News Views and Archives
A growing collection of articles and posts shared across media platforms – as well as archives. Because the core of this work is not only for leaders. It changes lives for adults and children too, many of whom have stories to share – from all walks of life and overcoming all kinds of uncertainty.
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The SQ Leader Shift
The Small Shifts That Change Everything About How You Lead There’s a version of leadership most of us were handed. It came with a set of assumptions — about what strength looks like, what good leaders do, how to handle pressure, how to show up in a room. It came packaged in training programmes, performance… Read more
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The Leadership Truths We Avoid: What’s Really Missing at the Top
Leadership isn’t broken, it’s out of alignment We see it everywhere. Organisations investing heavily in leadership development.Senior leaders equipped with more tools, frameworks, and strategies than ever before.Clear communication. Strong execution. Measurable results. And yet… Something isn’t working. Not in a way that shows up immediately on a balance sheet.But in a way that is… Read more
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Humanity in Leadership
Leadership without humanity is control. Not guidance. Not influence. Not leadership.Control.And people know the difference. Control looks efficient.Clear targets. Tight processes. Measured outputs.But underneath?Disconnection. Silence. Compliance without commitment. Because when humanity is missing…People don’t bring their best. They bring what’s required. Humanity isn’t a weakness in leadership.It’s the source of trust.It’s what allows people to… Read more
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I Think Therefore I Am…?
Most leadership is driven by thinking.That’s the problem. We’ve been taught:“I think, therefore I am.”In leadership (and in life) it’s the other way around.“I am… therefore I think.” Because when leadership starts with thinking, we lead from analysis, pressure, and the need to be right.And people feel that. They may not say it. But they… Read more
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Communication – or Connection?
We’ve been taught that great leadership is about communication. Clear messages.Strong delivery.Saying the right thing at the right time. But in reality? Connection is far more powerful than communication. Because people don’t follow words.They follow energy, presence, and truth. You can communicate a perfect strategy……but if your team doesn’t feel you, it won’t land. You… Read more
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Navigating Uncertainty
If intuition is the signal… and discernment is the skill… then the real test of Spiritual Intelligence (SQ) is this: Can you still hear it when everything feels uncertain? Because leadership isn’t tested in calm environments.It’s tested in chaos, pressure, and the unknown. When markets shift.When decisions carry real weight.When there isn’t a clear “right… Read more
Mel Pledger 