The conscious leader is a leadership activist. He recognises that leadership is not a position or title, but a state of being and a duty of every person, and he calls it out when he sees it is missing. He knows that this approach is not always popular. He has seen that dictators always start out as freedom fighters and, similarly, when people gain access to a position, they very often become the type of leader they once fought against. In this vein, he has noticed that people tend [...]

The conscious leader harnesses the uniqueness and opportunity of every person, and every situation. She has seen how the past can flood the present with its, “I’ve been here before,” certainty. She knows that as much as statistics and experience can be useful, they can be leveraged to support any argument. She knows that there’s a first time for everything, and that every situation, when viewed from within, instead of from without, has its own special potential. Likewise, every person. She is mindful that lessons learned don’t have to [...]