

The Non-Anxious Leader Podcast
Jack Shitama
The Non-Anxious Leader Podcast uses a family systems theory approach to increase your spiritual, emotional and physical well-being so you can be the best leader possible. Each episode explores research and practical tips to help you be a personal and professional non-anxious presence.
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May 26, 2024 • 10min
Episode 280: 5 Things Non-Anxious Leaders Don't Do
Leadership through self-differentiation is counter-intuitive. Here are five things that well-intentioned leaders do, that non-anxious leaders do not.
Show Notes:
5 Well-Intentioned Behaviors That Can Hurt Your Team by Nihar Chhaya
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May 20, 2024 • 18min
Episode 279: How Emotional Intelligence Helps You to Be a Non-Anxious Presence (Part 2 of 2 - Rebroadcast)
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
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May 13, 2024 • 14min
Episode 278: How Emotional Intelligence Helps You to Be a Non-Anxious Presence (Part 1 of 2 - Rebroadcast)
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
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May 6, 2024 • 12min
Episode 277: 10 Steps to Effectively Deal with Resistance (Part 2 of 2)
Leading change inevitably involves dealing with resistance. Non-anxious leaders create healthy emotional space for difficult conversations. Here’s how.
Show Notes:
Calling People Forward Instead of Out: Ten Essential Steps by Justin Michael Williams and Shelly Tygielski
How We Ended Racism: Realizing a New Possibility in One Generation by Justin Michael Williams and Shelly Tygielski
Episode 264: 3 Ways Avoidance Increases Anxiety and 3 Things You Can Do About It
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Apr 29, 2024 • 12min
Episode 276: 10 Steps to Effectively Deal with Resistance (Part 1 of 2)
Leading change inevitably involves dealing with resistance. Non-anxious leaders create healthy emotional space for difficult conversations. Here's how.
Show Notes:
Calling People Forward Instead of Out: Ten Essential Steps by Justin Michael Williams and Shelly Tygielski
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How to be a non anxious person in this political season w/Jack Shitama - Minding the Gap | Podcast on Spotify
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Apr 22, 2024 • 13min
Episode 275: A Family Systems Take on Daniel Goleman's 6 Leadership Styles
Daniel Goleman is known for his Emotional Intelligence work. He described six leadership styles and when to use them. This episode interprets them from a family systems perspective.
Show Notes:
Leadership That Gets Results by Daniel Goleman
6 Common Leadership Styles — and How to Decide Which to Use When by Rebecca Knight
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Apr 15, 2024 • 12min
Episode 274: 4 Things You Can Do to Be a Non-Anxious Presence this Election Year
The polarized presidential election is a major source of anxiety this year. Here's how you can buck the trend.
Show Notes:
How to survive another Trump-Biden election by Amanda Ripley
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Apr 8, 2024 • 11min
Episode 273: 5 Reasons You Have Trouble Setting Boundaries
Non-anxious leaders know how to take a healthy stand with those who make them anxious. Understanding non-violent communication can help.
Show Notes:
Cup of Empathy - Marianne van Dijk
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Apr 1, 2024 • 12min
Episode 272: 6 Things You Need to Do to Be a Non-Anxious Leader (Rebroadcast)
Emotional intelligence and self-differentiation go hand-in-hand. Here are six ways EQ can help you be a non-anxious leader.
Show Notes:
6 Super Effective Ways to Show Your Emotional Intelligence at Work by Marcel Schwantes
Episode 122: How Emotional Intelligence Helps You to Be a Non-Anxious Presence (Part 1 of 2)
Episode 123: How Emotional Intelligence Helps You to Be a Non-Anxious Presence (Part 2 of 2)
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Mar 25, 2024 • 12min
Episode 271: 6 Ways to Avoid Choking in Anxious Situations
Learning to self-differentiate in anxious situations doesn't come naturally. Understanding the science of performing under pressure can help.
Show Notes:
Thinking About the Consequences in the Moment of Decision from Admired Leadership Field Notes
The science of performing under pressure with Sian Beilock from the Re-Thinking Podcast with Adam Grant
The Science of Choking Under Pressure by Alyson Meister and Maude Lavanchy
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