In the vast expanse of business history, no great achievement stands solely on the shoulders of one person. From the iconic leadership of Steve Jobs at Apple to Bill Gates at Microsoft, Elon Musk at Tesla, Sara Blakely at Spanx, Oprah Winfrey, and Anita Roddick at The Body Shop, each success story is a tapestry […]

Team coaching is a proactive approach to address the challenges and opportunities presented by the shift to remote work and the rapidly changing environment brought on by the pandemic.  By providing tools and strategies for effective teamwork and personal growth, team coaching creates the time and context for building strong working relationships, helping organizations and their teams thrive in today’s world. 

The article dissects and comments on a few concepts explored in Michelle King’s article “Three reasons why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion fail”. DEI has been a subject of interest for decades in various degrees, forms, and shapes. The death (read here murder) of George Floyd has catalyzed the spotlight shed on the inequities lived by […]

How many of you, who are responsible for delivering outstanding business results, take pride in your ability to navigate the complexities of the market and achieve those results? How effective are your skills and behaviors in maneuvering through the uncertainties of team dynamics, shifting priorities, and market challenges? The Spacious Complexity experience offers a process […]

I’m putting away my golf clubs for the season. As I do that, I can’t help but reflect on what a great metaphor golf is for leaders and leadership. In my role as Executive Coach I have engaged this metaphor with clients who are also golfers with some surprising results.Like the complex and changing corporate environment, there are constant unknowns in the game.

I’d like to share a story with you.  A story of beginnings.  A story of discovery.  A story that I hope begins to show what we believe so deeply about the forces at the heart of Spacious Complexity. As a person who values meaningful, lasting impact I always give myself fully to whatever I do.

Ever wonder why we have different strengths? Why no one person can ever master all the attributes they need to be good at all the qualities required from a leader? I was on a boat ride, enjoying the scenery, and it struck me. We are designed for community. We aren’t meant to be masters of everything.

My first supervisory role provided me with a foundational leadership lesson that I have never forgotten. I was concerned for those in my charge because they had a history of conflict and were constantly challenging their supervisors. They were long term employees with valuable intellectual history, providing information services to the larger organization…and they were unhappy.

“According to PriceWaterhouseCooper’s report, ‘The Future of HR’, managing complexity, ambiguity and technology are the biggest trends for HR as we head toward the year 2022.” (p36 People Talk V22-N2-Summer 2015)  Anyone in business knows this to be true beyond HR.  It is equally true for the organisations and people within the organisations that HR serves.

Over the past few weeks, Gil, Anita and I have been having many in depth conversations on what we want to accomplish with Spacious Complexity; how we want to serve others and how we will grow and be with each other as we build this work together.