TOOLKIT / Updated Feb 2021
A Purpose-Driven Leader’sToolkit
for Change.
You are a purpose-driven creator of change and you know that disrupting old systems and championing diversity and inclusion are the steps that must be taken to make the world a better place.
You believe in good leadership and you know it starts within you and the leaders you work with.
You embrace diversity, and inclusion and understand that empathic and compassionate leaders are needed to create meaningful organisations.
You believe that education, mindfulness and open minds, hearts and horizons are necessary so our children can create a new economy and a fairer, just society.
You never accept the status quo, and know that the first change that must be made is recognising the cultures, perspectives and knowledge of world's Indigenous peoples.
This curated collection of resources is for you.
A curated collection of resources to help you on your journey to make the world a better place.
You know that challenging the status quo, disrupting the ways things have been done and championing diversity, equality and inclusion are the steps that must be taken to make the world a better place.
Leadership The world needs better leaders. The empathic kind — those who have faced adversity and know first-hand what it means to be vulnerable, and the power held within this vulnerability. Leaders with patience and drive to break down the systems that hold us back.
One Wild Ride, Pru Chapman
Full of stories and interviews with people doing extraordinary things, this is the podcast to understand what leadership means and what it looks like in different people.
Short Black, Sandra Sully
This is a fantastic insight into amazing women and the experiences that have shaped them.
Myths Morals and Money,
Small Giants
Launched this year, the Small Giants podcast is a great resource for how to balance consumerism & economy with sustainable businesses.
Further reading — A selection of online reading on this topic.
Aligning Purpose to Restore Trust, PWC
Work as a Love Language, Tim Leberecht
Expect Sexism, Blair Williams
The CEO Moment, McKinsey
The Power of Decency, Tim Leberecht
Solitude & Leadership, William Deresiewicz
Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
It is not some enchanted garden perched high on a distant plataeu where we can finally sit down and rest.
Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society.”
John Lewis
Diversity & Inclusion You can't be what you can't see. Our organisations must embrace diversity and inclusion in all aspects of the work they do, and the brands they build. Seeing ourselves in all forms of communication and experience should be the norm.
Utopia for Realists, Rutger Bregman
We live in a time where right and left wing politics are tempting to pull us further away from each other. This book dives into what utopia actually looks like for people. Healthcare, education, family income, equality - hopefully this helps you start find solutions when things feel a little helpless.
Invisible Women, Caroline Perez
Wonderfully engaging, this is a great start to gain a deeper understanding of our cultural and society perceptions of queer history. This non-fiction graphic novel explores landmark policies and cultural changes that have been instrumental to queer identity and its broader understanding.
The Art of Inclusion, DCA
Diversity and inclusion - these words are part of so many organisations narrative but we need to constantly check that we are actually working hard on bringing these words to life. This podcast is helpful - checking in what inclusion is and understanding fully what exclusion looks like.
Further reading — A selection of online reading on this topic.
Diversity & Inclusion Posters, Etsy
How Australia's Top Companies Do Diversity Right, Michael Catford
Balance & Belonging, Atlassian
“Beauty isn’t all about just nice loveliness.
Beauty is about more rounded, substantial becoming. So I think beauty, in that sense, is about an emerging fullness, a greater sense of grace and elegance, a deeper sense of depth, and also a kind of homecoming for the enriched memory
of your unfolding life.”
John O'Donoghue
Mindfulness Because you know that you must be centred, and focussed and grateful for the things in your control. You know that this ultimate presence and awarness of self will help you lead your people to create the change you're here to make.
The Untethered Soul, Michael Singer
We are sure that everyone goes through times in our life when we ask ourselves ‘who am i?’. The question is confronting and something beyond we can define. This is a book that dives into the big questions with a light approach into bringing this awareness into everyday life.
A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle
If you haven’t explored any of Tolle’s work, we suggest you do! A New Earth Podcast Oprah and Tolle explore the themes of his new book of the same name. They discuss the idea of ego and what the world would look like if we left it all behind and starting working toward towards a greater purpose of humanity.
Further reading — A selection of online reading on this topic.
Preparing Your Mind For Uncertain Times, Eric Weiner
Meditation Doesn't Work Until It Does,
Gina Nicole Kelly
How To Develop Mindfulness, Kris Gage
What Mindfulness Can Do For A Team, Lingtao Yu
Ten Ways To Be Mindful At Work, Shamash Alidina
Twelve Powerful Women of the Mindfulness Movement, Stephanie Domet
“Life is the Dancer,
and you are the dance.”
Eckhart Tolle
The Meaningful Organisation We spend most of our time at work, with our work colleagues. Whether we work from home or inhabit a space within an office, discovering the very meaning of our organisations is more paramount then ever – it's simply what we've come to expect of the organisations we all work with.
IDEO Futures, Peter Drucker
The wisdom of the man who famously said 'culture eats strategy for breakfast' is captured in this enlightening conversation.
HBR Ideacast,
Sheryl Sandberg & Adam Grant
Further reading — A selection of online reading on this topic.
Holacracy, Wikipedia
Beyond The Holacracy Hype, HBR
Netflix Culture, Netflix
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