The Virtue of Flapping Consciously with Chengeer Lee, Principal at Resonance

In this episode, Chengeer Lee, a recruiter turned coach, breaks down how authenticity, writing, and self-awareness fuel success in the talent world. He shares raw insights about navigating careers, the power of metacognition, and why ego destruction is essential for leadership—and how all of this ties back to building impactful organizations.01:59 — Chengeer Lee’s unconventional path into recruitment04:03 — From Kazakhstan to building a career in Canada06:33 — Landing his first job with no recruitment experience10:00 — Why job development built his recruitment foundation12:18 — Moving into tech and agency-side talent acquisition14:45 — How LinkedIn content created career opportunities15:38 — Writing, discipline, and rebuilding after burnout19:42 — Why writing is a meta skill for clearer thinking23:15 — Metacognition: learning to observe your own thinking27:34 — Why there are no shortcuts to self-understanding32:04 — Removing mental noise to improve performance34:49 — Self-transcendence as the foundation for growth39:31 — How recruitment and coaching are more connected than they seem42:09 — Making self-awareness practical for sceptics46:01 — Building conscious leaders and organizations49:04 — Playing life’s games consciously