The Non-Anxious Leader Podcast

Taking responsibility for self means not making assumptions about others are thinking. Here's what that looks like and how to do things differently.Show Notes:How Anxiety Distorts Your To-Do List by Kathleen SmithRead the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website. Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

The podcast explores the challenges of interacting with an elderly family member, sharing personal stories about their mother's habits, including constantly offering food. They discuss asserting independence and setting boundaries with their mom, as well as the complexities of relationship systems and self-differentiation.

The podcast discusses the characteristics of a chronically anxious system, the principles of leadership through self-differentiation, navigating delays and trusting the process, and persisting through sabotage. It also explores the 'Yeager heresy' and provides examples of creating an environment for change.

Edwin Friedman's last book, A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix, challenges us to lead differently. Here's how. Show Notes: A Failure of Nerve, Revised Edition: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix by Edwin Friedman Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website. Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

I'm not a fan of New Year's resolutions. I AM a fan of getting better each year. Here's why and what has helped me. Show Notes: Get a FREE copy of One New Habit, One Big Goal: Change Your Life in 10 Weeks. Get information and register for the FREE Friedman's Failure of Nerve Book Study. Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website. Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

Explore the shift in parenting styles towards over functioning and its negative impact on children's resilience. Understand the behaviors of over functioning and under functioning through real-life examples and stories. Learn about the importance of self-differentiation and maintaining healthy emotional space. Discover how avoiding overfunctioning and underfunctioning can lead to a more mature leadership system.

Explore the impact of leadership and social norms on organizational culture. Learn about the toxic culture at GM and the transformative leadership of Mary Barra. Discover the importance of trust in leadership and the five actions leaders can take to foster a healthy culture.

Guilt is not necessarily a bad thing. Knowing when it is or isn't can help you better self-differentiate. Show Notes: About Guilt - Emotional Intelligence for Life (ei-forlife.com) by Miriam Bross Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website. Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

Seventy-six percent of people nearing the end of their lives say their biggest regret was living their lives according to other people and their expectations. This is surrounding togetherness pressure. Here’s what you can do about it. Show Notes: My apologies, as there are two spots in the episode where one channel drops out briefly. The experience of regret: What, when, and why by Thomas Gilovich and Victoria Medvec Episode 24: The Top Five Regrets of the Dying (and How to Avoid Them) Anxious Church, Anxious People: How to Lead Change in an Age of Anxiety by Jack Shitama Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website. Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

Self-differentiation doesn’t happen automatically. It’s even harder during the holidays when surrounding togetherness pressure can be high. This episode covers a four-step process that can help you remain a non-anxious presence when you express what you believe, feel, want and need. Show Notes: Alison Cook, Ph.D. Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website. Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails