This is what I’m doing NOW (July 2025)

• Now coming to the end of series of 10 articles 'Live well in Turbulent Times'. Published every Wednesday to end of June with a 'PS' in July. Am enjoying writing with Lisa Moldau and our creative writing process. We are considering doing short (five minutes?) interviews with each of the articles to bring them to an even wider audience.

• Delivering a tailored leadership programme with and for Kingston Voluntary Action - bespoke learning for real local leaders. Happy to be doing this probono because this is my local community and also because I will be able to take the (possible working title) Breathing Life into Leadership programme elsewhere. Win win win

• in the planning stages of facilitating a strategic planning process process with the wonderful Youth Options in Hampshire UK. Planning days booked for September and November.

• Good Leaders in Turbulent Times - How to Navigate Wild Waters at Work published by Practical Inspiration Publishing is out in The Wild. See photos of its adventures on mountain peaks ands elsewhere here .

  Still glowing after author event at Waterstones bookshop, KIngston upon Thames in March. A crowd 27 people enjoyed interviews and discussion and the shop set up a table promotion the next day.

  The book is dedicated to '... all the leaders whom I will never know who, facing the challenges of turbulent times, are courageously aspiring to be the good leaders who will sustain a decent, just and civil society, so we can all live together well for the foreseeable future.'

  Having given the first endorsement (in March 2021), Sir Nick Young has written the foreword and spoke compellingly at the launch of which photos are here. Page design and cover co-created with the wonderful Marianne Hartley.

  On the day of publication, 23rd September 2024 it became an instant kindle best seller in UK (Three categories) and USA (two categories). See bottom of the page here Not a bad start :-).

  Buy the book in lots of places, including HERE, here, here here and here

• Following success of 'Good Leaders in Turbulent Times' event on 10th April with Third Sector Solutions with Dr David Reilly and Cath Cooney at Glenmore Lodge, now planning a 2nd session on 2nd October also in the Scottish Highlands.

• Now arranging our ninth gathering in May/June of the online group sharing our responses to ‘Flowchart for navigating our climate predicament’. With incisive logic and engaging gallows humour Andrew Boyd “sets us off on a quest to learn how to live with the ‘impossible news’ of climate breakdown”. The first group was November 2023 This first group is now full (8) but please mail me if you would like to be amongst the first to start a second circle (eg Asia, Australia, N/S America)

• Convening a virtual global ‘emerging network of us ‘ with other CPF | Emeritus facilitators; now arranging 10th meeting in Sept/Oct. Certified™ Professional Facilitator | Emeritus

• As part of my life long journey inwards I have just booked a retreat (8th, the first was 2002) at The Institute of Applied Buddhism in Germany in July. Will then take some days walking alone in the Taunus region with help of 'Hiking Zen' book

• With Patricia, Susanne, Ramey and Scott, nourished by our deep sharing in the Live Well, Die Wise deep listening group. Now offering a 'Grief Circle' once a month.

• Coordinating monthly 'R' Word gathering with The Experience Network (R - 'retirement' rejuvenation' 're-directing' 're-tyring' etc etc). Seven of us. Meet every month or so. Started June 2021.

• Still wild swimming in the Thames and elsewhere. Signed up for the olympic distance Allgâu Triathlon in southern Germany in August (2025). Am I a bit mad, yes probably. Starting physio Aga to increase the chances off crossing the finish line (strategic goal is to be breathing throughout and come in last) Have joined a close-by gym. I've just signed up for a 24 hour team Swim in June 2026. Crazy or what?

• Enjoying learning German Spanish French again. Memrise is good, like it. and now CoffeeBreakLanguages which is excellent

• New Skoda electric car goes well but has too many gadgets and tech for my liking. After six months have now worked out how cheap home charging works.

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