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Erica Ariel Fox's Winning From Within
In order to change our outside circumstances, taking a look at ourselves inside can make all the difference. In this episode, you'll learn about your inner executive suite adapted from Erica Ariel Fox's book Winning from Within.Naomi walks you through the four executives in your suite, the dreamer, the thinker, the lover, and the warrior, and helps you to understand their functions and how they can help you become a better you.Links and ResourcesWinning from Within BookThank you for listening, and until next time, stay on purpose! To learn more about Planners on Purpose, visit www.plannersonpurpose.com.Support the show
Amy Elizabeth Fox is a senior leadership strategist with two decades of experience consulting to Fortune 500 companies on issues of human capital, organizational health and leadership development. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Mobius Executive Leadership, a premier leadership development firm with offices in Boston and London. Since 2005, Ms. Fox has served as one of the lead designers and lead faculty members in Mobius transformational leadership programs offered globally. She is also the founder of the Next Practice Institute, a professional development arm for coaches and facilitators and has helped build a global firm with over 200 practitioners and long standing relationships with some of the world's most innovative companies. Mobius services include top team intervention, multi-client CEO sessions, executive coaching and business mediation. Its signature offering is a cutting edge contribution to the field of transformation through the design and delivery of bespoke and immersive leadership programs for senior executives. Mobius enjoys a privileged partnership with Egon Zehnder as well as with numerous boutique firms promoting the work of its prestigious Senior Experts including Otto Scharmer, Peter Senge, Bob Kegan, Ron Heifetz, Linda Hill, Tom deLong, Amy Edmondson, David Kantor among others. Mobius operates as a consortium of practice across an expert network of coaches, trainers, and facilitators and brings customized programs to clients in the public and private sector. Prior to her Mobius, Amy was a senior trainer for Vantage Partners anchoring their corporate education delivery of Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most in both private and public sectors. Before that, Amy was the Director of Training and Organizational Development for Wellspace Inc., a health care start-up. She served as the Associate Director of the National Religious Partnership for the Environment, an educational initiative headed by Paul Gorman, Vice President Al Gore and Carl Sagan. She was Special Assistant to the Dean of Education, City College and Education Director of an in-patient alcohol rehabilitation hospital. Amy is a psychotherapist who received her B.A. from Wesleyan University and her master's in Counseling Psychology from Lesley College. Amy is certified as an executive coach in the area of Emotional Intelligence by Hay/McBer and Associates, and as a trainer in the System for Analyzing Verbal Interaction by SAVI Communications. . Additionally, I'll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest's choice with each episode now. This episode, the organization is called The Pocket Project. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Amy on: Website - Mobius Executive Leadership LinkedIn Listen to her Keynote presentation at Next Practice Institute Follow her sister, Erica Ariel Fox, on LinkedIn Follow Erica Ariel Fox on her Website Follow Erica Ariel Fox's contributions on Forbes To connect with me: Interested in working with me as your coach? Book a complimentary 15 minute call here. LinkedIn Instagram Website Subscribe to my weekly newsletter YouTube Please leave a review for this podcast on Apple Podcasts! Resources/People Mentioned: Difficult Conversations - Doug Stone, Bruce Patten and Sheila Heen Winning from Within - Erica Ariel Fox Amy Edmondson, and her work on Psychological Safety Joseph Cambell - Hero's Journey Yotam Schachter Thomas Hubl Lynda Caesara Neem Karoli Baba
Erica Ariel Fox talks to Patrick about how we can draw our four bits of intelligence, the importance of moving from limiting beliefs to liberating beliefs, and the need to rethink our leadership blind spots. Erica is a lecturer at Harvard Law School where she has taught for over 20 years. Her first book is the New York Times bestseller Winning From Within. She is a Senior Contributor for Forbes and a trusted advisor to CEOs worldwide. Learn more about Erica's work at www.EricaArielFox.com
