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Feb 28, Balancing Yin and Yang to Save the World

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:50:33 GMT

If the world remains patriarchal, will we never give serious committed attention to our environment and our healthy future? Balancing the yin and yang is not an option.

Nov 17, Why We Need Positive Deviance

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 03:50:03 GMT

We need positive deviance because change always comes from the fringe, from the non conformists and the counter intuitives.

Nov 4, Greed in Business

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 06:01:22 GMT

Greed in business is and will remain an issue that needs to managed because it is part of the lizard brain, one of the 7 deadly sins, endemic to our human genetic code.

Oct 18, Reverence as a Business Practice

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 05:57:17 GMT

Reverence as a Business Practice is rare. The two words are not listed together in google. If you want to be at the cutting edge of conscious business, reverence must become a practice.

Oct 4, Integral Coaching for Authentic Leadership

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 07:14:59 GMT

Authentic leadership..people talk about it, most of us yearn for it, but what is it. Integral coaching supports the kind of leaders we want to be inspired by.

Sep 23, Unchecked Pride in Business

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 07:04:05 GMT

Unchecked pride in business and government is sadly, the business as usual approach. Conscious business seeks integrity in the workplace, and leadership based on humility and service.

Sep 14, Authority and responsibility viewed through the integral quadrants

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 05:03:23 GMT

Authority and responsibility...We want authority but we dont want the responsibility that comes with it. We want authorship (power), but we dont want to be held to account.

Sep 8, Stand up meetings for effective team facilitation

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:44:11 GMT

Stand up meetings for effective team facilitation are tactical meetings. They are not about strategy, or governance, or getting into technical issues. Time management strategies would include all thre

Aug 27, Rights and Responsibilities

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:01:34 GMT

Humans are great at demanding rights, but rarely wish to take responsibility. We need rights AND responsibilities. Where is our definition of social responsibility? What is integrity when it comes to

Aug 10, Creating an individual development plan through integral coaching

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:09:16 GMT

Within the domain of integral coaching we create an individual development plan that is often a part of an executive coaching program

Jul 27, Christine McDougalls value offering

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:35:10 GMT

Christine McDougalls value, expressed in a non-corporate, very Positive Deviant style, seeks to clearly articulate what Christine brings to her work.

Jul 24, Creating a game change situation using the law of abundance

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 07:28:33 GMT

Creating a game change when faced with tensions between current reality and the future possibility is an essential tool of creativity innovation. We use the law of abundance in this model.

Jul 23, Using creativity innovation as a game change process

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:58:54 GMT

Using creativity innovation as a game change to solve tough problems by adopting an abundance mindset

Jul 14, Where the truth lies... often not where you expect it...

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:47:32 GMT

Where the truth lies is often not in the obvious places. Truth often defies the logical, rational and reasonable world. Allow me to explain using a story of a running injury in the root chakra.

Jul 7, The Gold Coast Marathon 2010

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:55:54 GMT

In times of uncertainty, the benefits of running become more recognised. More people are running marathons around the world. The Gold Coast marathon 2010 was no exception. Ordinary people become hero

Jun 30, Spaceship Earth and the dawning of the age of integrity

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:42:52 GMT

The age of integrity demands that we become responsible for the field effects of our every action on spaceship earth. As Bucky Fuller said, integrity is the essence.

Jun 21, Courage Quotes, how to overcome fear using love

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:13:27 GMT

Inspired by Lao Tzu, this article on courage quotes discusses creative ways on how to overcome fear using love as the core motivation.

Jun 7, How to overcome fear using a bungy jump as a metaphor

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 07:33:14 GMT

It was a bungy jump that taught me how to overcome fear, breakthrough resistance to change, and tell my lizard brain to go sit in the corner and be quiet.

Jun 4, Integral Personal Development Plan

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:55:11 GMT

A well crafted integral personal development plan will provide the necessary stretch. It will include an integral life practice, work on conscious communication, plus many other elements.

May 20, Truth in Politics

Thu, 20 May 2010 04:33:23 GMT

Is there such an thing as truth in politics? Why not? What black swan event needs to happen to create a game change?

May 13, What Is Security?

Thu, 13 May 2010 03:06:43 GMT

In asking the question, what is security, we need to look beyond the global economic crisis, and into the very model that is the global economy. Its survival depends on our remaining in fear and scarc

May 3, Destination Truth Or...at what price integrity?

Mon, 03 May 2010 07:35:57 GMT

At what price integrity? If we are to reach a destination truth, we need a game change. We need to say no to little atrocities, and to know that together, we are change.

Apr 21, Love and Power

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:32:21 GMT

By exploring a definition of love and a definition of power, and the principle of tensegrity (tension and integrity) we find the exquisite balance between love and power.

Apr 20, Establishing Accountability at work through teaching responsibility and building

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:32:19 GMT

Our economic meltdown is contributing to cost cutting. The energy and time cost due to low accountability at work is rarely measured. Building trust relationships and teaching responsibility are key.

