Purpose

Welcome to the Purpose category. In the leadership space, the question of Purpose – on both an individual and collective / organisational level – is widely recognised as an important compass point as well as a source of energy, wellbeing and performance. Simon Sinek famously brought this to the forefront in his Golden Circle model and his call out to leaders to speak first about ‘why you do what you do, why you care and why anyone else should care’.

At Neon we see Clarity of Purpose as one of the Five Cs of Deeply Human leadership. It speaks to the importance of leaders who are connected to a sense of purpose and also who know how to create pathways of meaningful work for people in their teams in the day to day.

Our posts explore the question of purpose in the world of leadership and organisational life where it can be challenging to connect people to a sense of purpose when the Hamster Wheel has us caught in task and busyness.

But the question of purpose is also an important question in our search for depth and meaning in our personal lives. This can become increasingly important as we reach early mid-life when we can often start experiencing a nagging sense of emptiness and big questions such as ‘Is this it?’.  In this category we explore this question of meaning in life, definitions of success, what can help, how not to be overwhelmed by it and some steps that Kate has found useful in navigating her pathway through these questions so far.