Yotam Schachter is a coach, facilitator, and teacher specializing in emotional fitness and the art of change. In addition to his training in traditional coaching tools such as Adaptive Leadership and Internal Family Systems, Yotam's work draws from his experiences as a massage therapist, rabbinical student, investment analyst, and meditator. He helps clients to find beauty, wisdom, and opportunity in their toughest challenges. Yotam has studied coaching and facilitation with master teachers from around the world, including Thomas Huebl, Erica Ariel Fox, Robert Gass, Dr. Richard Schwartz, and Jennifer Garvey Berger. In addition to his own work as Presence Tree founder, Yotam facilitates leadership development workshops with Mobius Executive Leadership, Cultivating Leadership, and Bridge Partnership, developing and delivering cutting edge transformational experiences for senior executives. Yotam lives in Boston with his wife, a rabbi and climate activist, and his son, a panda firefighter train-engineer rock star. You can connect with Yotam on: Website LinkedIn Resources/People Mentioned: Robert Gass Ken Wilber A Brief History of Everything, by Ken Wilber A Theory of Everything, by Ken Wilber Matrix 4 The Mankind Project Internal Family Systems Therapy Richard Schwartz Mobius Executive Leadership Nonviolent Communication Somatic Psychotherapy Erica Ariel Fox Brene Brown Kristin Neff Changing on the Job, by Jennifer Garvey Berger Thomas Hübl Andy Cahill The Wonder Dome - Podcast Zander Grashow
Want to know the secret to becoming a better negotiator? It starts from within. Pay attention to people who annoy you or whom you wish you could be more like. They are mirrors for the parts of yourself you may have rejected. This is the first step Erica Ariel Fox recommends leaders take to become better negotiators. Erica is the author of Winning From Within, which outlines a contemporary approach for getting more of what you want, improving relationships, and enjoying life's deeper rewards. She believes that better negotiation starts not with learning classic negotiating tactics, but with learning to negotiate better with yourself. During the interview, Erica also shares… What being a 360-degree leader means How becoming more self-aware leads to better leadership outcomes How to embody and listen to more of your inner negotiators
After years teaching at the Harvard Law School Amy took a pivot in her messaging after discovering the importance of self awareness in conflict resolution. As suggested by Erica Ariel Fox (author: Winning from Within), self-awareness includes 2 parts: State awareness: Being able to witness and recognize your own emotional state (the work of Ronald Heifetz refers to this as being on the balcony) Difficult situations can trigger reactive fight or flight mindset which will constrain your thinking and limit your ability to make decisions This awareness helps you manage these difficult situations Profile awareness: This is about understanding your leadership style and strengths and knowing what is needed in one moment to then next Many leaders have strong intellectual ability (thinker warrior) but less developed in intuition, forward thinking or emotions Teams respond well to leaders showing vulnerability (admitting they are working on their leadership) – it increases trust and improves the team’s ability to work together 4 benefits of investing in self-awareness: Cognitive flexibility: Mature leaders are much better able to include ideas from different perspectives – this makes them more future ready (e.g., not stuck in their own point of view and more open to innovation) When leaders are learners there is much more psychological safety, collaboration and productive conflict Emotional intimacy: Now that people are working out of their living rooms teams are becoming closer and sharing details of families and personal lives – this is creating more intimacy Leaders who can create deeper conversations around purpose, mission, and values create a stronger sense of trust and engagement with their teams Adaptability: People can only tolerate a certain amount of change and therefore building team’s tolerance of disequilibrium is an important task for leaders Leaders who have practices for getting grounded will be better able to meet upcoming challenges Come up with a tactic to ground yourself (meditation, walk in nature) Well-being: Leaders who take care of themselves create better vitality and hopefulness that will give fuel to deal with stressors going forward (mental health, relational health and physical wellbeing) Practical ways to build self-awareness: Read the book “Lead From Within” by Erica Ariel Fox Write down your life story and reflect: What have been your big events? Who have been your mentors? Where has there been limiting beliefs/behaviours? Use this reflection as a guide for future behaviour Build a kitchen cabinet of people that can help you along the way: give you constructive feedback and celebrate