Special launch offers for team and organisation orders!
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Special launch offers for team and organisation orders! ❋
Lead with Kokoro
A leadership compass built on Japanese wisdom
Most leadership books hand you a map or a framework. But the maps keep running out - the pace of change outdates them before the ink is dry.
Lead with Kokoro offers something steadier: a compass. Drawing on interviews with leaders and eight directions of Japanese wisdom, it's a practical guide to leading through uncertainty with heart, mind and spirit - kokoro (心). Not abstract philosophy, but a way to find your bearings when the path isn't clear.
The book
Leaders facing uncertainty, complexity and constant change - and anyone who senses that leading well is less about having every answer than about how you navigate when you don't.
Who it’s for
Book launch events
Lead with Kokoro arrives in October, and I'd love to celebrate it with you - in person, or online from wherever you are.
Come celebrate with me!
Brisbane
Thursday 8 October · 6–8pm
Covent Garden, West End
A relaxed evening in a leafy garden courtyard to celebrate the book. Drinks, a short reading, and a chance to catch up properly. Copies available on the night.
Melbourne
Wednesday 14 October · 7:30–9am
Culture Amp HQ, Richmond
A breakfast workshop hosted by Culture First Melbourne. Less book talk, more working session: we'll put the compass to use on the challenges you're facing in culture and people leadership. Breakfast provided.
Online (Americas & APAC)
Thursday 29 October (Americas) / Friday 30 October (Australia & Asia)
Hosted by Jessie Jakes and Craig Forman. An interview on the story behind the book, then small-group reflection using the Quick Compass Check. Bring your direction and you'll use it in the room.
Online (EMEA & Asia)
Thursday 29 October
Hosted by my publisher, Justine Martin of Morpheus Publishing. An interview on the story behind the book and the care taken with eight Japanese philosophies, followed by open questions.
The eight directions
Ikigai (生き甲斐) purpose: finding your true direction.
Ma (間) the pause: creating space for clarity before you act.
Shoshin (初心)beginner's mind: meeting the new with fresh eyes.
Wabi-sabi (侘び寂び) imperfection: leading honestly in conditions that are never ideal.
Kintsugi (金継ぎ) repair: turning setbacks into a source of strength.
Wa (和 ) harmony: building collective strength that holds.
Kaizen (改善) small steps: improvement that compounds, 1% at a time.
Keiko (稽古) practice: the daily discipline that ties it all together.
Bulk orders for team and organisations
A special launch offer valid until 31 December 2026.
Lead with Kokoro for Teams
Bring the compass to your team
A book on its own is a private thing. But the eight directions were built to be shared - used in a team meeting, referenced in a one-on-one, argued over by people trying to find their way through the same difficult season.
For leadership teams, book clubs, and anyone who wants the conversation to happen out loud rather than in their own head.
Comes with:
10% discount on 5 or more book orders.
The Quick Compass Check: a free assessment that shows you which direction you’re being called toward right now.
The Facilitator’s Guide: discussion questions for each of the eight directions, designed so anyone can lead the conversation.
Priority invitation to the launch events in Brisbane, Melbourne and online for your team.
Delivered direct to your office.
Lead with Kokoro for Organisations
Bring the compass to your organisation
For organisations navigating change, transition, or a leadership team that needs a shared language for the road ahead.
Comes with:
20% discount on 50 or more book orders.
The Quick Compass Check: a free assessment that shows you which direction you’re being called toward right now.
The Facilitator’s Guide: discussion questions for each of the eight directions, designed so anyone can lead the conversation.
A 90-minute workshop - virtual or in person (in Brisbane) for 50+ people, built around the directions your organisation most needs right now.
Delivered direct to your office.
Lead with Kokoro - bulk order form
Start practising
Two free tools from the book
The compass is only useful in the hands of someone who keeps navigating.
Reading Your Compass is a two-minute diagnostic for finding the direction you need.
The Team Compass Check-In is the one practice that changes how a team navigates together.
Both are yours when you subscribe, along with new tools as they're added, and my occasional notes on leading with Kokoro.
The full Keiko practice set (daily, weekly and monthly practices, the journal, and the team and organisation guides) is in the resources section. Your book purchase includes access.
Want to go deeper than the book?
The compass works on the page, but it works best in practice - in a coaching conversation, in a room with your leadership team, or on a stage in front of your people. If the ideas in Lead with Kokoro landed, there are a few ways to take them further.
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