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Inner Switch

7 Timeless Principles to Transform Modern Leadership

Susan S. Freeman

Entrepreneur Press, 2023

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Executive coach Susan S. Freeman explains that yoga’s principles can help you lead, even if you never flex a muscle. Yoga’s core ideas – live in the present, get in touch with your inner self, and free yourself from habitual responses– offer a leadership roadmap. When you can get in touch with the present moment, Freeman writes, you become able to view challenges with a fresh perspective and devise more creative, effective responses.

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Using yoga principles can enhance your leadership skills.

Many business leaders believe that their personal satisfaction comes from achievement. But in a volatile business environment, the drive to control outcomes proves less valuable than the ability to respond creatively to the unexpected. Leaders who are obsessed with results frequently react to obstacles by driving themselves and their team even harder.

If you push your team members without regard for their well-being, you undermine their effectiveness and drive them to disengage or quit. Outcome-obsessed leaders operate in a state of “reactivity,” viewing their goals, their team, and themselves through the distorting lens of anxiety. Because they can’t perceive an accurate picture of their present reality, stressed leaders may react in habitual ways that prove unsuitable, ineffective, or counterproductive.

Consider the alternative of leading from a yoga-like state of presence and connection. When you adopt this state of mindfulness, you can counteract distorted thinking and free yourself from preconditioned reactions. This helps you view your current challenges more objectively and forge a stronger connection...

About the Author

Susan S. Freeman, MBA, PCC, NCC, is an executive coach, team coach, speaker, and leadership-development consultant. She is also the author of Step Up Now: 21 Powerful Principles for People Who Influence Others and of leadership columns in Entrepreneur Magazine, Thrive Global, Elephant Journal, Authority Magazine, Valiant CEO, and other publications.