The Allegorical Life

The Allegorical Life

Mark Crosweller, AFSM, has willingly spent many years studying and teaching – through allegories, myths, metaphors, philosophies and theologies, and particularly in studies, practices and teaching of Buddhist thought – the ethics that underpin concepts of leadership. In this podcast Mark speaks on both his professional and personal experiences of crisis and adversity and on the ethics of trust, humility, compassion and forgiveness.

  1. 11/07/2022

    The long and winding road to virtue – traversing human fallibility

    As any leader who has committed to an ethical life will tell you, upholding a virtuous disposition of character is one of the most challenging and worthy pursuits we could ever undertake. In this episode we explore fallibility as a universal feature of the human condition.

    16 min

  2. 18/05/2022

    Logs and Specks – Tackling the Ugliness of Moral Hypocrisy

    In this episode Mark talks about Ethics, and how the Virtues (such as trust, compassion, kindness, care, and courage), form a large part of our identities. Mark also challenges us to consider the potential trap of judgement that we can fall into when we claim high standards of ethics and virtues.

    17 min

  3. 11/03/2022

    Leaving the Cudgel of Moral Superiority on the Ground

    In this episode, Mark talks about the challenges of courageous leadership, at a time when leadership is under more scrutiny than ever before.

    24 min

  4. 09/07/2021

    The Privilege of Growing Old

    Even more concerning, despite all our human progress, we remain unsure of our goals, our sense of meaning and purpose, and we appear as discontented as ever. Mark discusses how we can work towards getting our head around our own mortality and find a way forward together.

    24 min

  5. 19/03/2021

    With the Benefit of 2020 Hindsight

    In this episode, Mark reflects on the enormity of the year that was 2020, and what we might take from it.

    20 min

  6. 07/10/2020

    Arriving on foot and leaving on horseback

    When the system lapses and capabilities reach their limitations, it is the ethics of the leadership that is called upon to step in, step up, and run towards the needs of those who are genuinely suffering. Mark discusses how leaders can increasingly access their inherent ethical capabilities.

    24 min

  7. 05/09/2020

    A very dark cloud with a bright silver lining

    In this episode, Mark talks about the opportunity for transformation that Covid-19 offers.

    12 min

  8. 27/06/2020

    Podcast #21 Ethical Leadership During Covid and Beyond

    In this episode Mark reflects on how companies and leaders can lead out through and beyond Covid and what the biggest challenges in the coming months and years.

    23 min
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Mark Crosweller, AFSM, has willingly spent many years studying and teaching – through allegories, myths, metaphors, philosophies and theologies, and particularly in studies, practices and teaching of Buddhist thought – the ethics that underpin concepts of leadership. In this podcast Mark speaks on both his professional and personal experiences of crisis and adversity and on the ethics of trust, humility, compassion and forgiveness.

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  • Creator
    The Allegorical Life
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2022
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2025 The Allegorical Life
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