Transform systems by evolving at the individual level.
/Things need to change.
They need to change from the top-down, and the bottom-up.
At the individual level, and at the systems level.
The good news is, everything is reciprocal: so the more you do to heal and evolve, the more the systems around you will be informed by that.
The more the systems you are a part of heal and evolve, the more you will feel the impact of that.
My personal expertise is the intersection of individual self-development and systems evolution. I love diving deep with individuals into what makes them come alive, and I am also a systems-thinker who sees the ripple effects at the collective level.
This is especially true in organizations and institutions—in the workplace.
We can no longer afford to keep self-development sequestered in the realm of individual therapy or coaching.
There is no leadership development without self-development.
Healthy individuals are only as healthy as the systems they are a part of: relationships with themselves, their lovers, their families, their friends, their colleagues, their communities, their organizations, their governing bodies.
And healthy systems are only as healthy as the integrity of the people who work within them.
The best systems will fail us if the people leading them are nincompoops. The best people will fail us if their environment doesn’t allow them to thrive.
If you are a humanful leader, or would like to be, then your own self-development is part of the process. What does that look like?
Practicing curiosity rather than judgment.
Learning how to work with your ego and triggers (and others’) without letting those egos and triggers run the show.
Up-leveling your skills of collaboration.
Learning how to connect authentically—not from behind a mask.
Creating a safe, inclusive environment: radical belonging.
Establishing a culture of giving and receiving feedback fluently, so everyone gets crucial intelligence about course-corrections that need to take place.
Learning how to create sound strategies—and then sticking to them by creating and measuring objectives and tasks that dovetail with them.
Defining what good leadership means to you personally.
Identifying your particular gifts, and how you use them in service of your leadership.
Understanding that leadership is a service position. If you don’t see it that way, your ego may be running the show. (That’s amendable, if you choose.)
Respecting your colleagues as whole humans. (If you don’t, then kindly reassess whether you are meant to be a leader. Not everyone is, and that’s okay.)
Learning how to work with emergence.
Understanding that leadership is an embodied stance of showing up human—not simply a role or job title.
If you want better systems—more inclusive companies, less exploitation, more collaboration, less domination—then start with yourself.
Build the awareness, skills, and courage to act in integrity with your humanity.
All things change when we do.
If you know your own self-development is connected to the greater good, and if you’re looking for a collaborator to hone your skills and dive deep so you can fly high, let me know. You’re my type.