with you Amy’s hope for leaders: See themselves as a source of orientation. Stay close to your own sources of joy Simple acts of generosity go a long way - remember someone’s birthday, ask about family member etc Lead from anywhere in the organization More about Amy Fox: Amy is a senior practitioner in transformational leadership. She leads immersive development for senior leaders in both the private and public sector. She is also the co-founder and CEO of Mobius Executive Leadership – a premier coaching, culture change and leadership development firm headquartered in both Boston and Geneva. Mobius is comprised of a prestigious group of Senior Experts and over 200 coaches, mediators, facilitators and expressive artists. Amy is a psychotherapist by background with expertise working with family and collective trauma. More about TILTCO: TILTCO is a boutique consulting company that helps leaders define and execute their strategies in order to achieve extraordinary business and personal results. Founded by Tineke Keesmaat who has over 20 years of leadership consulting experience with McKinsey & Company, Accenture and now TILTCO Inc. Notable quote: “Mature leaders are much more able to understand the full complexity of a picture and therefore more future ready and have a stronger innovation capacity” Key resources: https://www.mobiusleadership.com/ https://www.ericaarielfox.com/winning-from-within/ www.tiltco.ca Supplemental reading: https://hbr.org/2002/06/a-survival-guide-for-leaders https://www.ft.com/content/aaa3b29a-ffb0-11e9-be59-e49b2a136b8d Buckle up! It’s time to future-proof your skill set for the new-look decade ahead https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/leadership/from-a-room-called-fear-to-a-room-called-hope-a-leadership-agenda-for-troubled-times#:~:text=From%20a%20room%20called%20fear,leadership%20agenda%20for%20troubled%20times&text=Leaders%20can%20make%20a%20difference,onboarding%E2%80%9D%20of%20all%20their%20people.?_lrsc=70af8951-a6e8-42c7-a3ba-5fc896689d01&cid=other-soc-lke
Erica Ariel Fox is the author of the New York Times bestseller Winning from Within: A Breakthrough Method for Leading, Living, and Lasting Change. She is a negotiation lecturer at Harvard Law School and a senior advisor to Fortune 500 companies. Erica is a featured presenter in Sounds True’s Inner MBA program. In this podcast, she speaks with Tami Simon about her revolutionary approach to conflict resolution, how she defines “winning from within,” working with your “top team” of inner advisors, and much more.
As we move deeper into these unprecedented times during the COVID-19 lockdown, how can we best support our leaders as their needs change in response to the global situation? In this conversation with executive leadership coach Erica Ariel Fox we explore how the pandemic is affecting leaders, how we can adapt our coaching accordingly, and the power of myth and archetypes to tranform including Erica’s innovative mythological approach. Erica Ariel Fox is the co-founder of Mobius Executive Leadership and the creator of the Winning from Within® methodology. She advises the most senior leaders in influential companies around the world to achieve their highest aspirations. Her book, Winning From Within, was a New York Times bestseller and her writing has been published in Forbes, Bloomberg, the Harvard Business Review among others. Erica also teaches negotiation at Harvard Law School and is a sought-after speaker to offer keynotes at global gatherings and corporate events, as well as to lead top team off-sites.
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On Episode 17, Lonnie’s podcast guest is Erica Ariel Fox, New York Times best-selling author, co-founder and president of Mobius Executive Leadership and Harvard Law School lecturer. Erica’s Winning from Within Method, also the name of her phenomenal award-winning book, offers leaders a way to navigate high-stakes interactions and live their best lives. She explains on the podcast how her unique position in very conventional environments and her strong interest in the world’s insight traditions allow her to bridge between the two to support leaders who are responsible for very important decisions. She connects the best practices of the executive suite with the lessons from traditional wisdom to be the “premier mythologist of modern business leadership.” Her insights on modern leadership must not be missed.
Erica Ariel Fox is the bestselling author of "Winning from Within: A Breakthrough Method for Leading, Living, and Lasting Change", President of Mobius Leadership, and a frequent Harvard lecturer. She shares wisdom from her book, including her innovative framework for negotiating successfully with ourselves--especially when faced with big transitions and challenges at work and in our personal lives.
