Known internationally for pioneering engagement leadership work, Nadine advises business and non-profit executives, heads of state, and all kinds of other organizations. She’s CEO of beCause Global Consulting, named Best Stakeholder Engagement Firm, and was the first female Executive-in-Residence at IMD Business School with a focus on responsible leadership.
Among her many accolades, she’s received the Catalyst for Change award; been shortlisted for the Responsible CEO of the Year, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award presented at Säid Business School Oxford University.
From TEDx to Forbes, Nadine speaks about engaging with others who have different perspectives and the value of connections.
Listing all of her accomplishments and honors and awards here would take us all day, and that’s saying nothing of all her ongoing work across the globe.
Most importantly for today, Nadine’s in the midst of writing her new book, “The Power of Connectedness” (with a foreword by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu), which is at the heart of everything she does.
(In fact, that was nearly the title for this episode...but Nadine inspired an even better one. ;)
We begin our conversation with a story about Nadine and her grandmother, and how an early lesson in giving and serving led Nadine into becoming the coach she is today.
“I didn’t recognize at first that my coaching style is kind of like what a loving grandmother would do: open space for exploration without pressure. I’ve been told by those I’ve coached that I create a safe space and ask gentle but probative questions that enable them to unearth primal issues underneath whatever specific concern they’ve asked me to help them resolve.”
We go on to explore several deep and powerful ideas around human connection, with Nadine drawing from her decades of experience coaching just about every kind of person you can imagine. We touch on things like open questions, building trust, creating and holding space, how respect fuels patience, not "stealing the revelation", and so much more.
She closes our conversation with this: “Knowing who you are and learning how to not lie to yourself - whether ‘you’ is a person, a family or a business - is the ability to recognize denial or avoidance when it’s in play and put an end to it by owning up to what’s real. As a grandmother, I feel this is the best legacy I can share.“
Seriously, this is among the deepest and most value-packed 30 minutes we've had the opportunity to record. Nadine is a treasure, and experiencing even this tiny piece of her work here will enrich your life.
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