The “Wise Old Man”: Finding a Mentor

This post is part of the series: Jung for Leaders — The Inner Work of Moving People to ActionAlso in this series: The 12 Jungian Archetypes | A Deep Dive into Jungian Archetypes | Jung’s 5 Pillars of a Happy Life At 53, there is no professional achievement of significance in my life that wasn’t … Read more

The Hero’s Journey: Every Leader Must Answer a Call

This post is part of the series: Jung for Leaders — The Inner Work of Moving People to ActionAlso in this series: The 12 Jungian Archetypes | A Deep Dive into Jungian Archetypes | Jung’s 5 Pillars of a Happy Life The hero’s journey is about personal transformation through adversity. “Nobody ever said: I went … Read more

The Anima and Animus: Integrating Caring and Challenge

This post is part of the series: Jung for Leaders — The Inner Work of Moving People to ActionAlso in this series: The 12 Jungian Archetypes | A Deep Dive into Jungian Archetypes | Jung’s 5 Pillars of a Happy Life I find it easy to engage and connect with people. It drains my energy … Read more

Individuation: The Journey From Success to Significance

This post is part of the series: Jung for Leaders — The Inner Work of Moving People to ActionAlso in this series: The 12 Jungian Archetypes | A Deep Dive into Jungian Archetypes | Jung’s 5 Pillars of a Happy Life In 2007 I was owner and CEO of a fast growing private jet business … Read more

The Persona: Are You Leading as Yourself, or as a Mask?

This post is part of the series: Jung for Leaders — The Inner Work of Moving People to Action| Next post | Previous Post Also in this series: The 12 Jungian Archetypes | A Deep Dive into Jungian Archetypes | Jung’s 5 Pillars of a Happy Life When I was first asked to become a teacher at IESE … Read more

The Shadow: The Part of You That Sabotages Your Leadership

This post is part of the series: Jung for Leaders — The Inner Work of Moving People to ActionAlso in this series: The 12 Jungian Archetypes | A Deep Dive into Jungian Archetypes | Jung’s 5 Pillars of a Happy Life The Importance of Awareness We only have the capacity to take decisions and make … Read more

Prove to the World that you can Do Hard Things

Jim Rohn said don’t wish for success; wish to become the kind of person who attracts success. This video shares what I consider my second most important life lesson (here is the first): prove to yourself that you can do hard things. School is more than learning facts; it’s a system that teaches discipline through … Read more

How to use your brain well

A recent FT article shared some data on the increasing challenge that young people have with basic thinking and learning. I suspect it is not just 18 year olds. I credit mobile phones and social media as the prime cause in humans losing the capacity to use their brains well. How to use your brain … Read more

On taking Intelligent Action and Improving your Intuition

An update on last week’s video “Life Rewards Action more than Intelligence” (that went viral with over 170,000 views in the first 10 days). There were a lot of comments… many were positive and encouraging… but there were a range of questions/concerns that “dumb action” might be worse than none at all… this video responds … Read more