An Interview with Diana Chapman, Co-founder of the Conscious Leadership Group
Diana speaks about relanguaging in the corporate setting. Once you change the language, it’s essential to stick with it. Language should be as mainstream as possible, so when new people come into the setting, they can understand it. Then, Diana explains how she works with her clients at the Conscious Leadership Group. Diana has many daily practices to cultivate conscious leadership. Anytime she finds herself being adverse, she stops and looks at what is the threat under the aversion. Later, Diana describes ways to become more present, how to receive feedback, and Diana explains commitments.
In this episode:
- [00:50] Meet Diana Chapman and the inspiration behind the Conscious Leadership Group.
- [05:00] Shifting language to reflect a state of trust.
- [09:30] How Diana works with her clients. First, she asks the four questions of conscious leadership. Are you in a state of threat, or are you in a state of trust?
- [11:50] The type of clients that work with the Conscious Leadership Group.
- [15:00] How Diana defines conscious leadership and how she cultivates conscious leadership.
- [21:30] Using meditation and practicing spirituality. Diana is not one for rituals. She explains how to become more present.
- [30:00] How to receive feedback. Diana makes agreements with her friends, clients, and coworkers to give feedback to each other.
- [49:50] Commitments – it’s a way to organize yourself. We are always committed by looking at our results.
Key Takeaways:
- Conscious leadership is to be here in a nonreactive state.
- To cultivate conscious leadership – when you find yourself being adverse, stop, and look at what the threat is under the aversion.
- Start your day with gratitude and appreciation.
- Notice your patterns and play with them to see what’s underneath it.
- Ask for feedback from others regularly.
Meet Diana Chapman
Diana is a cofounder of the Conscious Leadership Group and has been a trusted advisor to more than 700 top-tier organizational leaders and many of their executive teams, guiding them into and through pivotal transitions in life, business, and consciousness.
You’ll hear all about Diana’s dedication to the personal and global expansion of consciousness and how that led to the creation of Conscious Leadership Forum, where she and her co-founders are spearheading a movement to propagate new models of leadership based on personal and collective empowerment.
Resources:
The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success
