← All issues

The Intentional Growth Leader  ·  Issue 5  ·  3 August 2026

From Me to We

Great achievements are never ours alone. Leadership is about creating space for others to rise with you.

Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay side by side after the 1953 Everest ascent, still in climbing gear with oxygen sets on their backs, both grinning, beside the issue title From Me to We.
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, 29 May 1953. © Jamling Tenzing Norgay, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

On 29 May 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first confirmed climbers to stand on the summit of Mount Everest.

For years afterwards, people wanted to know one thing.

Members only

Read the rest — and explore the archive

Enter your email to unlock this issue and the complete back catalogue of The Intentional Growth Leader.

New issues arrive no more than once a fortnight, with practical leadership ideas you can apply in real-world Australian workplaces.

  • Every issue, plus new reflections each fortnight
  • Practical leadership for Australian workplaces
  • Unsubscribe anytime, in one click

You are subscribing to The Intentional Growth Leader. We never share your address, and there is nothing else to fill in.

Intentional Action

If not, perhaps you can reach out today and thank them!

Are you growing on purpose, or by accident?

Twelve questions, two minutes. See where you’ve quietly plateaued, and the one area to work on first.

Take the Leadership Growth Check