10 Tips for Self-Leadership with REAL SUCCESS™ Self-leadership is the intentional process of exploring who you are and what motivates you, identifying what you want, and formulating a plan to achieve your goals. “It’s about liberating the leader within you” (Kouzes and Posner, 2011*). The REAL SUCCESS™ Framework guides you through a process to develop …
Is it really possible to Produce No Waste? This principle prompts us to design for zero or limited waste, right from the beginning of the process, and reminds us ‘There is no waste, just unused resources’. Maybe it seems like a lofty but unobtainable vision, but if every household and business reduced their waste going …
Proposed mandatory climate-related disclosures: The ESG measurement and reporting landscape is changing rapidly, in response to government legislation and consumer demand. Is your organisation prepared for the new requirements, especially in relation to Climate-related disclosures and Scope 3 reporting?* In Australia, draft legislation has been released (January 2024) that requires large entities to prepare a …
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Renewable energy is one way we can work with this design principle. Nature provides plenty of examples we can take inspiration from, and it is important to also consider the social aspects of any project. Renewable energy: Let’s cover the obvious one first. Your options are either to install renewable energy production on your building …
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Are you the leader of a business or organisation, responsible for driving the strategy and focus, while constantly juggling demands, managing day to day tasks, and potentially handling concerns and complaints? It’s easy to get caught up in the minutiae and become inward focussed or insular. We tend to mingle with people like us, socially …
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Obtain a Yield is the third permaculture principle, which often translates into harvesting your fruit or vegies before the possums eat them all. For businesses and organisations that are profit-based, the obvious yield is a financial return. However, there are many other ways that we can create a return on investment, be that in time, …
Catch and Store Energy: This design principle may seem obvious on the surface – and there are obvious ways to apply it. However, taking a deeper dive into how it may be useful for your business or organisation could yield some less obvious applications. 1. Renewable Energy: Let’s take the obvious one first – in …
The Not-For-Profit (NFP) sector in Australia is worth billions to the economy, and comprises almost 60,000 organisations registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. Some are extremely small, while others are large national organisations employing many people and turning over significant amounts of revenue and expenditure. According to a McKinsey report, the sector employs …
5 ways to use the Design Principle: Observe, Pause, and Interact It may seem like stating the obvious, but taking time to observe closely the conditions within and without your business (or any other environment) is probably the most valuable activity you can carry out on any given day. How often do we create business …
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Permaculture is most often understood in relation to home gardens and food growing, however its application as a design framework is much broader. It offers a comprehensive and ethical approach to designing, developing and managing any endeavour, while caring for people and the planet. It could also be called ecological design, regenerative design, nature-based solutions, …
