The Impact Effect

Paul Ward shares his journey that has inspired his work in the leadership space. An impact that is traced back to childhood where he, at a young age, became very aware of life and death. This awareness partnered with conscious decisions, including separating from a strict religious sect, influenced his later life. His present work as a conscious leader and life coach, is reflected in the practical nature and academic approach that can be followed in the framework of his book.Tune in as Paul reveals the importance of confidence and the practices in his book “The Inner Journey To Conscious Leadership”.

In This Episode:

• [01:20] Meet Paul Ward. Paul speaks about the inspiration behind his work with conscious leadership.
• [11:00] An individual needs to trust that in the end, everything will work out. Paul speaks about confidence.
• [12:35] Paul dives into his book “The Inner Journey To Conscious Leadership”.
• [15:25] The pace of work is preventing leaders from becoming conscious. To show up in a calm and present way, we need to STOP, take a breath, observe what is going on, and perceive.
• [20:55] Paul reveals the practices to set an intention.
• [25:10] How conscious leadership is shifting during the pandemic. Plus, Paul talks about the evolution of human consciousness in the workplace.
• [33:35] The importance of finding a mentor.
• [39:55] It’s essential to share vulnerability with others in our lives. When we share, others will be more willing to share.

Key Takeaways:

• Awareness means we are noticing what is going on inside ourselves and in the world at large.
• Setting an intention means we are doing and being. Think about who you want to be, and work towards that.
• Your organization will thrive when leaders reach higher consciousness levels by championing conscious leadership and enabling conversations that matter.
• Confidence means we trust in ourselves. It’s essential to trust yourself first before you can trust others.

Resources:

Website: https://drpaulward.com
The Conscious Leadership Book: http://theconsciousleadershipbook.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drpaulgward/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/drpaulward
Podcast: https://drpaulward.com/episodes/

Meet Paul Ward

Paul Ward is a leadership and life coach, strategy execution consultant, adjunct professor, small business owner, and hot air balloon pilot.

He has masters and doctoral degrees in organization and management and has spent more than thirty years consulting to large and small organizations in Europe and the Americas. He divides his time between Portsmouth, England and West Palm Beach, Florida.

Sarah L. Brightwood is the president of Rancho La Puerta, a world-renowned wellness resort and spa. She reflects on her upbringing and the privilege of being raised by a village in a nurturing and joyful pace of life. Sarah has the role of a dedicated healer with a profound connection to the land of the ranch, stewarding both the people and the flora/fauna with a spiritual touch. Her desire to ensure fairness and equity ripples outward from the Ranch and touches everyone-the Staff, guests, and community. She believes that taking care of the Staff , empowering them, and allowing them to grow within the Ranch will allow them to embody the Ranch’s culture, making the guests feel connected to the Ranch and nature. 

In This Episode:

• [01:43] Meet Sarah as she opens up about how her childhood and growing up in a mixed cultural heritage contributed to her being a conscious leader.
• [10:38] Choosing the leadership that continues the culture, language, and DNA of the Ranch..
• [17:57] It is important that leaders, especially during these vulnerable times, support, help, and lift each other up.
• [23:08] The values of self that we learned going through COVID.
• [27:45] The actions Sarah took with her Staff when COVID forced the Ranch to close.
• [33:07] Having a holistic approach to running Rancho La Puerta

Key Takeaways:

• There is no one right way to do things.
• To start living in a culture of conscious awareness, you need to stop and look at the unhealthy patterns that are repeating themselves.
• We need to strengthen our microbiomes and our digestive fire. We can only do that if we have some downtime, a place where we can hum to our Vagus nerve, and do all of those practices that bring us back to the center.
• Having the ability to return to the center when you get thrown off, to respond, to change, adapt, and to listen to non-human instructions is much greater than any individual.
• COVID has taught us that the illusion that we live in these separate boxes, in separate houses or separate bodies or separate countries, no longer holds.

