by SaraSwati Shakti | Dec 30, 2019 | Leadership, Purpose
I have been contemplating what to say at this turning point, with 2020 in sight. And three themes, to review, appreciate and renew, using quotes from literature and poetry, emerged, to guide the write. To review the last decade: It was the best of times, it was the...
by SaraSwati Shakti | Nov 18, 2019 | Change, Development, Leadership
How are you around change? And your openness to new conditions? How well do you enter the places of the unfamiliar? And the areas of vulnerability within each endeavour? When do you create spaces for contemplating? And a reverence, for the process, of managing...
by SaraSwati Shakti | Aug 11, 2019 | Change, Leadership, Mindfulness, Personal Development
“Love thy neighbour as thyself….It would do us good to take this thing somewhat to heart, especially the phrase “as thyself”. How can I love my neighbour if I do not love myself? How can we be altruistic if we do not treat ourselves decently?...
by SaraSwati Shakti | Jul 17, 2019 | Career, Change, Coaching, Leadership
One of my favourite pastimes is bushwalking. Finding new walks that are not so easily marked. Going off the trodden way, to have a look see, with curiosity, and finding new things to marvel in, before getting back on path. A lovely analogy, on the life of the...
by SaraSwati Shakti | May 20, 2019 | Coaching, Leadership, Self-Leadership
Chaos is a ladder. I have borrowed those words from a line in Game of Thrones. If you, like me, have enjoyed it’s evolving story, it has offered rich fodder for observing the games people play, and the character arcs and manoeuvres that follow. And while it is...
by SaraSwati Shakti | Mar 17, 2019 | Career, Leadership, Self-Leadership, Workplace
We have been experiencing many rainy days of late. Which can make it challenging to motivate. Particularly on a Monday, with events that have honed attention, on the world stage. For me my Monday morning included a quick peruse through my LinkedIn news feeds, to tap...
