The Sensitive and Neurodivergent Podcast with Julie Bjelland

Sensitive Leaders are Needed in Many Areas of Life with Julie and Willow

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In this episode, we talk about…

  • Traditional leadership vs Sensitive leadership
  • Areas HSPs are needed
  • Challenges and solutions to HSPs in leadership

    • From the Sensitive Empowerment Community here were qualities that HSPs named about Traditional Leadership vs Sensitive Leadership…

    Traditional Leadership

    • Alpha
    • Dominant
    • Patriarchal
    • Intimidating
    • Unhealthy
    • Instills shame
    • Often makes people feel smaller
    • People do things out of fear or shame
    • Loudest ones valued
    • Quiet ones lost

      • Sensitive Leadership

      • Kind-hearted and supportive
      • Empathetic, Compassionate
      • Helps you learn from mistakes without judgment
      • Puts together great teams, knows the gifts in others, and how to bring out their best
      • They empower and guide, and instill a desire to want to do better
      • Believes in the greater mission, can often see the whole picture and bring out passions in others
      • Good listener
      • Efficient
      • Instills confidence
      • Human-centered, heart-centered helps to nurture and build, rather than just profit
      • More open-minded and accepting
      • The glue that holds others together
      • Increased awareness and perspective
      • Choose directions for the greater good, rather than doing things the way they always have done

        • Challenges to become a leader as expressed by HSPs we spoke with…

        • Fear of imbalance in time and energy
        • Pressure
        • High expectations
        • Too much responsibility

          • Solutions

          • Lead in areas you are passionate about
          • Paradigm shift: do it your way!
          • Maintain boundaries
          • Protect your energy & Grounding work
          • Fierce self-care the HSP way
          • Mindset shifts
          • Create structure that works for an HSP
          • Work smarter and more efficiently (HSPs good at that)
          • Increase collaboration
          • Can’t do it all because you care the most, need a talented team for support
          • Stand shoulder to shoulder with others relaying our ideas
          • The best leaders aren’t perfect, they’re those who care about, support and mentor, and guide.


            • Join continued discussions and feel supported in the Sensitive Empowerment Community! 

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            The Sensitive and Neurodivergent Podcast with Julie BjellandBy Julie Bjelland, LMFT
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