The Transformational Leader

On this week's mid-week episode, tune in as Adam discusses a variety of topics such as Sneaky strategies for avoidance, Creating more powerful inquiries for yourself, What it means to look at something ontologically, EQ and how it grows, You vs. You, Responsibility as a Stand, rather than a Fact, Flow vs. Resistance, Identity and how we relate to ourselves, and more!

At one point or another in their leadership, leaders will most likely encounter the phrase "just the way you are." While seemingly harmless, this phrase is actually the antithesis of a really powerful and transformative leadership. If you're a leader who hides behind the excuse it's just the way you are, you'll create a leadership that's dictated by the past rather than the transformative leadership you are aiming for. So how should you approach the phrase so it opens up possibilities for you rather than get in the way of your leadership? The answer to that question and more in this episode so please join me!

On this week's mid-week episode, tune in as Adam discusses a variety of topics such as Polarity and the fundamental tension in life, Being in Flow vs. Pushing Beyond Your Comfort Zone, How to Communicate Artfully, Getting Your Services Known, Looking at the World Ontologically, The Imago Lens, and more!

Have you experienced doing something because you are unwilling not to do it? It is not the same thing as doing something because you want to. It is challenging to choose what you want because you are trained to do what you should do first. So much of leadership has chosen from being something that you should do. As soon as you have something you should do, you don't have much choice for your 'No.' Doing something because you are unwilling not to will never have the same result as doing it because you really choose it. Listen, and you will know how to accept 'No' as an option and 'Yes' to become a choice.

On this week's mid-week episode, tune in as Adam talks with special guest Fayzan Rab about his journey into medicine and ontology, as well as (hot) takes on the coaching profession and the work of a leader.

Why is the shit sandwich shitty? If you do not know, a shit sandwich is a technique of providing feedback when you give people two pieces of bread. It's an idea of couching the true feedback you want to give someone by giving them some complementary feedback, so they don't feel bad. Shit sandwich happens when you relate to what's happening, like a deficiency or something they need to fix. All of these fail not because of the technique but how you relate to the person, you must try a different approach. Listen as you discover why the shit sandwich is shitty and what you must do instead.

On this week's mid-week episode, tune in as Adam discusses a variety of topics such as Freewill, Living in a Simulation, and other Philosophical musings, Structures that support him, Staying in connection and conversation, Practising vs Finishing, Generation vs Stimulation, and more!

According to the dictionary, collusion is a secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy to cheat or deceive others. In transformational leadership, collusion happens between two human beings when one agrees and buys into the other's story. It is getting into the story with them. Collusion is the human tendency to seek agreement with each other, but did you know that it stops you from creating a breakthrough? Listen as you will discover why collusion is a challenge in leadership and how it prevents you from achieving a breakthrough.

On this week's mid-week episode, tune in as Adam discusses a variety of topics such as Closing Your Heart in Service of Good, Having the Courage to be Dumb, Raising Rates, Preparing for something the right way, and more!

The practice of leadership is the practice of leaning into the unknown and being with what is confronting. Being confronted is challenging, and we close, and then as we do our work, we learn to open in the face of the unknown. Imperviousness is becoming detached, disconnecting from reality emotionally and spiritually. You are physically present, but you can't feel anything there. It is a natural and effective way for humans to learn to show up in the face of what's confronting. People can say anything, you stop caring, and you don't care at all. You will think that detached imperviousness is like you are sovereign, but the truth is, you can stand firm and separate from the world. Sovereign one can be of the world. They let the world affect them. Listen as you will know the distinction between being detached and impervious to the world versus being attached and sovereign.