Leaders around the globe will tell you that they’ve had to make tough calls and firm decisions many times in their careers when feeling they were on shaky ground. We live in a chaotic, fast-paced time and uncertainty looms around us in every direction; in just a split second, things can shift and change dramatically. How can we stay grounded and living in our truth to make solid decisions and lead others in this environment?
This month, we visit with Gayle Karen Young, a guru of human and organizational development who is passionate about teaching people to tap in, to root down into their own authentic self, and to stabilize in order to lead effectively. There are many components to leadership and it can be a rather subjective topic; everyone has their own opinions on what makes a leader valued and impactful. However, all leaders who are successful resonate in the reality of Gayle’s topic: Leading in Times of Magnified Uncertainty.
In a time of uncertainty and ambiguity, when the paradigms we have lived with are shifting, what is required of us personally and generationally is enormous, and we need to develop our own capabilities to walk the path ahead of us. The principles we’ll talk about are an invitation to a more full life, a more grounded life, a way to shape attention to what matters, and an exploration in curiosity about what leadership in these times asks of us and how we keep shaping ourselves in turn to be able for this.
Women will have a conversation that creates a reflective moment in their day to think with me about what supports their capability to lead in times of magnified uncertainty.
To lead in times of magnified uncertainty, you need to hone your capacity and attention to be able for it. We’ll talk about what it means to drink from a deeper well, the need to dream with moral imagination, the need to be in one’s own body, have one’s allies, and learn from the edges and to risk delight.
Join us for our March Power Boost and experience clarity and focus that you can take with you into your next endeavor!
Gayle has a rich organizational consulting background with both corporate and nonprofit clients, and was in the process of becoming a monk when she became an executive instead. She joyously took on the role of Chief Culture and Talent Officer at the Wikimedia Foundation (Wikipedia and its sister free-knowledge projects) until early 2015, when she decided to return to private practice. Born in the Philippines to Chinese parents and raised in the United States, Gayle carries a multicultural perspective, an adventurous spirit, and a deep commitment to expanding human freedom.
From high-level strategic thinking to practical implementation, Gayle’s bailiwick includes leadership and executive development, change management, instructional design, training, strategic communications, team building, and personal and organizational transformation. Her clients have ranged from McDonald’s Corporation to Kaiser Permanente to Yale University to Ernst & Young. She has worked as a facilitator for the Stanford Graduate School of Business Interpersonal Dynamics course and their Women in Management program, and continues to mentor for programs such as the Unreasonable Institute and Singularity University.
A Power Boost is a 45-minute live video webinar led by entrepreneurs, executives and coaches whose experience and thought leadership are helping to create a new paradigm for the modern woman in business. These interactive sessions will open with a 15-20 minute dive into the stated topic, followed by 25-30 minutes of Q&A and spot coaching.
