Towards Courage, Fran’s Journey
It takes courage to recognise yourself and to give yourself what you need. For Fran Borg-Wheeler her journey involves recognising the gifts and the unique qualities that she brings to the party. “I like creating space so that people can focus on what they have achieved, look at the impact they have had on other […]
Goodness & Safety
Each day we are given a gift. It’s how we unwrap it. I unwrap my gift every day and I cherish every minute of it”. Brenda Yoho elaborates in greater detail in her book, Lead with Two Rules. In her conversation with TesseLeads it becomes clear that Brenda Yoho considers herself an overcomer. “I understand […]
Lucy’s Tribute to Peter
In her tribute to her brother Peter, Lucy Harrison recalls how he celebrated with her when she got 4 A’s in her exams. He brought her hot chocolate and a crunchy to perk her up. There was never jealousy or resentment in their relationships. He was really proud of his younger sister. He really showed […]
Always A Light
Remembering Tony Handsome and distinguished Celebrating Tony Grief and loss are an integral part of life and living. When my beloved brother Tony went to work on 17 December that year, little did he know he would not return home. He was walking towards his car with the Covid samples he had collected from the […]
Landscape, Behind and Ahead
https://youtu.be/PWqPnlRwrvw Landscape, Behind and Ahead reflects on some highlights from 2023 and makes exciting announcements for 2024. What do we consider as success and why? How can we attract success that has meaning and purpose? This episode, Landscape considers:1. Lessons from 2023 2.Hopes for 2024 3.What Listeners can expect Our Special announcement: A golden thread […]
Adversity, Triumphing in The Face Of Challenges & Suffering
https://youtu.be/u3Q-8cM_pUk?si=jjfkd-2wp85FMcFE Adversity can lead to triumphing in the face of challenges and suffering. Deshauna Barber is doing good in the world from a place of knowing what it’s like to serve. She is doing her story, being her story, telling her story. Pretty Ugly Lessons: empowering strategies to transform adversity into triumph by a former […]
Adversity: Personal Triumph through Adversity
Previous Next Adversity comes to us all. What helps is listening to stories where personal triumph can be achieved from going through adversity. From Knock Down to Comeback ‘ How I used my personal tragedy to find my purpose and passion’ written by Juliet Lamin, brings a lot of heart, empathy and compassion. How can […]
From Personal Tragedy to Positive Change
Losing my beloved brother Tony left a big hole in my heart. Tony was a husband, a father, an uncle and a friend to everyone. He was a pedestrian collecting Covid Samples from a care home and was killed by a drug addicted speeding driver. Leading up to and during the case, there was […]
Meet Olukemi Ogunyemi
Olukemi Ogunyemi is proudly black and Scottish. She was a best book author and award winner in 2022 for her memoirs of a brown girl living in Scotland. Brown Girl in the Ring, a beautifully crafted personal memoir tells her momentous struggle growing up as a mixed race child in Scotland. Her story is inspirational […]
Process and Culture
Culture is “the way we do things round here”. What does our culture tell us about how we see people? What does it tell us about our values and our purpose? What ever emerges as our culture will inform our processes, our policies and procedures. Processes uninformed by our culture will fail. Such policies […]