Romy Suter

Romy Suter

  • Joined: February 28, 2022
  • Articles: 55

Living With Loss

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It is an inevitable part of our journey that we will encounter loss, confront loss, be overwhelmed by loss. Today, we start with self. As you read it will become clear why. / SELF Pauline Boss is an emeritus professor in…

Mteto Nyati’s Betting On A Darkie

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Good morning everyone Like all of us, South African artist Simphiwe Ndzube was forced to improvise during lockdown. Last week, the Stevenson gallery shared 6 new works that emerged from his makeshift studio. They’re an amazing part of what Ndzube calls a “cosmology of…

What Will You Do?

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Wow, it’s the last Sunday of September. What a year! This painting by Alexandra Karakashian has captured the year for me. Today’s subject was inspired by an elder of mine who would ask me, “What have you done recently with your position…

Better Humans Make Better Leaders

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Good morning friends Earlier in the week, LinkedIn told me that Dr Sarah Mosoetsa, CEO of the National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, had said this about last week’s letter Be Gentle and Ambitious. As you can imagine, my week was made. Additional…

Be Gentle And Ambitious

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A few days ago, The New Yorker published this cartoon with the caption, “Remember when we thought the pandemic was only going to last a couple of weeks?” Last week Fortune Magazine published the results of a survey of the CEOs of…

The Wisdom Of Elders

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Good morning friends The focus of today’s note, came to me via Chip Conley’s Wisdom @ Work, in which he recounts this proverb, “When an elder dies, it’s like a library has burned down.” I was reminded of it this…

Ways To Keep Moving Forward

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Good morning good friends As we all know, this is a time of profound change. Plans that were conceptualised just 6 months ago have had to be discarded, and often nothing clear has, or perhaps even can, taken their place.…

Reclaim Your Ability To Think For Yourself

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Good morning everyone A few years ago, the executive team I was part of was asked to participate in a leadership development process with an external agency. Always curious, I went along for the ride. Amid generally positive feedback was…