In the realm of leadership and business, much attention has been given to external factors like strategy, innovation, and performance metrics. But beneath the surface, unseen emotional patterns often influence our decisions, relationships, and overall effectiveness. One of these deep-rooted patterns is the mother wound—an emotional imprint formed through our early relationship with our mother or maternal figures.

While the father wound often relates to achievement, discipline, and validation, the mother wound speaks to our capacity for connection, care, and self-worth. It shapes how we nurture ourselves and others, how we balance giving and receiving, and how we build relationships in both personal and professional contexts.

Leadership as we know it is evolving. In a world of rapid change and increasing complexity, the old paradigms of command, control, and competition are giving way to a new kind of leadership—one rooted in authenticity, opportunity, collaboration, and purpose. But what does this shift truly look like in practice?

To explore this transformative journey, we’re excited to share a powerful dialogue between the creators and facilitators of A New Kind of Leadership, Rudy de Waele and Rowan Andrews. In this video, Rudy and Rowan introduce the core concepts of the program, offering an inspiring glimpse into the tools, insights, and practices that make this course so impactful.

Many businesses and organisations carry unseen legacies that profoundly impact their culture, decision-making, and leadership styles. Known as the "father wound," this dynamic often stems from unresolved emotional issues or unmet needs experienced by key leaders. These wounds manifest in various ways, influencing workplace behaviours, relationships, and organisational health—often without anyone fully realising it.

When HBR starts writing about Men’s Mental Health at Work we better start paying attention. For too long, traditional ideas of masculinity have focused on power, competitiveness, and aggression. This has led to a culture where men are often afraid to show vulnerability and emotion, and where they are discouraged from seeking help or support. This outdated notion of masculinity is harmful not only to men, but to business and society as a whole.

Very interesting episode on self-inquiry, trauma, and the authentic self, with our Unconditional Men friends, Louie Valloti and Giancarlo Canavesio on the Mangu.tv podcast.

When looking around at what’s happening in the world today, IMHO we are seeing the last outbursts of a limited patriarchal belief system and related fear-based controlling power and resource-driven wars.

After working a couple of years on my personal growth and inner transformation and moving to Ibiza in 2019, when talking to men, I often felt a feeling of superficiality, disconnection, of something lost, of not being present, sometimes a deep feeling of discomfort, a lack of bonding, of not truly being who you are, …