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𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰, 𝗮𝘀 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀. I have always been known to have a strong presence. Maybe it’s partly the ‘Brooklyn native meets California cool at a global-scale’ in me, but in all seriousness, it’s more about the joy I get building a meaningful connection – with another person, a small group, a large audience. As I consider this topic, it occurs to me that the most valuable ‘resource’ in achieving great presence doesn’t cost a cent, and you can’t read about it in a book and suddenly be great at it. BUT – we all have access to it! 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲: - ears - eyes - and intuition. Because one of the most powerful tools we have to create a memorable presence is the ability to listen - to a colleague, a partner, a team, an audience. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼? 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹. 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁. 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁. When we connect, we have impact. And when we have impact, people remember us because we made them feel seen. That’s presence. #executivepresence

This post is for job seekers who may be a little discouraged, and for hiring teams considering how to find your next highest-impact employee! I was in a conversation the other day with a bright, mid-career woman in between jobs. And she was feeling anxious that her experience didn't match the job she wanted... So I wrote this. If after reading the article, if I can support you in finding (or perhaps I’m a fit) a great leadership or career coach to partner with you or your teams on this journey, please reach out for an exploratory call! #calendarinbio The Lens Leadership #jobseekers #hiringmanagers #HiringforImpact

I'm proud to share that I have officially completed the #MIT Sloan / CSAIL Executive Program, Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy. I wrote an article reflecting on some of the perspectives I took away as it relates to leadership, the future of business success and work, and yes, the value of leaders partnering with a coach with context. I'd love to hear your perspectives after reading this article! #MIT #AI #machinelearning #humanconsciousness #humanskills #powerskills #collectiveintelligence #innovation #managingchange #leadershipcoach #futureofwork #customersuccess #leadership #artificialintelligence The Lens Leadership

𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗹𝘆, 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗜 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿. As a result, I paved my way as a perfectionist, unaware of the downsides of that behavior, and underplaying the significance of the great experiences and lessons ALL of the LAYERS of my life have brought to make me the one and only me! 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀—𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻-𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀—𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀. They give us insights we can’t learn from any textbook or training program. I’ve come to understand that it’s not about fitting into someone else’s leadership mold, but about leaning into the fullness of who we are. It’s in embracing the moments when things don’t go as planned, or when we’re balancing our roles as partners, parents, friends, and mentors, that we unlock the unique essence of our leadership. 𝗜𝗳 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀. We begin to lead in a way that’s 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰, 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹 because it’s rooted in our own stories. -- If you liked this content, repost it, follow me, and click the 🔔 on my profile to be notified when I post again. 𝘼𝙣𝙙, 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙄 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙗𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙘𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝. Book a confidential, exploratory conversation today and discover what’s possible from a new lens. ‘𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩’ 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙚. The Lens Leadership #layersandlessons #earnedleadership #connectingwithyourleadershipstyle

New manager? Aspiring leader? Been at it for a while? It's amazing what's available when we're open to new ways of seeing the same old challenges. Often stepping into the unknown expands our possibilities - and exponentially so! Ready to elevate your #leadership results? Let’s explore how shifting your vantage point can transform challenges into opportunities. Book a confidential, exploratory conversation today and discover what’s possible from a new lens. ‘𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩’ 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙚.

𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 (𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁), 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁. The even better news is that everyone has the capacity to embody them – it just takes practice and habit building. And when we become truly present to them - in other words - when we become AWARE that we ARE or ARE NOT exercising these attributes, we each of us can step back and make a new choice. The results can be quite astounding. No matter what we are up to at work and in life! It's quite fulfilling. 😃 --- If you liked this content, repost this, follow me and click the 🔔 on my profile to be notified when I post. Also, for more each month, #subscribe to #TheLeadersLens newsletter! If you want to explore how these topics can be valuable to you or your team, schedule a free and confidential, 30-minute consultation with me The Lens Leadership to explore working with me as your advocate, challenger, AND your trusted success partner. ‘𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩’ 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙚. #Leadership #Mindset #Motivation #Positivity #personaldevelopment #leadershipdevelopment #WinningMindset #Productivity #success #GrowthMindset #courage #commitment The Lens Leadership

