Leadership ideas for you from Dr Josie McLean

Explore Insights for Leadership and Systemic Change

Welcome to a collection of ideas, stories and reflections from Dr Josie McLean — all designed to spark fresh thinking and practical action in a complex world.

Here, you’ll find blog posts, articles, videos, newsletters and case studies exploring what it means to lead and thrive through change. Drawing on her decades of experience in leadership development, sustainability and systems thinking, Josie offers insights that help leaders and organisations adapt, collaborate and flourish.

Whether you’re curious about how to nurture adaptive teams, grow purposeful cultures, or see your organisation as a living system, you’ll find inspiration here.

Come back often — new ideas are added regularly.

  • Case Studies

    Read about the details of a select number of the many successful outcomes we’ve created for clients.

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  • Books and articles

    Click here to view a selection of books and articles by Dr Josie McLean

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  • Flourish Newsletter

    Read issues of our bi-weekly newlsetter, Flourish.

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  • Academic Publications

    Click below to see a full list of academic publications by Dr Josie McLean

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  • Changing... Newsletter

    Read articles from Josie’s LinkedIn newsletter, “Changing…”

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  • Videos to inform and inspire

    View videos by thought leaders on systems thinking, complexity, sustainability and adaptive leadership

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  • Podcasts

    Dr Josie McLean has been featured on a number of podcasts. Click below to listen.

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  • Substack - More Than Human Centred

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