Resources:

Website: https://rancholapuerta.com/
Rancho La Puerta LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rancho-la-puerta/

Meet Sarah Brightwood

Sarah L. Brightwood is the president of Rancho La Puerta, a world-renowned wellness resort and spa located in Baja, California, Mexico. She is the daughter of the founders of the Ranch, Deborah Szekely and Edmond Szekely. Sarah spoke Spanish before English and was lovingly cared for by the Mexican families working at the Ranch. She continues the family legacy of tending to the same land for almost 90 years and continues to oversee major upgrades at the Ranch that have kept up with changing times. During the COVID lockdown, they worked on a huge project called The Residence, which is an eco-village that’s designed to support health and wellbeing.

Dr. Mehrad Nazari is a consultant, teacher, facilitator, and speaker. Through teaching, Nazari had an eye-opening experience that led to a strong interest in the concept of negotiation. His interest, partnered with his exposure to such a diverse student body, led him to write on the subject.

The lack of awareness of what negotiation is has influenced how he looks at the subject. Interestingly, through his own life experiences, Dr. Nazari has drawn parallels with simple concepts and yoga practices, and the art of negotiation. Dr. Nazari has helped thousands of people worldwide elevate their personal and professional interactions by enhancing their negotiation skills.

In This Episode:

• [00:00:46] Meet Dr Mehrad Nazari, born in Tiran, Iran, was enlisted in a compulsory military service for two years before going to London where he got his MBA. With the support of his family, he then went to the US to get a PhD. 
• [00:05:39] Many languages do not have the word “negotiation”. What is often used is “haggling”. It is important to understand the difference between these two terms.
• [00:12:08] Dr Mehrad explains how every single type of communication has a different mindset and different skill set.
• [00:17:30] Research has shown that givers are more intelligent than takers.
• [00:20:20] People need to change their mindset from “haggling” to “negotiating.”

Key Takeaways:

• Negotiation is whenever there is the expectation of exchange. 
• Set your attention on your intention. Realize that there is always an opportunity for growth in every interaction.
• Excellent negotiators care about the success of the other party as much as they care about their own.  
• A leader that is equal centric and aware that we are all connected, can energize and inspire people towards righteous action.
• We need to “AKT” – Awareness, Knowledge, Transformation.

Resources:

Website: https://www.enlightenednegotiation.com/dr-nazari/
Dr Nazari’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmehradnazari
Email: [email protected]

Meet Mehrad Nazari, PhD, MBA

Rarely does one find such a unique background and expertise as Mehrad Nazari. His unprecedented body of work is the culmination of his quest over three decades. He stands with one foot in the world of business, one foot in the world of academia and research, with his sight on human potential. Using 5000 years of ancient wisdom and the latest scientific findings in social sciences and human behavior, Dr. Nazari’s methods interweave the best of all worlds, helping organizations of all sizes achieve extraordinary and permanent success. His captivating presentations disrupt the conventional linear style, resulting in unparalleled organizational performance.

A conscious leader has the capacity to embrace disturbance, to stay open to new ideas and to step into a broader perspective.

Karen Wilhelm Buckley founded Communicore Consulting LLC in 1979. Her passion is centered around wisdom and leadership. She has been working with leaders and their organizations for decades and she loves to see them find the capacity to change. She is a published author and experienced speaker on different aspects of leadership. She has worked with multi-nationals, government systems, privately held companies, non-profit organizations and communities.

In This Episode:

• [00:02:20] Karen shares about her journey and what she has experienced over the decades of facilitating leadership development.
• [00:10:13] Karen explains how building on a foundation of sufficiency helps the organization.
• [00:17:00] She discusses how people are missing the real mission for business and organizations.
• [00:20:30] Karen observes that leaders and organizations are starting to place value and attention on wisdom as opposed to knowledge. 
• [00:40:10] Karen shares how people can lead with love.

Key Takeaways:

• Conscious leadership is the capacity to know what matters most to you.

• A conscious leader has the capacity to embrace disturbance, to stay open to new ideas and to step into a broader perspective.

• Start building on your strengths and capabilities before dealing with your weaknesses.

