Helen Morley
Helen Morley has lived an full life; born in England, immigrated to Canada at age 9 with her parents and three brothers, went to school, university, enjoyed an active athletic swimming career, married to Hobe for 39 years, mother to daughter Sydney, travelled extensively for work and leisure, began her career in recreation and leisure, created and operated a successful business called People Matters Inc. for 32 years, created and delivered many offerings, programs and events, experienced her fair share of personal failings and losses, split living across two continents (Canada and Australia) and semi-retired.
Then came a fifteen-month hibernation called the Great Global Pause; life turned from beige to technicolor when she realized she had something to say and chose to do something about it. Helen then decided to refire instead of retire and share her perspective and ideas in a new platform called emergingnext.life
Helen is following her own advice and paying attention to what is emerging and moving towards it one step at a time. The initiatives of emerging next are in perpetual process of becoming and will continue to take form through collaborations and communities. To really know Helen you will may want to know the following:
Destiny: Why are you here?
To advance human-unity.
Cause: What is important to you?
To re-awaken and celebrate the wisdom and greatness of humanity.
Calling: How will you have an impact and make a difference?
Through facilitation, teaching and writing illuminate the inherent wisdom of every soul.
Beliefs
I have a deep commitment and belief in the inherent wisdom of every soul; I am passionate about activating the wisdom of everyone and especially those who are not always listened to or appreciated.
I believe strongly in a both/and approach not the either/or mentality that I see pervading organizations and individual belief systems.
I truly believe in the value and potential of every soul – that all journeys are valid and important.
Gifts
Helen possesses a deep felt sense of the dynamics of people and situations and has courage to bring these into the light – asking questions not giving answers
Helen will challenge your current perspective, present options and alternatives and then invite you to contemplate and invite you to make a choice for yourself, you will never hear the words should, must or could in these conversations
Helen has an uncanny combination of knowing/seeing the energy of the person or situation and the ability to connect to the bigger and higher perspective
Helen has an ability to synthesize and connect concepts together, is a font of continuous creative and possible ideas and possibilities.
Helen is a highly skilled facilitator; her greatest strengths are her gentleness and compassion. She is a living example of honoring all individuals and valuing their experiences to bring out the wisdom that resides in every one of us. In organizations the words "people are our most important asset" is too often spoken but not lived. Helen is committed to helping organizations make this statement a reality.
Helen has the courage and ability to ask 'the right questions' to fully understand the needs of her clients, leading to a journey of discovery and exploration. Helen is at her best when she has the opportunity to work with and leverage the wisdom and diversity of a team. She works with flexibility, agility and focus to ensure the team meets its stated objectives and desired outcomes, while remaining ever conscious of the dynamics and energy of the team to ensure successful results.
Helen is a skilled and creative program designer and curriculum developer. She has worked successfully in the areas of team development, continuous development, organizational development and effectiveness consulting, dispute resolution and performance management.
Words to describe Helen
On facilitation:
“this week was a symphony and you were the conductor”,
“brings us back to what’s at hand”
“a wise and watchful eye”
“you have a great gift for explaining things simplistically”
On presence:
“I admire your sweet, gentle and intuitive presence”,
“you are big medicine my friend thank you for the healing, gentle compassion and compassionate grace”
“whole, depth and authenticity, a complete balance of ying and yang”
“calm, compassionate and gentle yet strong, focused and solid”
On style:
My favourite saying probably will give you a sense of who I am and my style: “Go deep or go home” – I like to go deep into things, I have a challenge with superficial and surface.
I have a commitment to quality; when I commit, I want to be able to really be engaged significantly not at the edges. I am at my best when I can be engaged fully and am able to understand the full context of the situation.
I am a series of paradoxes - I am a big picture and practical contributor, I am strong and determined while also calm and quiet, I am focused and resolute yet gentle and compassionate.
Accomplishments
Helen’s early career started in recreation and leisure. Her first work was for the Canadian and International Red Cross then the City of Calgary. While at the City, Calgary hosted the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics and Helen was fortunate to work in the areas of community development and volunteer management during these exciting times.
Helen began her career as a leadership and organizational consultant in 1989 with the formation of her company People Matters Inc. and worked for clients in Calgary in the early days in the areas of organizational effectiveness and culture assessment, organizational change strategies, performance management design, team and leadership development and project management.
Helen became a senior associate of The Secretan Centre from 1997 to 2002; developing, facilitating and consulting with clients in Africa, United States and Canada. She was instrumental in collaborating with Lance Secretan in the development and building of a network of Higher Ground Leadership Associates.
Helen played an instrumental leadership role in the introduction of the Insights Discovery system to North America. By invitation of Andi Lothian, the founder and creator of Insights Discovery she began designing and delivering the Insights Discovery Accreditation process for companies and individuals in early 1999 and continued to serve the company until 2020.
Helen Morley was the founder of Insights Canada West (formerly Insights Calgary and Vancouver) and a leader in the Global Insights network. She has the privilege of working closely with the Chairman of Insights, Andi Lothian, in the research and developmental aspects of the company. This includes leading the evolving global consultancy practice of Insights, working with key global accounts at the senior executive level of organizations, developing new curriculum and course materials including “Deeper Discovery” and “Insights Transformational Leadership” applications. Helen served on the Community of Excellence and Delivery Excellence teams providing leadership to the expansion and development of the Global Accreditation and Qualification processes and the development of the global network of Insights Accredited Practitioners. Helen personally delivered over 100 Insights Discovery Accreditations and coached and mentored many future faculty members.
Helen will continue to fulfill her destiny, cause and calling and share her perspective and experience through emergingnext.life
