A Solid Win: The Spark Kindler Index

A sure sign you'll be winning in these shifting times is the Spark Kindler Index.

We can get into the technical detail of this another time.

Since I was a kid, I've loved being out in nature and one of the magic moments is sitting around a warm fire.

Just before that, there's the work of building a fire and the work of a Spark Kindler, which is part science and part art, creating the conditions for the spark to thrive.

When you're watching the Spark Kindler, you'll see sometimes they need to just protect this spark from others stomping on it. Sometimes it's just a little bit of providing that shelter, just to let the spark get moving, just a little bit of shelter.

Sometimes, sometimes this spark just needs a little bit of encouragement, just a little bit of air from the Spark Kindler.

Other times, the Spark Kindler needs to be lifting a bit of burden off the spark, just lifting up some of the other kindling, to allow this spark to get ticking along.

In these moments, you really see how the spark is delicate, and how the spark has so much potential to become something much, much more. And in these moments, you really see how it's the Spark Kindler that makes all the difference.

Hmm… it's a fascinating contemplation.

In the coming week, what I suggest is just to create a bit of time in your team to ponder.

What if I was an intentional Spark Kindler?

How would that be different for me?

And how would that be different for those around us?

Consider the Spark Kindler Index.

Bernie

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Are you a Bright Spark, bright with a spark for today and the future, seeking reconnection with what matters and the capability to lead with intention without being limited by your past, even if the world around you is constantly disrupting?

Are you a Bold Executive Leader seeking shifts in yourself and your organisation’s outcomes without compromising relationships, self-care, and meaning in work, even if the conundrums are mounting and deep down you doubt this is possible across your team?

Are you a Board Director seeking to maintain or achieve industry leadership through periods of disruption, without disrupting shareholder confidence or Executive commitment, even if others in your industry say it is not possible?

Where do you need to elevate and integrate?

Bernie is known for building capability and confidence in leaders who need to transform organisations that are continually reshaping to survive and thrive.

His career began in whole of enterprise and cross-organisation shifts, followed by 10 years in Business Transformation Diagnostics, Training, and Mentoring across Australia and SE Asia. He currently works with leaders who are focused on accelerated development and re-imagination of industry value systems. He loves working with the Bright, the Bold and the Board to successfully transition to the next phase, creating a positive ripple effect.

In 2020 Bernie authored Traction: Building Change-fit Leadership Teams.

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