Transform, inspire and improve your business

Determine Your Direction •

Determine Your Direction •

  • Start where you are

    Discover where you are in order to understand where you need to go. Then begin creating a destination of meaningful relationships, active cooperation, and long-lasting growth.

  • Journey of Self Discovery

    Success is a pathless land. Discover how to become the best you can be, using time-tested concepts, practices, and techniques, tailored to you. Go beyond inspiration, and develop practical, real-world skills to grow significant, gratifying, and long-term results.

  • Be your best version

    Reduce conflict, failure, and time loss that limits your potential. Develop a communication style that fits your individual needs. Navigate your personal and professional life to become the best version of yourself they can be.

Developing your professional strategy

  • Think

    THINKING is how change begins.

    Start with a blank sheet and an open mind. Think through problems. Not about them.

    Try different techniques. For example, appreciative inquiry builds on what you do well and drives you towards better. Go beyond trendy. Think relationships: between people, resources, and outcomes. Think to a purpose. And movement towards your desired outcomes.

  • Write

    WRITING is a strategy for developing outcomes. It is thinking on paper. Good writing builds relationships, improves productivity, and increases profits. It gains approval for projects, budgets, and proposals. Emotion is important to attract the hearts of customers, supporters, or voters. Balancing your message with common sense and the right thing to do will change their minds and prompt action.

  • Lead

    Leading means taking the first step. No matter your position in an organisation. Or your personal situation. Maybe you are a boss who wants to build functioning teams that work together, rather than being a referee. Maybe you are an employee looking to improve your personal standing and performance. The first step is always up to you. It begins with listening, changing the conversation, and helping each other become the best version of yourself.

Helping you find the missing piece

Rod  Cowan brings real-world expertise working with prestigious brands, government departments, NGOs, charities, and unsung heroes around the world.

Cowan brings to bear decades of practical experience as an investigator, researcher, and writer, giving him unique insights into situations that have helped senior executives solve long-standing problems and think through alternatives.