Mark Dunwoody | The Work Nobody Sees… Hi friends, I hope you had a nice weekend. Perhaps one of the greatest gifts of summer is that it gives us permission to slow down. In the quiet, we often discover that the deepest work is not around us but within us. A…

Mark Dunwoody | Stop Trying… Hi friends, I hope your week has got off to a great start! Let’s do a little experiment. Pick up a pen from your desk. Done? Now put it back down. This time, try to pick it up… but don’t actually lift it. Just try. What do you…

friends, I hope your week has got off to a great start! Accountability born of affection is far stronger than accountability born of obligation. It’s almost impossible to build lasting culture change in a community where people don’t care for one another.…

Mark Dunwoody | One Whale Said to Another… Hi friends, I watched a fascinating documentary at the weekend about how AI is being used to help us better understand animal language. One part stayed with me. It focused on whales and how researchers are beginning…

friends, I’ve been reflecting on why we avoid the cocoon. We claim to want change, growth, and transformation. But when life invites us to slow down, to stop striving, and to face what is really going on inside us, many of us resist. I think I know why. The…

Over the years, I’ve become convinced of something simple. Human beings change through conversations. When I look back on my own life, I can point to a handful of conversations that changed my direction, challenged my assumptions, gave me courage, or helped…

A trap many leaders fall into is treating organizations like machines. Machines are designed to be controlled. Living systems are designed to grow. The healthiest organizations I encounter aren’t driven solely by rules and processes. They are places where…

Mark Dunwoody | The Identity Beneath the Behaviour Hi, One executive I worked with arrived at our first session with spreadsheets, performance targets, and the hope I’d help her push harder. Initially, we focused on her goals. By the third session, I simply…

A French criminologist named Edmond Locard formulated what is known as Locard’s Exchange Principle. In simple terms, he argued that whenever someone passes through a room, they leave something behind and carry something away. Modern forensic science still…

People often ask me what I actually do. And if I’m honest, I’m sometimes at a loss for words. On any given day, I can find myself working with leaders across the globe – entrepreneurs, clergy, executives, church planters, creatives, and people quietly…