021 - Leadership as an Agency of Assistance and Easement

In this exchange we are exploring the wide arena of leadership and reaching out to sense its emergent nature in our lives at this time. We sense that leadership is not something out there, but rather it is right here in how we choose to live every day in the various circumstances and roles we operate in. We are not inviting you to a certain method or methodology of leadership, but rather into the bigger inquiry of how we can each, individually and collectively, lead a life of meaning and purpose, a life of learning and development, and growth. Join Aviv Shahar as he welcomes Theodora Papanastasatou, Perry Martin, Jane Goodman, and Liz Halter to share in this conversation on Leadership as an Agency of Assistance and Easement. KEY TAKEAWAYS 02:11 – Aviv Shahar welcomes Theodora Papanastasatou, Perry Martin, Jane Goodman, and Liz Halter as they explore what comes alive in them when they hear the phrase, Leadership as an Agency of Assistance and Easement13:17 – Leadership as a bearer of joy and life15:13 – The panel shares how they’ve experienced leadership in today’s age27:50 – Other observations on leadership, self-leadership and competition37:29 – Collaboration vs. Competition40:36 – Best practices for discovering the emergent version of yourself50:19 – Aviv provides one final piece of inspiration about your own talent, potential and natural brilliance TWEETABLE QUOTES “Each human is unique. Our fingerprints are unique; the iris in our eyes is unique; therefore, each one is allowed and should be permitted to find their uniqueness to be able to locate, understand, learn, know who they are, and what they can offer from themselves that is completely their own. It is a contribution to the whole of their community, their country, and their time. I think this is a part of the quest of many young people today who are meeting to ask, "Who am I, and what can I do?" Not because someone tells me to, but because it's my human right to explore it in my own way.” (06:33) (Theodora)“If you want to be a leader, you have to practice it in small ways, often, for it to live with you.” (09:35) (Perry)“Leadership as an Agency of Assistance and Easement excites me because that makes those roles and those tasks actually enjoyable. Otherwise, if that’s not what it’s about, it becomes just a task or a job, which takes the joy out of it.” (14:18) (Liz)“The word ‘Leadership’ is interesting because it says, ‘Lead Ship,’ like the Lead Ship in a flotilla. And the Lead Ship gets to be the Lead Ship, or Lead Captain, because he’s got a good compass, he knows the way and he knows where the trouble is.” (22:17) (Perry)“This engine of learning you’re speaking of has so much to do with self-leadership as well, because if I don’t practice it with myself, it’s not going to be effective with others because they won’t feel the truth of it. Each day, before going to bed, then again when waking up, ask yourself, ‘What went well, what was optimal, what was suboptimal, where can corrections be made?’” (31:55) (Jane)“Competition is good,. There’s nothing wrong with it. It’s the words that suggest, ‘come’ and ‘petition.’ Petition to be better.” (39:01) (Theodora)“A successful life doesn’t come without preparation.” (46:42) (Perry)“We’re trying to invite you to the discovery of your own self-leadership in a world that is going through change, where you, and your talent, and your potential, and your natural brilliance are important. And especially when you find your unique way to contribute to the circumstance you’re in. Let that, perhaps, be the take home value and inspiration from our exploration today.” (52:01) (Aviv) RESOURCES MENTIONED Portals of Perception WebsiteAviv’s LinkedIn Aviv’s TwitterAviv’s WebsiteYair’s Book