Happier At Work® 94: Selfless leadership: unlocking your true self with Katrijn van Oudheusden
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Feb 25, 2022 Katrijn van Oudheusden, a consultant and selfless leadership coach with over two decades in organizational development, joins to discuss the impact of ego in leadership. She explains selfless leadership and its transformative power for both leaders and employees. The conversation highlights identity formation, the importance of belonging in the workplace, and the idea of doing by not doing. Katrijn emphasizes unlearning limiting beliefs to reveal one's true self, ultimately advocating for a culture of collaboration over competition.
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Ego Shapes Executive Decision Making
- Katrijn observed that executive behaviour is often driven by ego, posturing and power rather than organisational good.
- She notes idealists can mirror this by conflating their desire to serve with ego needs for recognition.
Ego Shrinks Employee Contribution
- Leadership ego makes many employees withdraw and do the minimum because they feel unimportant and powerless.
- Others expend energy navigating politics, wasting attention on positioning instead of productive work.
Serve From True Self, Not A Style
- Katrijn reframes servant leadership as selfless leadership rooted in seeing through the separate ego self.
- This approach draws on non-duality rather than treating servant leadership as merely a style.
