What are the invisible forces at work, if any, that bring angels into our lives? Coincidence, serendipity, vulnerability, reputation, intentionality, or whatever it might be, how fortunate we are when we encounter people during our lives who simply have a desire to support and encourage. I’ve been reminded of this recently.

Anger gets a bad press. It is mostly perceived as an emotion that needs to be managed and controlled. Understandably so, especially in these turbulent times.

Gillian Chivinge has a bursary from the Oasis Foundation to act as an intern on the WLD, part of our commitment to supporting leaders of tomorrow. The theme for 2019 is ‘Reimagining Leadership’.

As our year comes to its close we have much to celebrate, so many good news stories for friends and colleagues, including our courageous and committed clients and the wonderfully gifted Oasis staff and practitioners. One way or another, each and every one, seeking a better world for all.

Just as the shorter day draws us to go within and ‘hygge’ down at this wintery time of year, so did our last RAW session of this year.

There’s an old adage in the scientific world. It suggests that significant change in any field of thought comes with the death of a leading light. It’s only then that new and different approaches open up new avenues of exploration and experimentation. Death precipitates a paradigm shift. As an aside, I’ve come to believe that the same is true in life generally: each death is also a liberation, even if we don’t realise it at the time.

What is it about certain people that grab your attention when they walk into a room? Why do some people’s contributions to conversations and debates get heard and recognised, whilst others fall unnoticed to the side-lines? How can we be who we are and make more of an impact?

This book has managed to test my best procrastination methods for over three months now (it's taken me that long to find 'deep work' space and conditions so I can actually read it!)

The idea for this blog is based on something that took place two years before I was born. In time, this led to significant insights into both my personal life and my approach to work.

This year the RAW network has been exploring the topic of Resilience and Wellbeing in their work worlds through the lens of the AVIRA framework; Awareness, Vision, Imagination, Responsibility and Action.