This is what I’m doing NOW (August 2026)

• Final steps in completing the meeting report and other follow-through processes for the 2050 is Now International gathering in June of climate thinkers, do-ers and policy makers who have developed models about how to bring long term (and easy to ignore) targets by taking coordinated action today - an ambitious and urgent endeavour. As well as presenting additional challenges to me as facilitator and to the participants, the high temperatures (40.9 on 3rd day), were a powerful reminder of the need for the work being done by those seeking to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis.

• Live Well in Turbulent Times - The Podcast since the first episode in May on Substack we have posted nine episodes. Most recent episode Guests share their own best bits from the twelve articles 'Live well in Turbulent Times' published May to July 2025 with Lisa Moldau, .

• Now planning 2nd series of Authentic Leadership Practice Sessions (ALPS) with Kingston Voluntary Action 2025 sessions here 3 minute video about the programme. Planning information sessions in September for charity CEOs from KIngston and neighbouring boroughs Delivery October - November 2026

• Offering InnerVoice coaching for civil society CEOs in my home town KIngston upon Thames. Gift Economy not Market Economy. I'd like to see this as the first buds of a life affirming Generosity Tree...

• 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.

  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.' Self help for authentic leaders. On the day of publication in 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 HERE, here, here here and here

• With Susan Ní Críodáin planning monthly group for Practical Inspiration pUblishing authors to touch on the inner stories which inspire and plague us and can push us the brink of despair and the summit of delight. First session due September.

• Planning Passing it On podcast series with Susan Ní Críodáin (see her award winning book 'Leading Beyond the Numbers'). In the Podcast we will invite guests at the end of their career to offer guidance, wisdoms and good ideas to those who are still in the fray. In the next month we will record the first episode with me as the guest.. Susan and I met at 'The Reveal' Business Book Awards event in April 2025. She has interviewed me about my own 'Passing (it) On which will be published in autumn.

• With Third Sector Solutions Scotland colleagues to envision and plan a humanitarian / authentic leadership intervention for emerging charity leaders.

• SEE Well-being A fulfilling collaboration, prompted by the documentary “The eternal song” active exploration of 'joint efforts towards moving humanity to the call of meaningful and harmonious lives'. A group of a dozen international fellow travellers, Recent meeting focussed on Ayee a community in northern India 'longing... roots... values that sustained ancestors...emptiness... .the power of community-led conscious transformation' We are co-creating and are discovering what may emerge from our shared enthusiasm for social economic and environmental well-being worldwide. .

• With Emma Walker Founder and Director of Change The Chat which helps women who have been through workplace harassment, bullying and worse to move on from their pain. Awaiting interview dates and will write their words to pass on their learning from their experiences.

• Convening online group started 2023 to share our responses to ‘Flowchart for navigating our climate predicament’. and the state of the world and our place in it 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”.

• Since 2022 convening the virtual global network with other CPF | Emeritus facilitators . Certified™ Professional Facilitator | Emeritus. Participants across 17 time zones so we have 'one' meeting in 'two' parts.

• With Patricia, Susanne, Ramey and Scott, nourished by our deep sharing in the Live Well, Die Wise deep listening group.

• Coordinating monthly 'R' Word gathering with The Experience Network (R - 'retirement' rejuvenation' 're-directing' 're-trying' etc etc). Seven of us. Meet every month or so since June 2021. Met in person mid-May '26 to celebrate our 50th gathering.

• As part of my life long journey inwards I am still glowing follwing a week retreat (July) in Plum Village France in July 2026. Also absorbing Buddhist teaching with the recently published 'Living Gems' archive .

• Thinking about how I can be authentic and helpful on LInkedIn.

• Redesigning our little garden with help from Johanna. What a pleasure. A little place to grow calm in a noisy world. Installing rainwater harvesting system; trying to work out how we can instal solar

• Happy, crazy stuff i) Did half of 24 hour team Swim (8 of us, taking turns) in Shepperton Lake in June 2026. To support Living Water] 2. Walked 22.5 miles starting at 5am KIngston walked along the Thames to Tower Bridge. Why? Good question. Because it was there (as were 50 other walkers)

• Enjoying learning German Spanish French. Have joined the CoffeeBreakClub which is fabulous and is helping me to learn to love German grammar and improve my Spanish and French. Learning every day since September 2025.

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