When you are working on something that you love, hours pass like minutes. However, sometimes it is a struggle to recognize what topics or projects might bring us that sense of vitality. What brings us vitality is missing from our awareness. At the April 2019 Catalyst Constellations Retreat we all experienced having people reflect back […]

Sanley didn’t know where she could show vulnerability. She is the head of a global consulting agency and a powerful Catalyst – helping organizations transform their cultures to be more aligned with their purposes and values. Late last year she was traveling for 5 months straight: working with clients during the day, checking in with […]

Anne Cocquyt enjoyed an impressive year in 2018. But this is the best thing that happened to her last year. Anne is the executive director of Women In Product. She is also the founder of successful startups and non-profit communities (the GUILD, PupQ, Bezl) and former innovation leader and management consultant in the corporate world […]

What follows is a commentary from Shakeya McDow, Vice President, Ethics and Compliance Strategy, Kaiser Permanente Shakeya is a health ethics, compliance, and risk Strategist in San Francisco, California. She attended one of the Catalyst Constellations retreat and decided to share her experience. Get ready to be inspired ! It was as if I had […]

I have been blessed at many points in my career to combine my passion to create positive change in the world with my professional, change agent, life. Knowing it needs to be done. One of my deepest passion projects involved creating a platform to connect smallholder farmers, in the poorest parts of the world, with […]

We need to talk about the smallest investment in yourself. Because so many people struggle with too much work. From burnout. People who identify as change agents are often doing their catalytic work, in addition to their day job, which can increase the feeling of burnout. Making the investment One of my favorite TedTalks by Nigel […]

You want to sustain Catalytic Energy, right? How many moments of intense burn out can you count in your catalytic history? How many moments of self-doubt that almost stopped you mid-manifestation? Our post about Catalyst’s challenges talked about the many things that compromise the emotional and physical well-being of Catalysts. Across the research there have […]

It’s time for change agents to get more intentional about leaning into one another so we can recharge, maintain our progress and more sustainably change the world. It’s time to recharge your Catalyst Drive. You’re ahead of the curve. You can see what’s coming down the road, when no one else can. Where other people […]