• Trust what matters most to you – whether that's in your neighborhood or your community or your company or the world – and turn it into a commitment.
• List down the things in your life that are in alignment with that commitment and those that are not.

Resources:

Website: https://communicoreconsulting.com/

Karen’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenbuckley

Meet Karen Wilhelm Buckley

Karen Wilhelm Buckley, Communicore Consulting LLC, is an Executive Coach and Consultant to leaders and organizations, bringing expertise and experience to professional and organizational development. Her clients develop wise leadership – the skills, strategies and presence to cultivate committed performance and effectively drive change. 

For over two decades Karen has partnered with executives, teams and business leaders in a wide range of organizations in leadership development, sustainable organization growth, leadership transitions, multi-stakeholder strategic planning, and collaborative change initiatives. Past clients include DuPont, Clorox, Santa Clara County, EPA, McEvoy Ranch, Summit Engineering, and Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute.

Before founding the Conscious Business Institute (CBI) in 2005, Peter Matthies worked as a Principal in one of the world’s leading Private Equity and Venture Capital firms, Apax Partners & Co. He learned from his own experience how people are searching for purpose and satisfaction in their jobs. He saw the need for more vibrant companies that will make a sustainable difference.

The Conscious Business Institute aims to help people break out of old traditions and impart relevant business concepts that will lead to a fulfilled and happy workforce and a successful organization. Tune in as we talk about how Peter started his journey and the Conscious Leadership program. 

In This Episode:

• [00:02:06] Peter witnesses the dysfunctions within the organizations and sees the need to reset the way businesses operate. 
• [00:07:02] What the four quadrants and the Conscious Leadership paradigm is all about.
• [00:12:08] How the structured approach on health leadership and team leadership is critical in changing the consciousness of the entire organization.
• [00:26:29] How people miss out on the opportunity that COVID brings because of holding on to the old ways.
• [00:39:21] What’s in store for Conscious Business Institute.

Key Takeaways:

• Knowing your purpose in life and fulfilling it gives true satisfaction.
• It’s not about business, it’s about people. Meeting the emotional needs of your people creates a better and healthier culture inside the organization.
• Give the people a strong sense of ownership. It inspires them to work harder and leads to better performance.
• Be authentic. Understand who you really are, what you want to do and how it can make a difference.

Resources:

Website: https://consciousbusinessinstitute.com/
Peter’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-matthies-7986/

Meet Peter Matthies

Peter Matthies is a former Venture Capitalist and founder of the Conscious Business Institute (CBI). Before founding the CBI, Peter was a Principal for a globally leading Private Equity and Venture Capital firm, Apax Partners & Co, and for b-business partners, a $ 1 billion pan-European VC fund.

Peter co-founded an IT company and started his career at Accenture in Germany. He published 2 books and several dozen articles on business, finance, leadership, martial arts, and technology. The Conscious Business Institute provides a step-by-step system for building more inspiring, conscious organizations, including the Conscious Business Culture Assessment™ and the Conscious Business Culture & Leadership Programs™, which can scale to serve any number of users across the world. CBI’s programs have been applied in organizations from 1 to 100,000 employees, including Starbucks, BMW Group, Siemens, Alllianz, Intel, and others.

Peter is a faculty member of the Goethe Business School in Frankfurt, fellow of the World Business Academy, serves as a global advisor of the Climate Prosperity Alliance, and is on the board of several for-profit and non-profit organizations. He lives in Santa Barbara, California, and gets a kick out of Aikido, Capoeira, sailing, and a good dance with his wife.

Gina Hayden has been developing organizational talent and leaders for more than twenty years. Her key focus is the growth of conscious, responsible leadership shaping business as a force for good in the world. She has a strong desire to promote a responsible and sustainable business that is profit-driven as well as purpose-driven, and she is particularly interested in how leaders develop their capacities to think in more complex and inclusive ways while bringing their hearts to what they do. Listen in as we talk about how COVID has enlightened consciousness as individuals and leaders, understanding connections, and the reality of being conscious leaders working from home.

