Shame Shame - Embracing Our Vulnerability with Simon Cavicchia

How easy to you find it to say ‘I don’t know’? How does our childhood shame and anxiety shape us as leaders? Why do our beliefs about vulnerabilities impact the way we work together? Highly Relational Season 2 - Episode 12Shame Shame – Embracing our Vulnerability with Simon Cavicchia  Simon Cavicchia is an executive coach and consultant whose work focuses on making vulnerability more ordinary and bringing our feelings of shame and anxiety into everyday conversations. With a background of working with national charities, the media and social care and as a member at Hult Ashbridge Business School Simon is here today to share his journey with shame and anxiety as a consultant and a human himself. Simon discusses how our childhood experiences and perceived truths, grown from ideas mirrored to us by society, schools and sometimes our parents can impact us as leaders, team members and colleagues. Topics Covered:Developing ideas of self-imageSelf-awarenessWhat is self-image?Living up to ideals Shame and vulnerability UncertaintyNarcissismSimon's work with organisations Human connection Embracing difference Honourable Mentions:Brene Brown, WebsiteGestalt, Gestalt Centre WebsiteNarcissistic Process and Corporate Decay: The Theory of the Organisational Ideal by Howard Schwartz, AmazonSimon Cavicchia:https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-cavicchia-1a6a521/https://www.simoncavicchia.com/‘The Theory and Practice of Relational Coaching: Complexity, Paradox and Integration’, Amazon‘Gestalt Counselling In Action’, AmazonRobert Digings:https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/Team Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.Production credits:Studio Manager at Voxpod Studios – Gemma Chester   Post Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall© 2024 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.