFarlane | May 24, 2021 | Empowerment, Leadership, safety, self-awareness, Spiritual Intelligence, Trust, Uncategorized, workplace culture
Have you ever wondered how to bring out the best in people? Do you have people who may seem partially engaged and you know they have more to offer? Have you ever been in a work environment and felt disengaged yourself but wanted to show up as your whole self? What do...
by Kathy MacFarlane | Nov 10, 2020 | Courage, Creativity, Empowerment, Leadership, self-awareness, Spiritual Intelligence, Uncategorized
Previously I shared some definitions of spiritual intelligence and how research has discovered the business benefits when people have a higher propensity for spiritual intelligence. So, you might be wondering what on earth does spiritual intelligence look like in...
