The Soulful Leader Podcast Episode List

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118: All-In AND Completely Detached

118: All-In AND Completely Detached

As leaders we’re expected to be “all-in”, that’s the minimum, so what does that mean in today’s culture and what about the cost(s)? Based on quiet quitting and the proliferation of help wanted signs, the business pendulum seems to be swinging in the opposite...

117: Using Complaining as Opportunity

117: Using Complaining as Opportunity

We all do it. It happens in our heads, it happens at work, it happens at home. Most of the time we don’t even notice we’re doing it.  Is it hardwired into us? It’s not something we WANT to do, especially as leaders, yet it’s pervasive.  What if it was...

116: When Life Goes Sideways

116: When Life Goes Sideways

Have you ever had one of those days, or even weeks where everything goes sideways? You have a plan, you are working your plan and someone drops a ball - the babysitter is late, the meeting gets pushed back, or your account gets hacked. Your carefully laid plan is in...

115: Hustle Culture: The Never Ending Consumption Binge

115: Hustle Culture: The Never Ending Consumption Binge

Our ‘more is never enough’ culture has taken its toll. Personally we are in debt, worn out, overworked and mentally and physically ill. As a culture, ‘quiet quitting’ is rampant, businesses are closing and people are more and more disconnected and polarized. This is...

113: ‘Being the Change’ as a Leader

113: ‘Being the Change’ as a Leader

We want something to happen “out there”, in the world. We want to change another, we want to change our circumstances (partner, job, finances, etc.), so we get busy DOING - fixing, forcing and making something happen in the world - and it rarely works and often...

112: Trust and Flow

112: Trust and Flow

We’ve all had those moments in our lives when everything feels ‘right’, we are totally engrossed in what we are doing and completely in sync with life - it’s magical. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi calls this the flow state, the optimal experience in life. Our challenge is...

Leadership that Blooms: Nature’s Metaphor

We all want to be accepted, to be included and to feel safe. We most often find that security and belonging with people who are like us. It’s where we’re comfortable and it’s easy to be ourselves. The challenge, especially for leaders, is that this creates a...

110: Redefining Resiliency

110: Redefining Resiliency

Resiliency is a buzzword. It’s everywhere these days - all of it focused on conquering obstacles and  getting back up - all so that we, as leaders, can get back to business as usual and stay on track. What if it’s not about getting back to business as usual? What if...

109: Shadow in Leadership

109: Shadow in Leadership

What is “shadow” in leadership and why is it important? Anything that we don’t embrace, anything we shove into the corners of our minds and our lives, becomes our shadow. So the shadow part of leadership is really the shadow in ourselves, because when we don't look...