Leadership Lessons from Animals

In this episode, I’m joined by leadership guide Lisa Foulger for a gentle yet powerful conversation about what animals can teach us about leadership and business. We explore the wisdom in slowing down, the power of presence, and how reconnecting with nature can shift the way we lead, work, and live.

From her life in Costa Rica to her insights on the Inner Development Goals, Lisa offers a refreshing, nature-inspired perspective that invites entrepreneurs to embrace a more sustainable, mindful, and humane way of doing business.

In this episode, we discussed…

• What sparked Lisa’s interest in discovering leadership lessons from animals.
• Why the sloth became her animal of focus—and what makes it such a powerful and unexpected teacher for leadership and business.
• The cultural obsession with hustling—and how adopting a sloth-like approach can lead to more humane, sustainable business practices.
• Lisa’s life in Costa Rica, and whether Costa Ricans relate to nature differently than people in more industrialized parts of the world.
• The Western tendency to separate nature from work—and how we can gently bring nature back into our leadership and business practices.
• The role of mindfulness and slowing down in building a business world that’s more sustainable, kind, and connected.
• How Costa Rica is pioneering the application of the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) at a national level—and what that looks like in daily life and leadership.
• A simple, nature-inspired step that listeners can take today to bring more wisdom and presence into how they lead.

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