Excerpts and notes don't give justice to the great works which have shaped and sculpted my thinking and career to date, helping to bring On Purpose to life. It is the complete works of these great people that I want to be celebrated and recognised. I would like to acknowledge and give thanks to:

Jim Collins for his absolute classic Good to Great.

Sir Ken Robinson for enlightening us all on the importance of education and more importantly what needs to change.

Brené Brown for bringing humanity to the forefront for us all.

Rick Warren for The Purpose Driven Life.

Simon Sinek for his brilliant TED talks and books about making Why the most important word in your life.

Seth Godin for sharing the concept of tribes — making the idea of working in the community something every organisation can embrace.

Richard R. Ellsworth for his outstanding work in the area of purpose and leadership.

The Hunger Project for sharing its innovative, holistic approach, which empowers women and men living in rural villages to become the agents of their own development and make sustainable progress in overcoming hunger and poverty.

McKinsey & Company Australia for their generous heart to bring the work of The Hunger Project to corporations and for their thought leadership and generous newsletters.

Harvard Business Review for their amazing work and ongoing commitment to research.

Stanford Social Innovation Review — every quarterly issue brings new insights leading us to a possible new way of working. ...