The Ontological Leader

"The black and white world is easy… life is a thousand shades of gray!

When we feel fear, anxiety, or an urgent need to act, our natural reaction is often to go straight to the head to figure out what to do. We look for a way to make everything alright, to find a solution, or to find a way out of what is happening. Unfortunately, this approach usually leads to more stress and anxiety rather than effective response." - Alan Seale

In this episode Alan shows us how to use our multiple forms of intelligence we possess, versus being only in the head and intellectualizing everything.  

Alan Seale is an award-winning author, inspirational speaker, transformation catalyst, master teacher and mentor to many leaders and coaches, and the founder of the Center for Transformational Presence.

Highlights from this episode

• The intuitive mind is the larger mind, of which the intellect is just one small part [3:17]
• Whole-mind thinking and whole-being awareness [5:30]
• The belly intelligence lives only in the present moment [7:15]
• How to discern what to pay attention to in the moment [11:50]
• How do we understand the journey of our lives? [17:00]
• HOW is a paralyzing question, how to shift away from it? [18:30]
• Intellect does not go away when we listen to our other forms of intelligence [18:11]
• Learning to listen with all our senses in life and leadership [31:25]
• What is intuitive leadership [35:11]

Alan’s work mentioned in this episode

https://transformationalpresence.org

Transformational Presence: How To Make a Difference In a Rapidly Changing World, by Alan Seale

Create a World That Works: Tools for Personal and Global Transformation, by Alan Seale

From Fear to Love, Head to Heart, Start in the Belly

Quote

“The intellect lives in the short term, is more focused on problem solving, on what needs to be fixed, what needs to happen right here right now… for short term gain. The intuitive mind is speaking to us, showing us information about a much bigger picture than the intellect alone. It’s not one or the other… we must enter the world of discernment – the wisdom to recognize the better path…what will serve in the bigger picture the most.” [10:01]

“If our leaders would first ask the question ‘What are we learning right now?’ as opposed to pushing against the other side constantly, that already would make a change. If we could listen for ‘what is in services of the space where everyone wins, where everyone gets at least some of what they need’!” [32:10]

Maria’s Website: https://remoteclo.com 

“Transformation is a shift in vibrational frequency or pattern…

Our biggest assignment in this life is to pay attention, so that we constantly are expanding our awareness…

The future belongs to those who can listen to it, follow it, to where it’s asking us to go, to recognize that there is something that is wanting to happen…

The intuitive mind is the larger mind, the intellect is just a small part of that large intuitive mind…” – Alan Seale

Alan Seale is an award-winning author, inspirational speaker, transformation catalyst, master teacher and mentor to many leaders and coaches, and the founder of the Center for Transformational Presence.

In this episode Alan shares with us few tools for conscious and transformational leadership, but most importantly, he teaches us how to pay attention to how we show up to life, and how that impacts everything we do.

Highlights from this Episode

• How are you showing up? What do people experience when they are around you? [4:26]
• What is to live life from transformational presence [7:07]
• Understand how you pay attention [8:45]
• What it takes to embody transformational presence [11:40]
• How to step beyond the HOW question [14:19]
• ‘Push against or partner with’ exercise [20:11]
• How to dismantle a problem/situation with ‘the four levels of engagement’ [25:00]
• How can you lead from transformational presence [33:00]

Alan’s work mentioned in this episode

https://transformationalpresence.org

Transformational Presence: How To Make a Difference In a Rapidly Changing World, by Alan Seale

Create a World That Works: Tools for Personal and Global Transformation, by Alan Seale

Quotes

 “Our job in transformational presence is about 'tending the garden'… it’s about creating the optimal culture, the optimal conditions, through which the greatest potential of a situation, of an organization, a team, a family, a system, or a person, can grow, can expand, can evolve.” [7:55]

“Our biggest assignment in this life is to pay attention, so that we constantly are expanding our awareness.” [9:40]

“Energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can only be transformed.” [17:08]

“A problem is not something to be solved, it’s a message to be listened to.” [19:42]

Maria’s Website: https://remoteclo.com 

Alan Sieler has more than twenty-four years’ experience as an executive coach, coach-trainer and organisational consultant. Recognised as the world’s leading authority on Ontological Coaching, Alan has written extensively about Ontological Coaching. In addition to this book, his other publications are Volumes I, II and III of Coaching to the Human Soul, as well chapters he has contributed to The Complete Handbook of Coaching (three editions) and Further Techniques in Mentoring and Coaching. As a world leader in advanced coaching, Alan is committed to the development of coaching as a genuine profession.

