I looked down at the huge galvanised steel bathtub made for three adults, full of ice. I was not ready yet. “Come on, let’s go” said my husband and there was no more time to think. As instructed we stepped in together. Legs in, one- two, and straight down!

Leaders are being challenged to be more authentic. But what does authenticity mean and how can you find and nurture it?

To change cultures, we need to change habits. For organisations to create inclusive cultures we need to look at our habits, habits that are invisibly fuelling our cultures. Our habits are formed in reaction to the culture, the context, the environment, the ‘smell of the place’, but the culture lives inside every person who adopts the habits of that culture.

Do we have the skills to understand culture and its impact? Our own culture and others’?
Our maturity and intelligence in intercultural communication is seen in how we interact with empathy and sensitivity in the moment. In how we learn from experiences and adapt thinking for each person, situation and encounter.

Silence never solved any problems.
Martin Luther King said, “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
When we say nothing, nothing changes.

I sometimes introduce myself as a failed psychiatrist, So I wanted to share my story about why I say that. I hope it gives some context and inspiration.