Every generation longs for peace. Indeed, it is one of humanity’s oldest dreams. Parents pray for it as they raise their children. Communities seek it after tragedy. Nations negotiate for it after conflict. Religious leaders preach it. Politicians promise it....
“The deepest human need is not simply to be successful. It is to know that someone genuinely sees us.” In recent times, I asked a group of business and other leaders a simple question: “Who had the greatest positive influence on your life?” The...
“People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” That well-known saying has been repeated so often that it risks becoming a cliché. However, after nearly fifty years in education and mentoring, I have found it to be remarkably...
Every few years we rewrite the curriculum, yet New Zealand continues to rank among the highest Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries for school bullying, while too many of our young people struggle with loneliness, anxiety and...
Walk through any garden and you will quickly notice something interesting. The gardener does not stand over the flowers shouting at them to grow. They do not criticise the seed for not becoming a plant quickly enough. They do not compare one flower to another....