In This Episode:

• [01:16] Meet Gina Hayden. Learn about how COVID changed her views of herself and how she found herself in the Conscious Leadership space.
• [10:27] The concept for Me to We to the World.
• [18:55] How leaders and organizations can scale up their impact.
• [29:14] Figuring out what “Connection” means to us.
• [30:37] Changing the mindset around “Work-Life Balance”.

Key Takeaways:

• Don’t say yes to things that don’t feel right for you.
• If we're more conscious as leaders, we can start getting into what the impact is that our business can have on the world around us.
• Different people are ready for different things.
• Conscious leadership is being aware of ourselves and our values and how it transfers to our relationship with others and work.
• Work is part of life. It was just a false sense that we could separate the work cell from the rest of our lives.
• Use your values, connections, and what you love as a guide to living your best life.

Resources:

Gina’s Email: [email protected]
Gina’s Website: www.gcfcl.com
Gina’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginalhayden/ 
www.consciousleadershipconsultancy.com www.becomingaconsciousleader.com

Meet Gina Hayden

Gina Hayden is an executive coach, team and leadership program facilitator, and business advisor. She is the author of Becoming a Conscious Leader: How to Lead Successfully in a World that’s Waking Up. She co-founded The Global Centre for Conscious Leadership, the Conscious Leadership Consultancy, and was a founding director of the Conscious Capitalism UK Chapter. Based in London, she works internationally with a range of global corporate clients to bring cutting edge development to their senior leaders, specializing in the skills needed to win in the marketplace through outstanding client relationships, positive impact, successful influencing, and authentic leadership.

Dr. Kim Byas, Program Director, Union Institute & University's Master of Science in Health Care Leadership degree, explains that he is focused on improving individuals' and populations' health. He trains and works in organizations that have an impact on broader policy issues. Then, Dr. Kim dives deep into conscious leadership – he says that the most significant aspect of conscious leadership is awareness of relationships. A conscious leader will take that awareness and interact with others in meaningful and deliberate ways. Tune in as Dr. Kim reveals how we can make necessary changes to the healthcare system, the ways we need to have conversations around conscious leadership, and the importance of effective communication.

In This Episode:

• [00:55] Meet Dr. Kim Byas. Dr. Kim reveals the overt racism in the healthcare industry and speaks about conscious leadership.
• [11:45] About Dr. Kim’s journey to health policy.  
• [17:40] The most effective ways to change the healthcare system. 
• [23:05] How to prepare people for conversations around conscious leadership.
• [32:40] The complexities of relationships in the healthcare industry.  

Key Takeaways:

• Conscious leadership is the awareness of your relationship with others. Effective leaders will choose to exercise that awareness and interact with others in a meaningful way. 
• To make changes in the healthcare system, individuals need to leave the healthcare system. 
• Whatever your industry is, conscious leadership requires both consciousness and leadership.
• Not everyone is ready for conscious leadership. Most people don’t take the time to figure out how they will live as a conscious leader. 

Resources:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-byas-sr-phd-mph-fache-6b5a898/
Email: [email protected]
American Hospital Association: https://www.aha.org

Meet Dr. Kim Byas

Dr. Byas is Program Director, Union Institute & University's Master of Science in Health Care Leadership degree. Prior to accepting this position, he served for more than 16 years as the regional executive with the American Hospital Association working with hospitals on federal advocacy, health care system transformation, and health policy. 

He has more than 40 years of successful leadership and innovation in health care settings ranging from his role as the interim president/CEO, Institute for Diversity in Health Management; CEO of Kailo Alliance—a health care strategic consulting company; executive director of a multispecialty physicians group; and as adjunct faculty with DePaul University's Master in Public Administration program and Loyola University of Chicago's MBA in Healthcare.