𝗛𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗻: 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 ‘𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀’ – 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝘁𝘀 𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁! I pressed pause on offering workshops for the Summer, and it gave me the opportunity to also sharpen my pencil! 𝗢𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲, 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽), 𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞! 𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜’𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲! Work and life move so fast! Don't you sometimes feel like you’re caught in a whirlwind, where everything spins around you before you can catch your breath? Of course, you have deadlines and obligations, but how much of what’s important are you missing by operating at such a breakneck pace? 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 ‘𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁’ 𝗯𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗢𝗨? With this sort of reset, you can gain awareness about what's happening around you, notice what’s important, and flush out the stuff that isn't. It gives you the chance to reignite that fire and refocus on bringing your best to whatever you pursue! The workshop is open for professional men and women at all levels who want to explore what else may be possible in and outside of work. Space is limited and this workshop is built with everyone's contribution in mind. It’s fun, confidential, and you’ll walk out with your own 𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗬, 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗗, and 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 plan to finish out 2024, and for the year ahead! 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘: 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝟰-𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝟭-𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝘂𝗽 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝟭-𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁. 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧, 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨! 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚, 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙖 𝘿𝙈 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙙𝙄𝙣! The Lens Leadership #ResetYourMindset #ProfessionalDevelopment #LeadershipGrowth #TakeTheReins #OnlineWorkshop #2024Goals

𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗼, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. I’ve always been a fan of the power of language, in more ways than one, and especially in the context of life and leadership. Currently, I’m also busy gaining a deeper understanding of AI and machine learning to strengthen my perspectives on this paradigm-shifting time we are all in. One of the themes in my learning is about humans and machines being better working together, versus individually. With that said, this week, I’ve partnered with #ChatGPT 4.0 to help me come up with some powerful leadership concepts from a variety of cultures. It can be valuable for leaders to look beyond their most obvious or everyday language to help spark new energy or emphasize an idea. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗱𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽? --------- If you liked this content, repost this, follow me and click the 🔔 on my profile to be notified when I post. If you want to more deeply explore how these topics can be valuable to you or your organization, schedule a free and confidential, 30-minute consultation with me The Lens Leadership to explore working with me as your advocate, challenger, AND your trusted success partner. ‘𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩’ 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙚. #Leadership #CulturalInsights #LanguagePower #GlobalLeadership #AIAndLeadership #CrossCulturalLeadership #MachineLearning #LeadershipConcepts #InnovationInLeadership #AIForLeaders The Lens Leadership

Remember when August was that time in the summer when we all reveled in the last days of camp before going back to school, or we took our last sunny vacations to reinvigorate before the big push to close out the year? I’ve been chatting with so many of you, and from what I can tell, this August is a little different - maybe even a lot. 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 – 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸! 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸! 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗲? It’s August Newsletter week at The Lens Leadership so for those already subscribed – stay tuned to your inboxes! This month I offer you a moment to exhale and be inspired as I share about the fueling power of joy. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗱, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿? Don't just survive. Thrive! Each month you’ll get 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗾𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵!), 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵’𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲! 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄! Tip: In the 'Resources' section, you'll find an archive of past newsletters to get a sense of where this is going! And it's only the beginning! #leadershipcontent #leadershipideas #leadershipcoach #thrive

𝗔 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: 𝗔 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 🌺 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗼 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗼... She was sharing a story about her recent trip to Southwestern India, and there was an element of the story that I found to be most profound, and I wanted to share it with you. 𝗜’𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: “𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 21𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘺, 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺.” My friend shared that on her journey she visited a famous temple. There was a woman selling flower garlands for visitors to wear into the temple, and to offer to the Gods. This woman had a peacefulness about her. 🕊 My friend also shared that visitors from all over the world 🌍 start to arrive at this temple at around 5am. So, the woman selling flowers was likely working by 3am each morning 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 these intricate flower garlands, because they needed to always be fresh. The woman joyfully 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲, with 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 in her product, and also 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁 with helpful information as visitors appeared to wander. She even used technology to offer directions and to help with transactions for her little flower business. Most of all, my friend commented about this woman's presence: ‘𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺.’ And clearly, 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 on my friend, a CEO of a non-profit in the Silicon Valley – so much so, that her story was now being shared about at that table on Sand Hill Road, 8700 miles away. I’m sure you are starting to understand the moral of the story. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗲𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿; 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁; 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. You merely need to choose how you lead. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝟮𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿. #Leadership #Inspiration #Humanity #Business The Lens Leadership Harini Senthilvasan