George Lissauer
Organisational Consultant
Postgrad. Cert., Consulting & Leading in Organisations: Psychodynamic & Systemic Approaches, Tavistock Clinic
MPhil, BCL University of Oxford
LLB, University of Kent
Based in Brighton (UK) working beyond borders
I am a consultant helping organisations unite their workforce behind a clear purpose with passion and commitment to become more successful and resilient.
I have a varied background and interests in public international law, sociology and philosophy, nonprofits and philanthropy, psychoanalysis and, most recently, neuroplasticity. Whether studying international involvement in Kosovo and East Timor, youth work, grant making, or consulting, I’ve always sought to understand how we make decisions as communities, societies and organisations.
Organisations are the quintessential way we humans seek to express ourselves, sustain the best we have and change what does not work. Whether it is family, community or company, organisations are where we exchange knowledge, deconstruct ideas, build new things, seek solace for ourselves and provide comfort to others. Organisations are the motor that drives society. How they function speaks to the state we are in, as well as the limits or direction of social change.
That’s why organisations are so important and why I’ve found my own purpose in contributing to repairing the world through helping organisations. My goal is to help create places for inclusive, engaged learning — where we all find an expression of ourselves and a space where we can contribute to sustaining what is good and facilitating change where needed.
In my morning meditative practice I have a returning mantra in which I proclaim that ‘I live a purposeful life with focus and intentionality. I am calm and have a deep and compassionate love for myself and those around me.’ This is the stance I would like reflected in organisations too: where purpose, focus and intentionality is matched with compassion and love internally towards staff and externally towards the world around us.
