Paint & Pipette: The Art & Science of Innovation

S3E20: Creating Conscious Leadership with Diana Chapman

Mar 4, 2024

58:08

To what extent are our inner lives shaped by the stories we tell ourselves? And how can we learn to see the world as it truly is? Today on the podcast we have Diana Chapman, Co-Founder of The Conscious Leadership Group, an organization that helps leaders and their teams build trust and create conscious cultures through coaching, training, and more. She is also a facilitator, CEO coach, speaker, and co-author of The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership, a book that distills decades of accumulated knowledge from working with CEOs and other leaders. In today’s conversation with Diana, we delve into the complexities of what it means to accept our inner emotions, how we can learn to understand our reactivity to other people, and how these skills can help us foster environments that preserve psychological safety without sacrificing candor. Tuning you’ll learn about the profound lessons Diana learned at The Hendricks Institute, the impact they had on her life, and how she and her team help organizations foster conscious leadership and collaboration. We also delve into the importance of play, why the enneagram is such a useful tool for leaders, and what it means to operate in your Zone of Genius. Tune in to hear all of Diana’s insights on life, leadership, and learning how to see the world as it truly is!

Key Points From This Episode:

Get to know today’s guest, Diana Chapman, and how she discovered the Hendricks Institute.
The tools Diana acquired there and how they changed her life.
Understanding the radical concept that ‘I am the creator of my own suffering’.
Reactivity, acceptance, and how to change your behavior (and the outcomes).
Unpacking the concept of radical responsibility.
Learning to get comfortable with all the emotions and sensations in your body.
The intelligence underlying our emotions and what they can teach us.
How to preserve psychological safety without sacrificing candor.
Diana’s approach to creating an environment where candor can propel innovation.
The practices she and her team give organizations to foster these environments.
Diana’s insights on the importance of play.
How to assess whether there is enough play in your life.
Advice on bringing more play into your life.
Why the enneagram is such a meaningful tool for leaders.
Learning to embrace the gifts and shadow side of your enneagram type.
How you can use the enneagram as a parent to deepen your connection with your kids.
The Zone of Genius: what it is, why it’s important, and how can discover it.