Podcast Title: Exploring Leadership Integrity and Inner Wisdom with Angela Cusack Description: Join us in this captivating episode as we sit down with Angela Cusack, an esteemed colleague from the first Narrative Coaching cohort, and delve into the profound themes of leadership, integrity, and personal evolution. Angela enlightens us on the pivotal role of asking transformative questions such as "Who am I?" and "Whose voice am I speaking?" in shaping our personal and professional lives.  We venture into discussions about the importance of integrity in leadership, with Angela providing valuable insights and personal experiences. The conversation further navigates the intriguing concept of allowing our future selves to guide our present decisions, offering practical advice on integrating this perspective into daily life.

Conversations are rarely neutral. Conversations live on the spectrum of being productive to unproductive, constructive to destructive. The primary purpose of conversation is to coordinate and effectively move action forward for the sake of reaching a goal—ideally a shared goal.

Trust Requires Us to Be Adults. Not victims of circumstance. Not rescuers trying to fix or save colleagues relationships, making everyone feel a bit better. Not persecutors who look to place blame and foster shame in others.

I took up golf later in life. Yet, it was a game that I had always been attracted to--a sport that when I was in my 20’s I attempted to learn, but my wallet wasn’t fat enough to allow it to happen. But I never lost sight of seeing myself playing the game well, competing against other women who likely had been playing a good portion of the lives.

Trust is messy. It takes work. It requires intention. It demands our commitment. And quite frankly it is easier to Distrust than to Trust.

From early childhood--well before I could read--I would devour the pictures in our 1960’s Encyclopedia Britannica. As I developed my reading skills, my time with these fascinating books only expanded. I’d sit for hours reading text and sub-titles drifting off as I imagined myself on safari, flying strange aircraft, throwing elaborate dinner parties where every utensil was used--all 22 forks. Every day offered a different opportunity to explore and try on something new.

The only practice you need to expand your cultural awareness

There are days when you stumble…and then there are days when you stumble upon a trinket from your past.  Our experience of the two isn’t dissimilar:  It breaks our flow; the forward movement toward something else we desire. We feel flush with excitement, shame, or something in-between. Our breathing shifts, our minds uncontrollably leap forward and […]