Conversation with Lieve Hendren: Joy Is A Prerequisite

Conversation with Lieve Hendren: Joy Is A Prerequisite What does a Mozart violin concerto have to do with surviving a hostile board meeting? More than you'd think. In this episode, Margaret sits down with Workflow Coach Lieve Hendren to explore the surprising overlap between vocal performance and high-stakes leadership communication. Lieve shares how years of panic attacks before presentations — despite being a trained singer — led her to discover that joy isn't a reward you earn at the end of a hard day. It's the prerequisite for showing up with your full voice at all. Margaret draws on her own experience as a violinist to make the case that silence is just as powerful a tool as sound — and that the same principle applies whether you're on stage or in a boardroom. Together they dig into reflective listening as a strategy for navigating hostile conversations, why knowing your message matters more than perfecting your delivery, and how to create a repeatable process for presence so your best voice shows up on purpose, not by accident. Lieve is the author of The Joyful Flow Formula and creator of the Focused Flow Planner Journal. She works with executive directors, nonprofits, and mission-driven innovators, and pursued a vocal performance career before building her coaching practice. -- 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peacockvoices 🟦 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/peacockvoices/ 🎬 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@peacockvoices 🌐 Website: www.peacockvoices.com 🤓 Ready to start with the basics? Get our FREE video resource featuring our 3 favorite breathing techniques: https://peacockvoices.kit.com/freevideoguide 👋 Work With Us! www.peacockvoices.com/consultation This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit peacockvoices.substack.com