21: Learning with Elephants: Eco-Leadership in Practice with Trevor Hough

This conversation draws on Trevor's experience and passion of living in the Kruger National Park South Africa.  Trevor brings his coaching and therapeutic background to inform his consultancy and coaching at work.  Unusually he brings a particular edge to this organisational work that comes from his engagement with the natural world.  Trevor recently completed his 'tracker training" and shares how his experiences of vulnerability when confronting an angry bull elephant, can be translated to how we can use our vulnerability at work. Central to his thinking is what he has learnt in the bush about 'Situational Awareness', and how this insight is essential to the work of organisational coaches and leaders, if we are to lead system-change effectively. 

Bio Trevor Hough is a Clinical psychologist, Analytic-Network Certified executive coach and organisation development consultant, previously he was an analytic psychotherapist. Trevor grew up as a nomad living all over the world and through this developed a keen interest in understanding diverse cultures. He consults to diverse global companies and has a particular interest in the finance sector. Outside of his consulting work Trevor’s great passion is being out in nature. He has trained as a field and trails guide in the African bush and is in his element when out tracking animals on foot. He has been living and working in the Greater Kruger National park since the beginning of the Covid-19 lockdown.