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Any real and lasting shift in our business and wider socio-economic system is predicated upon a shift in mindset. As the much-admired award-winning former Chairman and CEO of Interface, Ray Anderson explained, ‘We have been, and still are, in the grips of a flawed view of reality – a flawed paradigm, a flawed worldview –… Read more »

A unique one-day, immersive experience with Giles Hutchins & Trevor Waldock Thursday 27th April 2023  “When a society abandons its elders, the elders abandon themselves” Michael Meade So many areas of our lives are screaming out for the elders – family, work, community, politics. Elders have always been part of the fabric of traditional cultures. They provide wisdom,… Read more »

It’s a fascinating yet challenging time to be a leader. We are in the midst of an old system dying and a new one being born, all amid unceasing transformation – change upon change upon change is the new-norm.  Yet as the genius Einstein knew, when we look deep in to nature we understand everything… Read more »

The massive challenges humanity now faces are systemic – they are interwoven, created by a system-wide flaw. That flaw stems from the disparity between the way life on Earth works and the way we manage and organize our for-profit or non-profit value-creating ventures – our organizations.  ‘Regenerative Business’ aims to close the gap between how… Read more »

Often people ask me about what I do and the way I do it; perhaps hoping I can send them a one-pager fact-sheet that succinctly summaries with the comfort of bullet-points.  In reality, what I do is difficult to boil-down into bullets, and so it’s a real gift to have one of my clients, award-winning… Read more »

The new-norm in business demands a new-norm in leadership: a leadership consciousness that cultivates organizational cultures able to adapt and evolve during unceasing transformation in ways that create flourishing for all.  This involves a massive call to a life-centric OD and the capacity to model Leading By Nature where we embody, in our being, what… Read more »

The real problem underlying the myriad challenges we face today, is the problem of disconnection, and returning to a deeper sense of connectedness. Connection across self-other-world: connecting into our deeper truer-nature, connecting more authentically with each other, and connecting to life itself in all its fullness.  This article shares some insights around this challenge of… Read more »

A few months back Yonnatan came to the secluded ancient woodlands of Springwood Farm near London for an overnight solo in the woods, with Giles Hutchins as space-holder and coach. Upon arrival Giles and Yonnatan spent a couple of hours together in preparation, and then again in the morning after the solo as debrief. Inbetween,… Read more »

This book review first appeared in The Journey of The Scientific & Medical Network, and was written by the Director of the Scientific & Medical Network, David Lorimer. ‘The is a brilliant, timely and paradigm-shifting book — required reading for all business leaders!’ Leading by Nature – Wordzworth 2022, 227 pp., £23.99, p/b – ISBN… Read more »

A few weeks back I was interviewed by Wolfgang Kerler for the BMW Foundation and RESPOND-Accelerator programme that is equipping entrepreneurs and leaders with the right skills to lead into regenerative futures. The interview was originally posted here a couple of weeks ago, and I thought I’d repost the full version of it here so… Read more »