Jill Ratliff is an Author, Executive Coach, and Leadership Speaker with more than 20 years of Fortune 100 Human Resources Management experience. For Jill, conscious leadership is all about taking one-hundred percent responsibility for your life. Leadership is like going into a mansion, and there are millions of ways to think about it. However, trust and collaboration are the front door of that mansion. People are better together, and no one does anything brave alone. Tune in as we talk about how joy is all around us, the importance of simplicity, and understanding your purpose.

In This Episode:

• [00:50] Meet Jill Ratliff. Jill gives her definition of conscious leadership. 
• [15:05] Collaboration and trust are solutions to leadership problems. 
• [22:50] How people can understand collaboration and trust better.
• [32:40] Why behavior change loves simplicity.  
• [39:45] Learn from real examples in the workplace, not simulations. 

Key Takeaways:

• Conscious leadership is taking 100% responsibility for your life.
• Learn how to master your moments by knowing how to stay present in the moment. 
• Planet Earth is dominated by spirituality; find a spiritual practice to ground yourself.
• Many valuable things are hard.
• There can’t be conscious leadership without collaboration and trust.

Resources:

Jill’s Website: https://jillratliffleadership.com

Jill’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-ratliff-78312113/

Meet Jill Ratliff

Jill Ratliff is an Author, Executive Coach, and Leadership Speaker with more than 20 years of Fortune 100 Human Resources Management experience. She is author of the new book Leadership through Trust and Collaboration. Jill also is a longtime mentor with Pathbuilders, an organization that helps high-performing women accelerate their careers. Learn more at jillratliffleadership.com

Gerrard Schmid is President and CEO of Diebold Nixdorf, a role he has held since February 2018. As a conscious leader, Gerrard likes to be present; for him, it means being self-aware of what's going on in their organization and very keenly attuned to what their employees are saying and feeling. Plus, being present means he is attuned to what their customers are saying or doing; the same holds true for their investors. As a leader, it is critical to understand what factors you control. During Covid, we have learned how very little control we all have. Tune in as we talk about the importance of courage, vulnerability, and self-awareness for conscious leaders.

In This Episode:

• [01:00] Meet Gerrard Schmid. Gerrard speaks about how he became a conscious leader.
• [07:00] How a conscious leader can be vulnerable in the workplace.  
• [15:00] What Gerrard has learned as a leader during Covid. 
• [22:25] The importance of self-awareness in conscious leadership.  
• [27:30] How organizations can create a safe working environment for their employees. 

Key Takeaways:

• Vulnerable leadership is something teams need to fuel their future success. 
• During Covid, there is little we can control as leaders; the one thing a leader can control is how they choose to show up for their employees. 
• Learn to be present more often; adopt a meditation practice to help you on your self-awareness journey. 
• Conscious leaders make difficult decisions using empathy. 

Resources:

Diebold Nixdorf: https://www.dieboldnixdorf.com/en-us

Gerrard’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerrard-schmid/

Meet Gerrard Schmid

Gerrard Schmid is President and CEO of Diebold Nixdorf, a role he has held since February 2018. Prior to joining Diebold Nixdorf he served as chief executive officer of D+H Corporation, a $1.7 billion global fintech company. Under his leadership from 2012 to 2017, the company evolved to a global leader in real-time payments and lending software. He joined D+H in 2007 as president and CEO of the company’s Filogix business unit. Prior to D+H, he managed a $3 billion retail banking business at Lloyds TSB in the United Kingdom. From 2001 to 2005, he was executive vice president and chief operating officer for retail banking at CIBC, one of the “Big Five” Canadian banks. In 1997 he joined McKinsey and Company, Inc., working across financial services, e-commerce and technology before joining CIBC. He began his career in finance at Citibank in 1995. Mr. Schmid is currently a member of the Advisory Board of Difenda, Toronto, Canada (a cyber security company).

Ify Walker, CEO of Offor, the talent broker company, explains how she helps people see their personal narratives. We are so often taught to give the most significant thing we have done, but it's not necessarily the most meaningful thing that we have experienced. There is a difference between meaningful and significant. Listen in to learn more. Tune in as Ify reveals the importance of culture, how leaders respond to grief, and the systems we can implement to ensure equity in the workplace.

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