156. The Sacred Role Of Leadership with Libby Wagner

Today's guest on the podcast is Libby Wagner, a poet, speaker, and trusted advisor who works with large and small organizations to build better teams. Libby is the author of Amazon best-seller The Influencing Option: The Art of Creating a Profit Culture in Business and What Will You Do With Your 90,000 Hours? The Boardroom Poet’s Thoughts on Work. She also has a TEDx talk that has inspired many called “Own Your Voice.”

You will hear Libby’s deep commitment to beauty, human connection, and the sacred role of leadership. I can describe today’s episode as a thought-provoking dialogue that goes beyond the conventional approach to leadership and uncovers the real-life humanity and profound wisdom that lies deep inside each of us, and it's still there even when we lead, even when it is unexpressed.

We explore the intrinsic connection between leadership and the sacred, and how embracing concepts like beauty and intuition can profoundly impact the way leaders guide their teams and organizations. Libby shares poignant stories and insights, challenging us to rethink our approach to leadership, relationships, and the very essence of life itself. We talk about reverence, presence, and embracing our humanity, to the radical act of being happy and the transformational power of poetry in leadership—on reflection I would say this episode is filled with rich, heartfelt reflections that will inspire and resonate with anyone on their leadership or change-making journey.

So, join us as we dive deep into "The Sacred Role Of Leadership" with Libby, and prepare to see the world of leadership through a beautifully different lens.

Key Takeaways

• How Libby feels called to the artistry of leadership
• How poetry reconnects us with our humanity and has a symbiotic relationship with leadership
• What sacred means in the context of leadership
• The necessity for self-awareness and inner work for leaders to have the capacity to create meaning at work
• Libby’s beautiful and inspiring poem “Somehow”

Episode Resources:

• Libby’s Website
• Libby’s Linkedin Profile
• BOOK: The Influencing Option: The Art of Building a Profit Culture in Business
• SacredChangemakers.com
• Our Sacred Community
• Jayne Warrilow on Linkedin

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