Alan is the Director of Newfield Institute. He has designed a world-leading in-depth, comprehensive and internationally accredited coach-training program, the Certified Ontological Coaching and Leadership Program (formerly GraduateDiploma of Ontological Coaching). Alan also works with a network of colleagues in different countries in the delivery of Ontology as a robust business improvement methodology for organizations to enhance leadership capability, eliminate coordination waste and develop collaborative capital as the means to building a high-performance culture.

Alan has worked with personnel in global and national corporations and government organizations from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Indonesia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, India, mainland China, England, Ireland, Germany, Denmark, France, Italy, Switzerland, Slovakia, and the United States.

Information about Alan’s coach training and corporate services can be found at:

Newfield Institute (Australia) - www.newfieldinstitute.com.au

Ontological Coaching Institute (global) - www.ontologicalcoaching.com.au 

Both websites have the same wide range of articles on the applications of Ontology for leadership development, organizational improvement, executive and personal coaching, relationships and personal development.

Contact Alan at: [email protected]

Anantadev is a wisdom teacher, personal development coach and thought leader in the field of inner transformation. He also serves as a Bay Area CEO at the forefront of social change philanthropy.

In response to a deep spiritual calling Anantadev dedicated himself to a life of spiritual pursuit becoming a monk in his late teens. He spent the next decade immersed in practices of inner-development, meditation, service and the cultivation of wisdom. 

His personal philosophy rests in recognizing the individuality and uniqueness of everyone he encounters, serving them to unlock their deepest potential.

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Ruchi Puri is a doctor and a wise global nomad. She believes that ‘Our journey in life comes with “homework” and it can take a lifetime of learning to complete. The assignments start showing up in all sorts of life circumstances. Some are pleasant surprises and others knock us off course. When we get off course in the form of illness, anxiety, depression, soothing ourselves with addictive habits, a loss of heart, a sense of helplessness, or hopelessness; it is the wakeup call of that guide from the beyond. Healing is about returning to our course.’

Ruchi traveled, worked and studied in over 35 countries and her experience traverses the healthcare industry, policy, research, public relations and clinical medicine. She maintains a strong passion for improving women’s healthcare globally with years of humanitarian service devoted to improving obstetric and surgical care.

Learn more about Dr. Ruchi Puri at: http://ruchipuri.com

Maria’s Website: https://remoteclo.com 

Alan Sieler has more than twenty-four years’ experience as an executive coach, coach-trainer and organisational consultant. Recognised as the world’s leading authority on Ontological Coaching, Alan has written extensively about Ontological Coaching. In addition to this book, his other publications are Volumes I, II and III of Coaching to the Human Soul, as well chapters he has contributed to The Complete Handbook of Coaching (three editions) and Further Techniques in Mentoring and Coaching. As a world leader in advanced coaching, Alan is committed to the development of coaching as a genuine profession.

Alan is the Director of Newfield Institute. He has designed a world-leading in-depth, comprehensive and internationally accredited coach-training program, the Certified Ontological Coaching and Leadership Program (formerly GraduateDiploma of Ontological Coaching). Alan also works with a network of colleagues in different countries in the delivery of Ontology as a robust business improvement methodology for organizations to enhance leadership capability, eliminate coordination waste and develop collaborative capital as the means to building a high-performance culture.

Alan has worked with personnel in global and national corporations and government organizations from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Indonesia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, India, mainland China, England, Ireland, Germany, Denmark, France, Italy, Switzerland, Slovakia, and the United States.

Information about Alan’s coach training and corporate services can be found at:

Newfield Institute (Australia) - www.newfieldinstitute.com.au

Ontological Coaching Institute (global) - www.ontologicalcoaching.com.au 

Both websites have the same wide range of articles on the applications of Ontology for leadership development, organizational improvement, executive and personal coaching, relationships and personal development.

