This article explores how we can navigate liminal spaces and transitions in times of chaos, crisis and uncertainty.
Mihirini de Zoysa
Like most of us in Sri Lanka, I have gone through many emotions these last 5 days, since the devastating Easter Sunday attack on our lives, our hopes, our dreams, our freedom. Disbelief was the first. Incomprehension followed fast. Then grief rising from heartbreak. Then anger aroused by fear. Underlying all of these emotions was…
I believe we are being invited to reflect, review and reshape our future. I believe we are already on the cusp of that opportunity to rethink and reimagine a bold, brave and beautiful world. I believe we—in all our different ways—have been preparing for this moment, we have been skilling up, building our resilience and…
‘Other people’s perception of you, is none of your business ’
Keep Shining, don’t you dare dim your light says Lisa Nicholas, world-renowned motivational speaker and bestselling author. Too often we are blinded by what other people tell us, about who we are or who we are not. What we can do or what we…
If you do nothing else today watch this video of Adam Roa reciting his poem 'You are who you've been looking for'.
It's a powerful message about how we convince ourselves we are not enough, and that we will be better and happier if we have the right car, or the right make up on. We…
'How did we get here'?
Have you found yourself asking this question, amid stony silence or a screaming match or resigned defeat with someone you know well, with someone you care about? I have. And by the time I am asking myself that question, it seems like the proverbial horse has bolted.
Susan Scott in…
My first engagement with Colombo Swim Week was in 2016, and it has been a privilege and an enormous learning experience to continue to work with Ajai Singh (Founder, President, Managing Director - Colombo Fashion Week) and Fazeena Rajabdeen (Chief Executive Officer - Colombo Fashion Week) and their team in 2017 and 2018. And I…
Happy New Year dear friends,
A little late, but I am happy to be finally writing to you, with my New Year wishes, for you and me.
I am happiest wishing you by sharing the lessons I am taking forward, and here is what I learnt (again!) last year.
Everything was all right in the end (as…
Dear Friends,
I just made my deadline to pen my reflections down of the old year and get ready to welcome the New Year!
First things first … No apocalypse … the world didn’t end. Its still here. But I think the world as we know it, has been changing (for a while now).…
"... leadership has nothing to do with position, salary, or number of direct reports. I believe a leader is anyone who holds her- or himself accountable for finding potential in people and processes."
In more and more companies today, leaders manage their communication efforts in a way that calls to mind ordinary, person-to-person conversation. Where this kind of organizational conversation has taken hold, leaders build engagement and drive strategic alignment by enabling ideas and information to move efficiently across their company.
This article was recently posted on Elephant Journal .
Recently a story of a wooden boulder that bobbed along streams, rivers and seas taught me that I am not lost. An art exhibition taught me that framing is key to deep understanding.
Lessons come from the most unexpected places, and this insight I…