Smart Power and Authentic Leadership with Dr. Sylvia Rhode-Liebenau (Part 2)

Send us Fan Mail🎧 Episode 166: Smart Power and Authentic Leadership with Dr. Sylvia Rhode-Liebenau (Part 2)In Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Sylvia Rhode-Liebenau, we go deeper into the embodied aspects of leadership and explore what the future holds for effective decision-making in an AI-driven world. Sylvia shares practical techniques for internal alignment, reveals the most dysfunctional "organ" in today's leadership ecosystem, and discusses her provocative new book "Who's in Charge?"We explore:The ABC technique for embodied leadership: Awareness, Balance, and Core relaxationWhy setting clear intentions transforms every interaction and meetingWhat power-hungry leaders consistently misunderstand about true influenceThe "heart" as the most neglected vital organ in organizational leadershipHow to distinguish between genuine intuition and "pseudo-intuition" in decision-makingThe multiple layers behind the question "Who's in Charge?" in our chaotic worldWhy the future of leadership depends on creativity vs. reactivity with AIEssential human skills that AI can never replace in leadership🔑 Key takeaways:The ABC Practice: Use Awareness (feel your whole body), Balance (find your center), and Core relaxation (release tension) to get present before important interactionsIntentional Leadership: Always clarify your purpose before meetings - Do you want to influence, gather information, or create connections?Control vs. Influence: Power-hungry leaders fail because they try to control everything instead of building influence through relationship and trustThe Heart Dysfunction: Organizations suffer when leaders believe emotions don't belong in the workplace, missing the fact that most decisions are emotional first, then rationalizedTrue vs. Pseudo-Intuition: Real intuition assesses capability objectively; pseudo-intuition is just favoritism disguised as gut feelingSovereignty in Chaos: Being truly "in charge" means self-awareness and sovereignty, not external controlHuman-AI Partnership: The future belongs to leaders who use AI as a tool while maintaining creativity, critical thinking, and human connection💡 Quotes to remember:"When I relax, I can be even more present because where I'm tense, I'm not really present.""The heart, the emotions don't have a place, whereas they have a very important place... most of our decision makings are actually emotional. And then afterwards we rationalize what's going on.""It's really just the distinction between creativity and reactivity... I can remain in creativity to first be a creative human being to say, what is the purpose? What do we want here?"Final wisdom: "Feel the gratitude of life each moment and every day - it makes such a difference."📚 Resources mentioned:Book: "Who's in Charge?" by Dr. Sylvia Rhode-LiebenauWebsite: https://www.smartpowermethod.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylvia-rohde-liebenau-phd-b51b0328/A rising tide raises all ships, and I invite you along on this journey to Evoke Greatness!On a health journey too? Join me as I navigate Hashimoto's and Perimenopause like a BEAST 🔥Rho Discount Code: https://rhonutrition.com/SONNIE15Meraki Discount Code: http://www.merakimedicinal.com/EVOKEGREATNESSCheck out my website: www.evokegreatness.comFollow me on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonnie-linebarger-899b9a52/https://www.instagram.com/evoke.greatness/https://www.tiktok.com/@evoke.greatnesshttp://www.youtube.com/@evokegreatness