by Katrina Bourke | Apr 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
Last year a colleague said to me, in fact she has said it to me on more than one occasion over the years, ‘Wherever you go, there you are’. What I think she means by that is no matter where you go, you and your personality, your filters, your habits and tendencies are...
by Katrina Bourke | Apr 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
During the week I took the dog for a walk in the forest in the local ranges. It was cold and a bit wet, but as soon as I stepped out of the car and in amongst the trees, feeling and hearing the wind, smelling the fresh air, tall trees towering over me, I was alive! I...
by Katrina Bourke | Mar 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
I once spent two days at a truly excellent Dare to Lead workshop, digging deep into courageous leadership. After two intense days, I was overflowing with insights and ideas that I want to apply to myself and share with others. The workshop challenged me to uncover...
by Katrina Bourke | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
This week I received a powerful invitation. It came from Jerry Colonna – one of my trusted teachers. In his book Reboot, Jerry extends an invitation to ‘Take your seat’, and he challenges his readers to ‘Sit in your leadership seat as if you have the right to be...
by Katrina Bourke | Mar 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
How are you doing? I know it’s an incredibly unsettled time. Last week, I had more than 20 coaching conversations. Guess what came up in every one of them? Uncertainty and a desire to know: these were the themes of nearly every conversation I had last week. Right...
by Katrina Bourke | Feb 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
This week I worked with a truly incredible leader and I want to take a moment to honour her and to honour all the leaders like her. The client I’m talking of is a school leader, and for the past couple of weeks she has been trying to navigate and guide her team...