This week on The UpLevel Podcast, join us for a transformative episode as we welcome Marita Fridjhon, Co-Founder and CEO of CRR Global and one of the original architects of Relationship Systems Intelligence (RSI), a framework that has reshaped how leaders, teams, and organizations across the globe connect, collaborate, and evolve.
For over two decades, Marita has guided leaders from Google, NASA, UNICEF, and Harvard to access the collective wisdom of their systems, showing that leadership doesn’t live in individuals but in the spaces between us.
Born and raised in apartheid-era South Africa, Marita’s early experiences with injustice sparked a lifelong dedication to creating connection where there is conflict and community where there is fragmentation.
We’ll explore what it truly means to live and lead in right relationship with our teams, our partners, our communities, and the wider web of life itself.
In This Episode:
- A practice rooted in the wisdom of “all our relations,” reminding us that leadership is relational, not transactional
- Why organizations thrive when leaders slow down, listen deeply, and invite every voice, including the unseen
- How emotional intelligence expands when we honor the whole system, not just the parts
- Lessons from love, loss, and leaning into another’s journey without trying to fix it
- How recognizing even small wins replenishes teams, families, and movements alike
About Marita:
Marita Fridjhon is the co-founder of CRR Global and a guiding force behind the field of Relationship Systems Work. As co-creator of the world-renowned Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC™) program, she has trained thousands of coaches, leaders, and teams to unlock the power of systems-inspired evolution, where leadership lives not in individuals, but in the collective.
A native of South Africa, Marita’s early experiences with social injustice shaped her lifelong belief that change begins through connection. Her pioneering concept of Relationship Systems Intelligence (RSI™) reframes leadership as a shared, living process, one that honors every voice and draws wisdom from the whole.
Today, Marita continues to mentor a global community of practitioners and organizations, from Google and NASA to UNICEF and Harvard, helping them listen deeply, lead collaboratively, and co-create transformation from within the system itself.
Substack: https://systemsinspiredevolution.substack.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maritafridjhon/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maritafridjhon/
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