Contact Alan at: [email protected]

Senia Maymin, Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Stanford, is a consultant and executive coach whose clients include Google, Intel, and VMware. Maymin runs a coaching network that provides coaching for upwards of 30 managers at a time to large technology companies in the Bay area. When entrepreneurs and executives seek far-reaching productivity improvements, they call on Maymin as an executive coach and workshop leader. Maymin is the coauthor of the business book Profit from the Positive (McGraw-Hill Professional, 2013), and the co-business columnist for Live Happy Magazine. Maymin has been featured in the media—including PBS’s This Emotional Life, Business Week, The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch, and USA Today—primarily for her work as a positive psychology executive coach. Maymin founded and is editor in chief of a research news website featuring more than 1,000 articles by over 100 authors. She has worked in finance on Wall Street and in technology as cofounder and president of two start-ups. Maymin holds a BA in Math and Economics from Harvard, a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA and PhD in Organizational Behavior from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She speaks Russian, French, and Japanese. She lives with her family in California.

Learn more about Dr. Senia Maymin at:

https://www.svchange.com

https://www.senia.com

http://www.profitfromthepositive.com

http://www.positivepsychologynews.com

Mentioned books:

Profit from the Positive

Rework

The Resilience Factor

Maria’s Website: https://remoteclo.com 

This is a true story inspired by my friends Michelle Martone & Ruchi Puri. Moving, heartbreaking, uncomfortable, eye opening, inspiring! It’s also an ontological conversation about us – humans, facing the current environmental crisis.

Michelle Martone has been practicing and studying the teachings of Yoga since 2003. She received a Doctoral degree and formal training in the intricate anatomy and physiology of the body and mind. She has studied extensively in the U.S. and India with teachers of Hatha, Kripalu, and Sivananda Yoga.

Ruchi Puri is a board-certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist who grew up in the suburbs of Washington. She is also a global nomad who has traveled, worked and studied in over 35 countries. Her experience traverses the healthcare industry, policy, research, public relations and clinical medicine.

Learn more about my inspiring wise friends at:

https://michellemartoneyoga.com

http://ruchipuri.com

Maria’s Website: https://remoteclo.com 

Justine Burt is a climate optimist who focuses on replicating and scaling projects for transformational change. 

Her book, The Great Pivot, describes 30 sustainability projects in five areas – advanced energy communities, low-carbon mobility, the circular economy, food waste reduction, and nature restoration – these projects are about creating new and meaningful jobs. 

Justine has a solid plan on how to create these jobs, but she can’t do it alone. Discover her next bold project in this episode.

Learn more about Justine at: http://www.appraccel.com

Justine's book on Amazon: The Great Pivot: Creating Meaningful Work to Build a Sustainable Future

Join the conversation on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/thegreatpivot.org/

Maria’s Website: https://remoteclo.com 

Abri Holden specializes in individual and organizational transformation at the crossroads of mindfulness and leadership. She has worked as a leadership consultant and coach by designing, facilitating, and managing global learning experiences for leaders across the globe.

Abri currently works at Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (SIYLI), a mindfulness non-profit born at Google and based on neuroscience. As a teacher and coach of mindfulness, she works with leaders to help them get out of their own way by building emotional intelligence, resilience, alignment, and envisioning what’s possible by shifting perspectives. She also manages teacher development at SIYLI, creating ongoing support for mindfulness teachers. Abri also leads her own private practice as a personal coach, working with individuals who are looking to create more freedom, connection, and aliveness in their lives.

Prior to these roles, Abri served as a leadership consultant and coach at Korn Ferry Hay Group, a global consulting firm. Before that, Abri was a senior consultant and the director of Linkage’s Women in Leadership Institute™ and Institute for Leading Diversity and Inclusion™, and as a learning and development manager responsible for company-wide learning, culture and engagement, and organizational development. She is a contributor author for the book, “Mastering Your Inner Critic and 7 Other High Hurdles to Advancement: How the Best Women Leaders Practice Self-Awareness to Change What Really Matters.” She has also served as a researcher for Harvard School of Public Leadership’s “America’s Best Leaders Project” which was published in US News and World Report Magazine.

Abri is a certified Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (SIYLI) mindfulness teacher. She is also a certified coach through International Coach Federation (ICF), which is the governing body for coaches worldwide. She was trained as a Co-Active coach through the Coach Training Institute. She holds a BA in Organizational Communication and Leadership Studies.

Websites:

https://siyli.org

https://consciouswomenrising.com

Maria’s Website: https://remoteclo.com