This week we are talking about the power of turning in towards ourselves. We will discuss the links between the parts of the inner force process and self-connection, regeneration of our inner world and transformation.

This week we are talking about the power of turning in towards ourselves. We will discuss the links between the parts of the inner force process and self-connection, regeneration of our inner world and transformation. We will talk through how the various parts of the innerforce process fit together and support us and we will talk about how to reconnect to ourselves when we’ve lost the connection. In our New Ventures West segment, we will be joined by Cynthia Luna who is a Partner of LF...

This week we are talking about the power of cultivating agency in ourselves and each other. We will talk about what agency is and why it matters.

This week we are talking about the power of cultivating agency in ourselves and each other. We will talk about what agency is and why it matters. We will introduce a simple framework to help us see the agency we have in a situation at work or in our lives. We will review the various parts of the innerforce process that support us in both meeting a situation and seeing our agency in the midst of it. In our New Ventures West segment, we will be joined by Melinda Stephenson who is a...

This week we are talking about the power of restoring ourselves. We will talk about the process of discovering what actually restores us versus what the cultural norms maintain as restorative.

This week we are talking about the power of restoring ourselves. We will talk about the process of discovering what actually restores us versus what the cultural norms maintain as restorative. We will explore a breath of different types of sources of nourishment and we will get tactical about how we can access these in the midst of our busy daily lives. We will discuss why it matters and what gets in our way of making it happen. In our New Ventures West Segment, we will be joined by...

This week we will explore the power of boundaries. Setting, maintaining and adjusting boundaries takes practice. We will break down the concept and talk about why boundaries are critical to our effectiveness as leaders and our well-being.

This week we will explore the power of boundaries. Setting, maintaining and adjusting boundaries takes practice. We will break down the concept and talk about why boundaries are critical to our effectiveness as leaders and our well-being. We will get underneath what can make setting, holding and adjusting boundaries tricky and discuss some strategies for dealing with what can get in our way. In our New Ventures West Segment, we will be joined by Marina Illich who is a certified Integral...

This week we will explore the power of practicing courage. Courage isn’t something we are born with, it is something we can learn to cultivate.

This week we will explore the power of practicing courage. Courage isn’t something we are born with, it is something we can learn to cultivate. As we get familiar with how fear shows up for us in our lives, we can learn tricks of how engage with it so that we are in the drivers seat instead of making decisions based on fear. Any meaningful conversation about courage has to step into the territory of vulnerability, we will wade in and talk about why it matters in our leadership. In our...

This week we will explore the power of owning our emotions. Research says that high performing teams have one thing in common -- psychological safety. We will learn what that is and how we can create it.

This week we will explore the power of owning our emotions. Research says that high performing teams have one thing in common -- psychological safety. We will learn what that is and how we can create it. As we learn to turn towards our emotions, tune into them, name them and know the choice we have, we can own our emotions which strengthens the connection we have with ourselves and with others. In our New Ventures West Segment, we will be joined by Angella Okawa, who is both a...

This week we will explore the power of our inner fuel tank.

This week we will explore the power of our inner fuel tank. We will talk about how we care for ourselves impacts our emotions, connect us into our innerforce and supports high performance so that we have more capacity to meet situations in the way we intend. This is a new definition of self-care and we are calling it fueling up. We will be talking about how we can engage in fueling up while we work, not thinking about them as two separate acts — fueling up versus work. We will be joined...

This week we will explore how we can more precisely track our internal states.

This week we will explore how we can more precisely track our internal states. We will learn how tracking what’s happening in our physical and emotional body can support us in our work and in our relationships and we will learn a specific framework and discuss tactics, including building our mindfulness practice, for doing this more effectively. We will be joined by Michelle Gale who was formerly the Head of Learning and Leadership Development at Twitter and recently published Mindful...

This week we explore the power of our thoughts. We will discuss how paying attention to our thoughts and the nature of our inner dialogue effects the results we get in our lives and work.

This week we explore the power of our thoughts. We will discuss how paying attention to our thoughts and the nature of our inner dialogue effects the results we get in our lives and work. Cultivating the power we have to shift our inner dialogue can fuel our transformation and our energy. We will get tactical about what helps us connect to our innerforce instead of our inner critic. Sarita Chawla will join us and bring her expertise on this topic. She has dedicated the last thirty...

This week we explore the power of focusing our attention through leveraging the practice of mindfulness. We will demystify mindfulness and talk about the business of NOW.

This week we explore the power of focusing our attention through leveraging the practice of mindfulness. We will demystify mindfulness and talk about the business of NOW. We'll learn how training our brains to focus our attention expands the capacity to connect with ourselves and others. We will be joined by James Flaherty, the founder of New Ventures West and the author of Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others, which is widely recognized as a seminal text in the field of coach education...

This week we explore the power of awareness of our physical body and learn how the body fuels our innerforce.

This week we explore the power of awareness of our physical body and learn how the body fuels our innerforce. While business skills and experience are generally the currency of leadership, great leaders leverage the whole self and expand capacity through awareness of the physical body. We will be joined by Sahar Azarabadi who will share her expertise on embodiment. Sahar is a certified Integral Coach® from New Ventures West, Leadership Embodiment Associate, and certified in The Leadership...

This week we explore the power of taking up new practices and how intentional practice supports connection with our innerforce. “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results,” said Albert Einstein.

This week we explore the power of taking up new practices and how intentional practice supports connection with our innerforce. “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results,” said Albert Einstein. To create new results, we have to introduce new practices. We'll be joined by Julie Engel, who will share her expertise on the power of practices. Julie is a member of the New Ventures West faulty and has three decades of experience as an executive...