Today's episode of The Inner Edge is a recording of an interview with the remarkable Joseph Jaworski.
Joseph has devoted much of his life to exploring the deeper dimensions of transformational leadership. As founder and Chairman of both Generon International and the Global Leadership Initiative, Joseph who is now 87, has spent most of his career advising CEOs and senior executives in Fortune 500 companies, start-ups and leaders seeking to make an impact.
He is a pioneer and prominent thought leader in the discipline of ‘Strategic Foresight’, enabling leaders to deepen their capacity for tactical and strategic insight.
Joseph was a senior fellow and member of the Board of Governors of the MIT Center for Organizational Learning and co-founded the Society for Organizational Learning (SoL).
He is the author of the critically acclaimed international best-seller, Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership and is also co-author of Presence: An Exploration of Profound Change in People, Organizations, and Society which explores the collaborative development of a new theory of profound innovation and change.
You can check out Joseph's and Susan Taylor's company, Generon International here.
Timings Of Interview Key Points:
- 6m25s: What is leadership?
8m: The essential quality of your leadership10m50s: The importance of taking a walk with. 3 year old12m40s: How a stone mason changed Joseph’s life when he was 1316m50s: What is the U process and why is it important?- 25m: A premonition from Joseph’s wife came to pass
28m: The Source, Princeton University and the Entrepreneurial Impulse30m: What renowned physicist David Bohm taught Joseph about connecting with the source of the entrepreneurial impulse33m30s: The most difficult part of the U35m40s: A significant impact made in world affairs and sensing the emerging future- 43m20s: Can we shape the future, as individuals, teams and organisations - large and small?
44m50s - How Joesph’s business partner’s intuition helped him after a car incident47m50s - Examples of the work Generon International do50m - The differences between the mindsets of start-up leaders and those in larger organisations51m25 - The best way to unblock fixed mental models54m10s - The 4 day nature experience at the heart of the American Leadership Forum58:40s - Sacred, high energy vortex spots and the liminal experience- 1hr30s: Deeper consciousness and a profound meeting with the renowned economist, Brian Arthur.
1hr8mins: Thought creates the world. Then says I didn’t do it.1hr11m40s: Connecting with the quiet voice within1hr15m50s: A surprise treat for you from me…Connect With Me: Have you been inspired from something you've heard on my podcast or do you have a question? I'd love to hear from you. Email me at [email protected]
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