In our last blog post, we considered the distinction between leaders who tend towards being ‘direct’ in their interactions with others and those who tend towards being ‘blunt’. We used this comparison to distinguish between an authentic, effective, emotionally healthy leader and one who isn’t. As we discussed, being ‘authentic’ as a leader includes being [...]
Malcolm and Gayle are heading to Europe early next month, in part to meet with Global Fellow Marina Mele in Milan, Italy. The discussions with Marina and her team will centre around the possibility of formally establishing Global Leadership Foundation Italy, drawing on a specific company structure established by the Italian government in recent years. Under [...]
One of the conversations I have been having with leaders lately is around being ‘authentic’ and what that means for the way in which they lead and enable others. Many leaders express a recognition that it is critical to ‘be yourself’ in the way you ‘show up’ as a leader. People need to know who [...]
The following article was originally posted in 2016 after we were first certified as a B Corp. It was updated in March 2022. When Global Leadership Foundation was established in 2003 we were very clear about what we wanted to achieve and the impact we wanted to have. We had personally and professionally experienced a range [...]
It’s not every day you have the opportunity to launch a new app, however we are very excited that today is one of those days for Global Leadership Foundation! In this post we want to share the story of the app and introduce it to you. As I’ve written before, when Malcolm and I initially [...]
A week ago we felt very fortunate to be able to gather again with a group of our Fellows, Friends and colleagues for our annual Global Leadership Fellowship Event. It was the 15th time in a row we have held this event, including somehow navigating the various waves of the Covid-19 pandemic. Of course it [...]
Four years ago this month, I wrote a blog post reflecting on the need for more leaders to make conscious choices to affect who they are and how they impact others. Virtually half of our lives since that post have been spent living with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, including drastic changes to our [...]
This month we welcome a guest contributor to our blog. Mai Avery has over a decade’s experience in ecommerce. She is a member of the inaugural 2021 cohort for the Small Giant’s Mastery of Business & Empathy program on which Gayle has been a member of the faculty and during which Mai received coaching from [...]
Have you ever been at a meeting in which someone is going through the motions but is not truly present? Or a meeting in which someone is clearly troubled by something when they arrive yet they don’t say anything about it? Have you left a meeting and only in hindsight realised that one or more [...]
Imagine a room with glass walls, and that you are standing on the outside looking in. What do you see? You see the room and its contents from your current perspective, of course. Yet this is clearly not the only perspective. Simply walking around the outside of the room will change your view so, for [...]
