IDGs - Inner Compass - Ft. Dr. Mary Gentile w/Anita Nowak - Purposeful Empathy

Watch this episode to learn how to develop your “Inner Compass” and become a leader capable of greater ethical decision-making. In this week’s episode, Anita explores "Inner Compass" with Dr. Mary Gentile, creator of the innovative Giving Voice to Values (GVV) program. In this compelling conversation, Mary describes how our values and inner compass can inspire ethical decision-making and ethical leadership. Mary also unpacks her seven-pillar GVV framework—values, purpose, choice, normalization, self-knowledge, voice, and reasons and rationalizations—and uses real examples to demonstrate how leaders can effectively act on their values. 00:00 Preview 00:38 Introduction  01:16 About Dr. Mary Gentile 02:51 How the IDG definition of “Inner Compass” resonates with Mary 06:12 How can leaders develop their Inner Compass?  10:12 Mary’s backstory 14:08 Why should leaders complicate their thinking and listen to voices that are typically not as loud? 17:32 What are the barriers to ethical decision-making? 21:11 The “Giving Voice to Values” (GVV) framework 26:42 What is the “locus of loyalty”? 28:35 Why is courage the starting point for ethical action? 35:25 How to make ethical decisions when “right” and “wrong” is not clear? 38:42 Does today’s world diminish our ability to practice GVV? 42:56 How do values relate to ethical choices? 47:45 What are the implications of making unethical decisions at work? 52:23 How do the GVV pillars align with the IDG framework? 54:34 Dr. Mary Gentile’s Purposeful Empathy story CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email [email protected]  ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com ✩ Buy a copy of Purposeful Empathy http://tiny.cc/PurposefulEmpathyCA ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/ ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast ✩ Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/anitanowak.bsky.social CONNECT WITH MARY ✩ Website https://givingvoicetovaluesthebook.com/ ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-gentile-a21b9225/ SHOW NOTES ✩ Inner Development Goals ✩ Giving Voice to Values Video edited by Green Horizon Studio