122 How real change can happen; Mindfulness Leadership with Puja Madan
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“You must be the change you want to see in the world” — Mahatma Gandhi
The most well established, predictable, staunch systems are being re-imagined. Many companies and leaders are looking to make substantive changes. How do you make real changes in such turbulent times?
My guest, Puja Madan, helps leaders develop resilience and a mindset shift where real change can happen. Puja and I dive into some pretty tough topics about real change, and fake change like tokenism (but no real procedures or benefits) and virtue signaling (that is symbolic and not substantive).
Real change, real growth can happen, and here’s how
What you’ll hear on today’s episode:
- What is mindfulness
- What does it mean to be a mindfulness leader
- Why it is the top 3 people that can make a difference
- Can you be a great leader in a toxic work environment
- What is tokenism & what does it have to do with a toxic policy
- What is virtue signaling and what does it have to do with manipulation
- How can we be mindful
- When unintentional inclusion impacts you
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Resources:
4 Generations talk about the Equal Rights Amendment
Connect with Puja Madan on LinkedIn
Visit the Mindfulness Map Site
Series on Manipulation
Series on Assessments
The Language of Emotions – Karla McLaren
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Show Intro music is Whispering Through by Asura
Photo by Simon Migaj on Unsplash
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