The Art of Somatic Leadership With Franziska Gonder
May 23, 2024
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Guest Franziska Gonder, expert in somatic leadership, discusses the importance of emotional intelligence in leadership. Topics include regulating emotions, childhood insights, somatic healing, and creating a safe internet environment for youth.
The nervous system of a leader impacts the organization's nervous system, highlighting the importance of somatic leadership in business.
Children's authentic responses showcase the value of listening to the body and expressing genuine emotions for emotional well-being and authenticity in adults.
Expanding emotional capacity can lead to vulnerability and discomfort, but embracing moments of joy fosters a shift towards a more harmonious and joyful presence.
Deep dives
Somatic Leadership Enhances Agency and Capacity
Somatic leadership, as discussed in the podcast episode, empowers leaders to make choices and regulate their internal states, leading to increased agency and expanded capacity in life. By unfolding rather than developing, individuals gain new perspectives and capacities, allowing for deeper authenticity and more meaningful interactions.
Children's Innate Responses Teach Authenticity
Children serve as examples of authentic responses, showing how they naturally listen to their bodies and express genuine emotions without inhibition. Adults, on the other hand, often suppress innate responses due to conditioning, highlighting the importance of relearning to align with natural signals for improved emotional well-being and authenticity.
Nervous System Awareness Impacts Joy and Bliss
The podcast delves into how awareness of the nervous system can influence the experience of joy and bliss. It explains that expanding one's emotional capacity can lead to discomfort as vulnerability arises. Recognizing and embracing moments of joy gradually can help individuals shift from contracting emotions to a more joyful and harmonious presence.
Transforming Daily Awareness for Present Living
Practical tips for transforming daily awareness include emotionally tagging distinct moments to bring presence into each experience. By becoming conscious of emotional patterns and responses throughout the day, individuals can make skillful, aligned actions from a place of heightened awareness, fostering a more present and fulfilling life.
Responsible Tech Research for Youth Development
Apart from the podcast and sub stack, the podcast guest, Fransi Gunner, is engaged in a research project on responsible tech for youth and children. This project aims to create a safe internet environment that prioritizes belonging, safety, and dignity, advocating for mindful tech design to enhance positive online experiences.
Gratitude and Encouragement for Engagement
The podcast episode closes with expressions of gratitude for the listeners and encouragement to engage by leaving reviews. The host emphasizes the value of sharing insights and experiences to facilitate the spread of ideas discussed in the conversation, promoting growth and positive impact.
“The nervous system of the organization reflects the nervous system of the CEO or leader.”
When today’s guest shared this quote with me, the truth behind it almost knocked me off my seat!
At one point inner work seemed like some nebulous nice to have in the business world.
Increasingly, cultivating attributes like emotional fluidity, somatic intelligence and awareness are becoming a competitive advantage.
If you want to perform at your best and amplify the work of the people around you, this type of work needs to be a priority.
Today’s guest Franziska Gonder coaches higher performing founders, CEOs, and investors on how to become embodied leaders so they can reach their full potential.
The ways leaders have traditionally operated have gotten us thus far and I think we all can agree, we need to evolve the way we do things if we want to move towards a more prosperous and harmonious world.
