One of the many reasons I love coaching is that I’m constantly learning from my clients. Erik Gensler, Founder and President of Capacity Interactive is one of those clients. His enlightened leadership philosophy has taught me that a company can be just as committed to upholding values as getting results. That’s why CI has landed on the Crain’s New York Business Best Places to Work list for the last two years.
I’m thrilled to be the first-ever return guest to Erik’s CI to Eye podcast. In this second of two wide-ranging conversations, Erik and I delve deeper into topics we touched on the first time around – and introduce new tools worthy of discussion. I invite you to listen to both of these conversations and here’s what you’ll learn:
- What is coaching and who can benefit from it?
- What is mindfulness and why is it such an important tool for successful leaders?
- Techniques to recognize and quiet the judgmental voice of your inner critic, the Saboteur, so that you can take risks and reach your full potential
- When surrounded by chaos or dysfunction, how does cultivating a “mindset of non-attachment” help you remain calm, make good decisions and be a better leader?
- Facilitative leadership: how to lead when you don’t know all the answers… and how to create a shame-free environment where a team can tell the truth, risk failure and innovate
- Why it’s critical to articulate organizational values and integrate those values into hiring and performance review
- How slowing down can re-connect you with your humanity
- The value of deeply listening and a framework to change the way you listen forever
- How do all these tools add up to helping you reach peak performance and become a “Jedi Warrior?”
Thanks for listening!
P.S. To deepen your learning on these and related topics, check out these resources:
- Positive Intelligence by Shirzad Chamine
- Crucial Conversations by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan and Switzler
- Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott
- Wherever You Go There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation In Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn
