Leadership with Backbone & Heart: Insights from Mary Beth O'Neill

Discover the keys to transformative leadership with backbone and heart with Mary Beth O'Neill, bestselling author. In our conversation, Mary Beth shares her expertise on balancing clarity (backbone) and empathy (heart) to empower leaders, inspire teams, and achieve measurable results. Learn how to navigate challenges, overcome resistance, and create meaningful cultural patterns within your organization.

Elevate your leadership impact.through:

The power of leadership presence and emotional intelligence
Balancing autonomy and connection for better team dynamics
Overcoming resistance and building courage in leadership
Creating cultural patterns that support growth and results
Insights into the "Three Ps" of leadership: Presence, Patterns, and Power

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0:00 – Meet Mary Beth O'Neill, author of Executive Coaching with Backbone and Heart.
2:06 – Why presence matters for leaders and coaches alike.
3:41 – Backbone & Heart Explained: Balancing clarity (backbone) with empathy (heart) in leadership.
5:09 – Common Challenges: Why leaders struggle with balance and how to self-correct.
7:07 – The Underlying Drives: Autonomy vs. connection and managing chronic vs. acute anxiety.
10:00 – Overcoming Resistance: Strategies for helping leaders recognize and address their own contribution to challenges.
13:32 – Courage in Leadership: Why emotional maturity and courage are essential for effective leadership.
14:48 – Awareness & Process: Helping leaders identify and address what pulls them off course.
17:03 – Connecting Growth & Results: The role of leadership vision in achieving business goals.
18:59 – Balancing Growth Junkies and Results-Driven Cultures: Aligning personal and organizational growth.
21:22 – The Role of Authority: Using authority humanely to drive culture and interactional patterns.
23:19 – The Three Ps of Leadership: Presence, Patterns, and Power as key components of leadership success.
23:43 – The Heart of Leadership: Empathy, curiosity, and the willingness to be influenced.

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