The Non-Anxious Leader Podcast

Jack Shitama
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May 17, 2021 • 17min

Episode 123: How Emotional Intelligence Helps You to Be a Non-Anxious Presence (Part 2 of 2)

Self-management, self-awareness, social awareness and relationship management are all aspects of emotional intelligence that can help you be a non-anxious presence. Here's how. Show Notes: Improving Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Emotional Intelligence Toolkit Quick Stress Relief Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.
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May 10, 2021 • 13min

Episode 122: How Emotional Intelligence Helps You to Be a Non-Anxious Presence (Part 1 of 2)

Emotional intelligence and self-differentiation go hand-in-hand. This episode explains how it relates to family systems theory. Show Notes: EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE: AN OVERVIEW  Dr. Manoranjan Tripathy Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website. Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.
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May 3, 2021 • 19min

Episode 121: Storytime - How to Motivate the Unmotivated

Trying too hard to motivate the unmotivated can result in resistance. Here's a family systems take using a story from Friedman's Fables. Show Notes: Friedman's Fables Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website. Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.
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Apr 26, 2021 • 18min

Episode 120: Storytime - Understanding Projection and its Leadership Implications

Projection is an emotional process that is one of the four automatic responses to system anxiety. Understanding how it works and how to recognize it will help you as a non-anxious leader. Show Notes: Friedmans's Fables by Edwin Friedman Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue by Edwin Friedman Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website. Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.
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Apr 19, 2021 • 18min

Episode 119: Four Automatic Responses to System Anxiety (and How to Deal with Them)

If we don't self-regulate we can end up responding automatically to system anxiety. This episode explains the possible responses and how to respond differently. Show notes: The Bowen Center for the Study of Family Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website.
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Apr 12, 2021 • 18min

Episode 118: How to Build Resilience (a Family Systems Take)

Resilience enables you to be a non-anxious presence in difficult situations so you can respond with your best self. This episode covers the research behind resilience, as well as four steps to becoming more resilient. Show Notes: How People Learn to Become Resilient by Maria Konnikova Episode 92: You Can Change Your Environment or You Can Change Yourself – A Look at Edwin Friedman’s Take on Toxicity and Response Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website. Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.
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Apr 5, 2021 • 18min

Episode 117: Mindfulness Can Help You Better Self-Regulate

Mindfulness teaches us to stay focused on the present without judgment. Here's how you can use this to self-regulate more effectively. Show Notes: Podcast Episode 49: Hot States, Cold States and Self-Regulation (Part 1 of 2) Podcast Episode 50: Hot States, Cold States and Self-Regulation (Part 2 of 2) Viktor Frankl quote Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website. Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.
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Mar 29, 2021 • 16min

Episode 116: How to Talk with a Child (or Someone Who Acts Like One)

Marshall Rosenberg uses Non-Violent or Compassionate Communication to resolve conflicts with children. This episode looks at his process through the lens of family systems theory. Show Notes: Marshall Rosenberg - Resolving Conflicts with Children #‪1‬ Marshall Rosenberg - Resolving Conflicts with Children #‪2‬ Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website. Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.
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Mar 22, 2021 • 20min

Episode 115: Storytime-Recognizing a Conflict of Wills

When we make our well-being dependent on someone else's functioning we set up a conflict of wills. "Soaring" from Friedman's Fables can help us understand why. Show Notes: Friedman's Fables Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website. Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.
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Mar 15, 2021 • 14min

Episode 114: Storytime-Put Your Own Oxygen Mask on First

While others may panic during anxious times, non-anxious leaders are able to focus on taking responsibility for self. Show Notes: Friedman's Fables Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website. Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

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