The Non-Anxious Leader Podcast

Explore the concept of personal accountability, taking responsibility for oneself, and being impeccable with promises as strategies for self-differentiated leadership. Understand the implications of different types of promises and the importance of self-differentiation for leaders.

All families are dysfunctional. Self-differentiation isn't always standing up to surrounding togetherness pressure. Here's my experience at a family reunion. Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website.  Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

Non-Violent or Compassionate Communication not only helps us to express our unmet needs, it also helps us to listen to others to identify their unmet needs. Show Notes: Episode 181: A Family Systems Take on Non-Violent (or Compassionate) Communication – Part 1 (rebroadcast) Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website.  Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

Marshall Rosenberg developed Non-Violent Communication to better express our own needs and better understand the needs of others. This episode looks at how this complements family systems theory and can help non-anxious leaders communicate more effectively. Show Notes: The Center for Non-Violent Communication “Feelings Inventory” The Center for Non-Violent Communication “Needs Inventory” Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website.  Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

When you can't be yourself in the workplace you are more likely to burnout. Here's how to bring your whole self to work. Show Notes: Susan David on Bringing Our Whole Selves to Work by Susan David, Ph.D. Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website.  Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

Explore the concept of emotional space in relationships and learn three ways to create healthy emotional space: tolerance, forgiveness, and self-regulation. Discover the importance of leaders in fostering growth and healing through tolerance, forgiveness, and apology.

Learn how to effectively motivate change by using motivational interviewing techniques, understanding change talk and sustain talk, and developing discrepancy. Discover the power of evoking hope and giving individuals the freedom to make choices when helping them embrace change.

This podcast explores the connection between wisdom and self-differentiation, emphasizing the importance of mindfulness and self-awareness. It discusses the role of accumulated knowledge and experiences in building wisdom and the controversy around including the gut as a component of wisdom. The podcast also explores how the vagus nerve impacts self-regulation and the importance of differentiating between brain and heart-aligned emotions. Lastly, it emphasizes integrating logic and emotion, trusting intuition, and how cultivating wisdom leads to effective teamwork.

Learn how to improve communication and navigate conflicts more effectively by using specific phrases. Enhance listening skills, promote emotional connection, and practice self-expression in conversations. Discover helpful phrases for avoiding conflicts and maintaining a non-anxious presence in anxious situations.

Explore the concept of surrounding togetherness pressure and its impact on behaviors and attitudes. Learn about the positive and negative effects of peer pressure and how leaders can harness its power. Discover how to create healthy behavior and change in anxious systems.