women's leadership

Pamela Weiss is an amazing coach and teacher. She has one foot in the corporate world and another in the world of Buddhism. In fact, she spans so many domains that sometimes I think she must have three or four feet. That’s why I invited her to join me for this historic (play drum roll) episode 25 of the podcast.

In this interview, we talk about three important qualities of leadership: clarity, courage, and curiosity. These are qualities of bodhisattva leaders, “wise feeling beings” who are “dedicated to supporting the welfare of others.” Pamela challenges us to deepen our understanding of what it means to lead in the world.

Before the interview, I introduce a new feature to the podcast: the Jedi Leadership Trick. This week we explore one called Two Feet, Five Breaths. It’s pretty nifty.

Highlights

• 0:30 Jedi Leadership Trick: Two Feet, Five Breaths
• 5:20 Introduction of Pamela Weiss
• 10:40 Leadership: role or way of being?
• 13:40 Bringing bodhisattva leadership into the vernacular
• 20:15 Clarity, courage, and curiosity
• 33:00 This isn’t easy…and it’s not meant to be
• 35:30 The Personal Excellence Program (PEP)
• 38:30 Selecting a quality to focus on in your leadership
• 44:30 Refining your capacity to observe
• 49:30 Why lack of self-care is often a symptom of something else
• 52:00 Building authentic connection and the power of group coaching
• 58:00 What Pamela is deliberately practicing in her life

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