Apr 8, Health Care Problems and the Dance of Ethics and Social Responsibility

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:35:48 GMT

The solution to the health care problems and the creation of a viable health care bill is actually very easy. It does however require personal responsibility, plus ethical action and social responsibi

Apr 6, An Audio Interview with Christine

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 06:07:04 GMT

An Audio interview discussing the principles of Buckminster Fuller in relationship to our current global economy.

Mar 29, Linchpin -Becoming Indispensable. A review of Seth Godins great new book.

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:33:10 GMT

Linchpin, Seth Godins new book, challenges us to become indispensable. Its a book written for positive deviants and others who really understand what it takes to be an artist in our work and life.

Mar 26, Family Business Succession Planning and Integral Coaching

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:37:42 GMT

Family Business Succession Planning and coaching requires the ability to work with unique tensions, which may include autocratic leadership, ill-defined boundaries, and assumed values and vision.

Mar 21, Global Climate Change and Integrity

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:25:14 GMT

Are green companies becoming the shadowy side of the global climate change movement with more corporate corruption?

Mar 17, Six Foot Track - Australia's Premier Ultra Marathon

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:45:10 GMT

March 13, 2010 I was one of 800 people who ran the Six Foot track in the beautiful Blue Mountains Australia

Mar 9, Reviews and Resources - Books, movies, audio's I love

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:26:29 GMT

Reviews and Resources for Positive Deviants - where difference really matters to the success of all of humanity.

Mar 7, The Hurt Locker - why it left me thinking for days

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:04:58 GMT

The Hurt Locker movie affected me in ways I was not expecting. More of a study of extreme stress, the edge of life and death and the very different coping mechanisms than a look at war.

Mar 4, Difference Between Leadership and Management

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:41:09 GMT

The Difference Between Leadership and Management is rarely defined simply and clearly. Many people assume that a leader is a good manager and vice versa. This is often not the case.

Mar 4, Running to Lose Weight

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:45:12 GMT

Many people start running to lose weight. Here are some tips on how to make this work, how to avoid the traps, and enjoy the experience.

Feb 19, Business Leadership Coaching

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:52:37 GMT

There are many companies now offering business leadership coaching. What makes for a successful leadership coaching program?

Feb 18, Coaching Questions - Great Questions Transform Lives, Organisations, Communities

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:17:24 GMT

Asking great coaching questions has the potential to create powerful change and transformation. We list examples, with stories of outcomes.

Feb 17, Running Training Program - Essential Ingredients

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:21:00 GMT

Creating a Running Training Program that fits your goals and lifestyle and covers the essential ingredients

Feb 16, Famous Business Leaders - Not who you think!

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:02:17 GMT

This is not about the 'usual' famous business leaders. This is about the exceptional servant leaders who are famous to the people they lead because of their commitment to creating value and being part

Feb 5, Ethics in the Workplace from an Integral Perspective

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:41:57 GMT

This article applies Integral Theory to discussing Ethics in the workplace, giving a breif overview of the multiple domains needed to be addressed.

Feb 5, Positive Deviant Network

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:18:18 GMT

The Positive Deviant Network is a virtual gathering every month for people wishing to live in conversations at the edge.

Feb 2, What does Christine McDougall do?

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:59:40 GMT

In the year 2010, what exactly does Christine McDougall do?

Feb 2, Executive Leadership Development Program - The Constellation

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:17:59 GMT

An executive leadership development program designed specifically to meet the most complex issues of the 21st Century, beyond the traditional 'good leadership skills, incorporating leadership ethics

Jan 29, Business Leadership Skills Required to Navigate the Next Decade and Beyond

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:59:56 GMT

Our current business leadership skills need a serious game change, beyond the business as usual model, able to cope with rapid breakdown and change.

Jan 27, The Importance of Communication Skills

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:35:17 GMT

The importance of communication skills and how to improve communication skills is essential to an integral leadership development plan.

Jan 22, Scarcity - Not Enough leads to more is better leads to you or me

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:18:54 GMT

The Scarcity principle is all pervasive in our society. Highlighted by the economic meltdown, we must be the game change to recognise that we live in a sufficient Universe.

Jan 22, Executive Coaching Australia - A brief history, and future trends

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:14:45 GMT

Christine McDougall, senior executive coach for 13 years, explores Executive Coaching Australia, its history and trends.

Jan 15, Benefits of Business Coaching

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:42:06 GMT

What is business coaching? When we understand this we get closer to understanding the benefits of business coaching.

Jan 14, Definition of Integrity

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:20:41 GMT

The deeper meaning of the definition of integrity implies a level of living in wholeness and truth in all aspects of our lives. Destination truth. This form of integrity is a life's work.

Dec 16, Emergence - Living on the Edge

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:22:36 GMT

How do we support leaders to thrive in emergence? A personal story from business leadership coaching and team facilitation to working on large scale systemic change.

Dec 11, Running the Adelaide Hills

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:51:23 GMT

Some beautiful steep trail running is to be had in the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia.