To read the first piece in this two-part series on the shadow of the leader, click here. As briefly stated in the first part of this article, a significant organisational culture pain point is when the senior leadership team says one thing and does another. It starts by the organisation communicating a desired behaviour. When Read More
The significance of culture and its effects on organisational accomplishments and achievements is best described by Culture Leadership, which is linked to the concept of shadow of the leader. What does this mean? Put simply, the impact of top leaders on organisational culture is tremendous. Leaders lead by example, and thus have to be aware Read More
To read the first piece in this two-part series on understanding the shadow and the ego, as well as the relationship between them, click here. So, now that we know the ego is not the issue here, we can realise it is the illusion of who we think we are. The self. When we get Read More
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” — Carl Jung Just like we all have a will, a mind and a heart, we all have a shadow side. It’s about whether or not we want to identify with it. But what exactly is the shadow? Carl Jung said Read More
Everything has an opposite. Just like the Yin and Yang, there is winter and summer, day and night, anima and animus, good and bad, love and hate, male and female, child and adult, and the list goes on… We are physical and we are spiritual. We are light and we are dark, which means that Read More