Increase Your Leadership Effectiveness By Making Others Feel Seen | Sweta Vikram

***This conversation is with Ayurvedic Doctor and Corporate Wellness Expert, Sweta Vikram, and it's about leadership effectiveness and how to increase impact as a leader. Sweta says the path to effective leadership is through finding balance, exploring our true self, and showing up with more kindness. *** 

What if the most powerful leadership skill isn't about what you accomplish, but about how you make others feel?

In this episode, Ayurvedic doctor and corporate wellness expert Sweta Vikram reveals why making people feel seen isn't just a nice-to-have: it's essential for effective leadership, team performance, and organizational health. 

Drawing from 5,000 years of Ayurvedic wisdom, Sweta shares how self-awareness and presence can transform leadership from performative to profound.

For leaders drowning in chaos and responsibility, Sweta offers a lifeline: "Burnout happens in chaos, healing happens in routines." She explains how high performers and executives can prevent burnout by understanding their natural rhythms and creating sustainable practices that honor both ambition and wellbeing.

But here's the paradox: you can't make others feel seen if you don't see yourself first. "Once we get to know ourselves, the Jekyll and the Hyde and everything in between, we are just kinder to everybody else," Sweta explains. This episode challenges the traditional leadership playbook that prioritizes doing over being, competition over compassion, and performance over presence.

In this conversation, you'll discover:
➡️ Why "healing begins when people start to feel visible" and what this means for your team
➡️ How to recognize signs of imbalance in yourself and your leadership style
➡️ The difference between being kind and being nice—and why it matters
➡️ Practical ways to pause, reflect, and show up more authentically as a leader
➡️ How ancient Ayurvedic principles apply to modern workplace challenges

Whether you're a proven executive, an emerging leader, or a coach supporting others, this conversation offers a refreshing perspective on what truly makes leadership sustainable and impactful.

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In this episode, Sweta answers the following questions:
➡️What is Ayurveda?
➡️How to be more valuable as a leader?
➡️How to make people feel seen?
➡️How to be more mindful as a leader?

Resources mentioned in the episode:
➡️Sweta’s Website: https://www.swetavikram.com/
➡️Sweta’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/swetavikram
➡️Sweta’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swetavikram  

Music in this episode by Ian Kastner.

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