DEB BARCLAY

This is the third BLOG I've written on different types of soulful leadership, and it is by far my favourite. Over the last two weeks I've written about Authentic Leadership and Heart-Centered Leadership. Having recently read about Conscious Leadership, I do believe it captures each of these leadership styles and so much more. There are a lot of different definitions about what Conscious Leadership is floating around on the internet, but for this I wanted to go straight to t

When my husband dropped me off at Auckland Airport on New Years Eve, my anxiety levels were sky high. With a heavy suitcase and a tummy full of nerves, I headed into the airport unsure of what lay ahead of me. Two months prior, I had agreed to go on an excursion with another New Zealander and two Chinese agents, to promote and teach New Zealand Education in the Hubei Province of China. We had at least 6 meetings leading up to the departure gate and the days of travel ahead

During my years in Education I have been mentored by the very best. I have also been like a sponge, determined to learn from the best and apply the ideas in my own practice as a leader. I have been given a lot of advice over the years, and I use a lot of it on a daily basis. Recently I was asked what my three best pieces of advice were. Now, I could write a book about the best advice I've been given, so I had to think really hard about it. In the end I decided to run with t