🌲 What does nature know about leadership? 🪾


“Nature never forces growth. It listens, responds, and knows when to pause. Imagine if we led that way.”"

We’ve been sold the idea that more is always better. More growth, more speed, more efficiency. But life doesn’t work that way.

In her latest article, Melis invites us to take a cue from nature; where growth is smart, responsive, and knows when to pause.

Trees don’t grow taller just for the sake of it.

Ecosystems thrive through balance, not endless expansion. So why do we lead our teams (and ourselves) like machines?

This is a call to rethink what ‘better’ really means. To tune into rhythm over rush, depth over scale, and choose growth that actually feels good, for us and for the systems we’re part of.


Latest articles

✍️ Life knows more is not better (rethinking growth in leadership)


Latest Podcast

🎙️ Episode 3 of The Smoosh Podcast
Title: The quiet work of grief


What's happening with Melis

Reading:
The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins

Listening:
A playlist she made of her Dad's favourite songs.

Doing:
Back on the 1001 crochet squares. She is up to 254...

Pondering:

How to be the person who doesn't have to hold it all.


What's happening with Ben

Reading:
Letting Go by David R. Hawkins (on the final chapter!)

Listening:
Teachings by Leonard Jacboson about feelings and presence.

Doing:
Pressing 'submit' on Section 2 of his Gestalt therapy literature review. One more to go after this...

Pondering:
Letting go of an old, deep, inner program from childhood of always trying to be the 'good boy'. Yuck!


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Enabling senior design professionals to be more influential within their organisations. ✨ Author of this human and design character, published by BIS Publishers.📚

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