Who do we need to BE and BE-come to build and lead thriving organisations? Poetry challenges the myths and practices of transcending humanity that AI, VR and technology push us to and, invites us to re-connect with the sacred heART of being human. Read The Poetry of Leadership book (poetry & practices) and transform your leadership presence.

Business executives are demanded to live in multifaceted, dynamic, fast changing environments. Their challenge is to distill harmony out of chaos. Poetry educates and expands this capacity by bringing the gift and the opportunity to hold paradoxes and complexities while seeking for resolution.

We think we can carve out parts of ourselves and play smaller roles. Those facets we carve out in ourselves, are the same one we tend to exclude in others.  We must drive inclusion beyond quota and inspire people out of compliance into influence, impact and innovation. My motto is “There is no way to Inclusion, Inclusion is the way”.

“Change fixes the past. Transformation creates the future.” - Poetry explores the potential of the future. It experiments and expresses both fears and hopes, providing a way to clearly navigate, feel and experience emotions. Our development as individuals and the development of business, society, education, politics… Are tight together in the need for developing a new language.

There is a drum beat for women to Lean In, do more, be stronger. What about the whisper inside of us? What if instead of “leaning in” you learn how to lean back and listen to the voice within?

How do you really innovate? Do we throw innovative people in a room with a whiteboard and colourful post-it notes? What does it change when we embrace and artful mindset? This talk offers a bridge between artistry and entrepreneurship. It is in the strokes of creativity, the colours of innovation, and the depths of our humanity that we create a masterpiece—a life and career that reflect our true selves.