242 Leading with Character & How Leaders Can Maintain Balance and Avoid Burnout with Caren Kenney |Partnering Leadership Global Thought Leader

In this Partnering Leadership conversation, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Caren Kenney. Caren Kenney is the CEO and Founder of Evolve Leadership and coauthor of Leading with Character: 10 Minutes a Day to a Brilliant Legacy. In the conversation, Caren shared why she cofounded a business focused on wellness and mental health, which was then bought by Johnson & Johnson and became part of their Human Performance Institute. Next, Caren Kenney spoke about how leaders can develop their skills and become more capable leaders and balance that with their emotional well-being to avoid burnout. Caren Kenney shared why character can be developed like a muscle and how leaders can better develop their leadership character. Finally, Caren Kenney shared thoughts on how leaders can build their purpose in alignment with their organization's purpose for better results with less anxiety and pressure.  Some Highlights:-How Caren Kenney's personal challenges made her a better leader by increasing her empathy and understanding of people -Cofounding a business focused on developing digital health coaching programs for people with mental health issues.-Caren Kenney on the importance of leading with character, having a growth mindset, and maintaining emotional well-being and flexibility-How to better tap into our experiences to better understand and relate to others.-How leaders can communicate to build greater trust, and collaboration in their teams and organizations-Caren Kenney on creating an environment of trust and respect to encourage open dialogue and collaboration.-The importance of aligning personal purpose with organizational purpose-Why leaders are feeling more anxiety and stress than ever before and what to do about it-Caren Kenney on practices that contribute to improvement in mental health and well-being of leaders-The most significant contributors to imposter syndrome and how to overcome them Connect with Caren Kenney:Evolve Leadership Website Caren Kenney on LinkedIn Leading with Character on Amazon Connect with Mahan Tavakoli:Mahan Tavakoli Website Mahan Tavakoli on LinkedIn Partnering Leadership Website