Conscious Leadership with Diana Chapman

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Feb 12, 2025

Diana Chapman is a co-author of "The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership" and co-founder of the Conscious Leadership Group. In this lively conversation, she delves into the essence of conscious leadership, emphasizing radical responsibility and emotional intelligence. Diana explains how leadership choices can stem from fear or trust, and why self-awareness is critical for navigating challenges. The importance of candor, integrity, and cultivating a mindset of abundance is discussed, alongside practical tips for operating from one's unique zone of genius.

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Conscious Leadership

Conscious leadership involves being present and non-reactive.
This allows leaders to respond effectively to internal and external events.

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Above and Below the Line

Leaders often operate below the line, reacting from fear not trust.
Consciousness helps shift to an above-the-line, responsive state.

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Four Ways of Leading

Four leadership types are: to me (victim), by me (creator), through me (collaborator), and as me (one).
Conscious leadership begins by shifting from victimhood to ownership.

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This episode builds on many prior conversations exploring work that we can do on ourselves, including living authentically, trauma and the nervous system, nonviolent communication, transforming relational conflict, and optimal zone resilience. It demonstrates how the work on ourselves extends upwards into the organization context, and further amplifies our impact at a systemic level.

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In this conversation Jenny and Diana discuss:

What Diana means by conscious when she refers to conscious leadership
Being above or below the line: reacting from fear vs. responding from trust
The four different types of consciousness from which we might lead: to me, by me, through me, and as me
Taking radical responsibility
Staying curious and growing in self-awareness
The problem with wanting to be right
Our relationship with our stories and willingness to consider the opposite is equally true
The importance of feeling our feelings and seeing their value
Why candor and safe emotional spaces are essential
Why gossip is pernicious and the how judgement reveals our shadows
Integrity, both with ourselves and with others
Making clear agreements using a whole body yes
How to handle broken agreements
Regarding all circumstances of life as an opportunity to learn and grow
Moving from scarcity to abundance with a commitment to experiencing having enough of everything
Committing to win for all solutions
Operating from our zones of genius and realizing our full potential
Being the resolution rather than assigning blame to others
The importance of rest and play
Subconscious commitments

Resources:

The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership
The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success, Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, and Kaley Warner Klemp
The Conscious Leadership Group
WholeBodyYes.com
Conscious Loving: The Journey To Co-Commitment, Gay Hendricks, Ph.D. and Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D.
Terrance Real: https://terryreal.com/
Man's Search For Meaning, Viktor Frankl
Existential Kink: Unmask Your Shadow and Embrace Your Power, Carolyn Elliott, Ph.D.

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