Leading Deeply

S3E3 Leading Deeply with Dr. Kent Hoffman on Tenderness and Pain

In this episode we are in rich dialogue with Dr. Kent Hoffman, internationally known authority on attachment and one of the creators of the Circle of Security, an often referenced model that has helped parents in their ability to create secure attachment.  He has given a powerful TEDx [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9fHCrP8hZM] talk on the infinite worth of each and every one of us and has written the effective book, Raising a Secure Child [https://www.amazon.com/Raising-Secure-Child-Attachment-Resilience/dp/1462527639/ref=asc_df_1462527639?mcid=8f97785f8e783d8a95e5903c9bf285d8&hvocijid=15363208037108672391-1462527639-&hvexpln=73&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=721245378154&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15363208037108672391&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9190552&hvtargid=pla-2281435179098&psc=1].  In this conversation, he shows up with wisdom and vulnerability as he talks about coming out of a serious episode of depression and how tenderness was crucial to that.  We talk about how encountering our own pain, courageously and with compassion, is essential in creating authentic leadership, both when leading our own lives as well as when leading others.

Leading Deeply with Dr. Edith Hall on Happiness Ethics

In this show we'll be talking with Dr. Edith Hall, a preeminent Greek scholar who wrote Aristotle's Way , a popular book which illuminates how Aristotle  can help clarify the decisions needed to reclaim our agency in finding meaning and purpose in our lives (and dare we say our happiness!).  Dr. Hall is candid, reflective and honest in how living a virtuous life using ancient wisdom has not only served her well as she has managed through depression, but how it is also a durable guide for how we live and lead our lives.  Please, join us in this conversation that makes accessible and practical that which has endured through the ages.

Leading Deeply with Scott Erickson on Resonance and Meaning

In this episode we meet with artist, Scott Erickson, and explore rich themes of what it means to create and the vulnerability and risk associated with that.  We talk about the difference between humiliation and humility in that process of both creating art and leading.  We delve into the topic of resonance and how that transforms people through art.  And lastly, we look at the role of struggle as it refines us in working on our masterpiece.