by Angela Spaxman | Jul 9, 2024 | Angela's Interests
For 50 years scientists have known that our modern society’s mode of living is unsustainable, leading to inevitable disaster. And yet, we have denied, avoided, covered-up and carried on. Only now that the pain of loss is beginning to be felt in ways that touch the...
by Angela Spaxman | Jun 25, 2024 | Leadership
On seeing my new tagline, Leadership for a Transforming World, one of my friends asked the obvious question: what does it mean? What kind of leadership are you talking about? And so, let me begin to answer this question. A Transforming World In all our global systems,...
by Angela Spaxman | Mar 7, 2024 | Leadership
A lot has been written about how to make a good start in a new leadership role by focusing on your approach during the first 90-days. I endorse this approach for my clients and often recommend the book The First Ninety Days. This book focuses on forming strong...
by Angela Spaxman | Feb 2, 2024 | Leader as Coach, Leadership
Leading is not what it used to be. No matter how experienced and successful you have been in your leadership roles to date, no one can be prepared for what is coming. The world is changing too fast and there are too many interlinked variables. Our organizational...
by Angela Spaxman | Jul 6, 2023 | Angela's Interests
I woke up this morning with an idea. Where did that idea come from? It came from my brain, the organ whose function is thinking. The brain grabbed the idea and made it into thoughts so I could consciously think about it. I was mulling it over. Words were articulating...
by Angela Spaxman | May 17, 2023 | Leadership, Mindfulness
Let me tell you the story of the latest leg of the journey which has led to the creation of a new course A Port in the Storm – Mindfulness for Business Leaders. I’ve been learning how to develop leadership presence for myself and my clients for the past few...
by Angela Spaxman | Jan 18, 2023 | Leadership, Mindfulness
A year and a half ago I wrote a description of leadership presence that ended with the statement “in the next article, I will describe the process for developing leadership presence.“ But then, writing it down felt either too trite or too complicated. I let this...
by Angela Spaxman | Dec 17, 2021 | Angela's Interests, Events in Hong Kong, Leader as Coach, Mindfulness, News & Events
The Empathy & Solidarity Practice Group hosts regular online drop-in conversations where we practice empathizing with others’ points of view and expressing our true views and feelings in a safe, open and confidential environment. Our Intentions To co-create...
by Angela Spaxman | Sep 5, 2021 | Leadership, Mindfulness
The pandemic has made it known that we cannot predict the future of a complex dynamic system with certainty. And yet, we still need to make decisions. How can we use intuition to help us navigate in a rapidly changing world? How can we see more clearly? We know so...
by Angela Spaxman | Aug 25, 2021 | Angela's Interests, Leader as Coach, Updates from Angela
An online course for coaches, counsellors, therapists, consultants, teachers, and leaders Photo by Melissa Askew on Unsplash In a world in flux, intelligence means paying attention to a wider range of input, without being overwhelmed by information. Therefore, leaders...