Erica Ariel Fox is an advisor to CEOs and other senior executives on their leadership challenges. She is the New York Times best-selling author of Winning From Within: A Breakthrough Method for Leading, Living, and Lasting Change, and she's taught at Harvard Law School for most of the last 20 years. Her thought leadership is shared with clients through Mobius Executive Leadership. Her writing has appeared in Harvard Business Review and McKinsey Quarterly. She is also a LinkedIn influencer and a regular contributor to Forbes in the leadership section. You can follow Erica’s work on her website and on Facebook, where she has over 200,000 followers. Erica and I discuss: Why the most important negotiations you can have in your life are the ones in your own mind The biggest negotiation challenge a foreign supreme court justice presented to Erica Why a massively successful initiative that Erica led at Harvard Law School was shut down How you can go about challenging conventional wisdom in traditional places How the stories we tell ourselves get in the way of our full potential The strategies you can use to have conversations about other people’s failures. Why you must stand in the truth of your failure to learn and grow. - Get your FREE copy of my e-book. Text OZAN to 345345 or navigate to weeklycontrarian.com to download a free copy of my e-book, The Contrarian Handbook: 8 Principles for Innovating Your Thinking. Along with your free e-book, you’ll get the Weekly Contrarian — a newsletter that challenges conventional wisdom and changes the way we look at the world (plus access to exclusive content for subscribers only). Don’t want to miss future episodes? Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and leave a review on iTunes or Google Play. As always, thanks for listening.
Erica Ariel Fox, the founder Mobius Executive Leadership, joins me this month. Fox is a New York Times bestselling author of “Winning from Within” and works with C-Suite executives to connect traditional wisdom to the modern workplace. She is a regular keynote speaker and has served on the faculty at Harvard Law School for over 20 years. Erica Ariel and is passionate about sharing her breakthrough method for leading, living, and lasting change.
When someone gives you a gift, what do you do? Do you stick it in the closet and wait for a rainy day? Or do you open it, and appreciate it, right then and there? Whether things are going well for you right now, or you're stuck in something less-than-awesome, this week's episode offers you a simple practice that can help amplify the good things - and find the grain of hope in any situation, no matter how dismal. After all, it's often not the big things that matter - it's the simple things, the simple gifts, that keep us fueled in connection - connection to the things that matter most in life. Also make sure that you check out last week's episode with Erica Ariel Fox, on how to Create New Possibility from the Inside Out - based on her New York Times bestselling book, Winning from Within. Next week, we'll be chatting about the power of conscious commitment ceremonies, with David and Lila Sophia Tresemer, authors of The Conscious Wedding Handbook. So enjoy this week's "simple gift" and see you next week!
How do you get better at being you? How do you get past the stuck points - that gap between what you know you could/should do - and what you actually do? We have a vast amount of inner resource available to us to help get unstuck and learn new ways of showing up - and today we’re going to bring that resource online. Our guest is Erica Ariel Fox, author of the New York Times Bestseller Winning from Within. Erica is part of the Harvard Negotiation Project, and her book follows up where Difficult Conversations leaves off - addressing that question of “How come this still isn’t working even though I know what I’m supposed to do?” Often, it comes down to the inner work that needs to be done - so that the outer strategies can actually be effective for you. (if you’re curious - you can listen to our interview with Sheila Heen, one of the authors of Difficult Conversations, here in Episode 59) So - where do you start when you’re trying to figure out why what ought to be working...isn’t? How do you figure out what parts of you need attention, growth, and development? Let’s dive in!! Identify the performance gap: All of us have experienced times in which our behavior and actions were incongruent with what we wished we were doing or knew that we were capable of. Instead of being the reflective listener in a conversation you find yourself yelling… Instead of taking that walk you find yourself sitting eating the last of the cookies… Everyone of us has moments in which we know what to do, but do not do it. Can you notice these moments? Can you have a lookout part that observes the gap between intention and action? And can you work to separate this awareness from a judging part? Talk to yourself! The process of going inside and checking in is critical in building self-awareness so that we can make new choices in how we relate to ourselves and the world. Slow down and begin listening in on your internal thought life. Are you constantly criticizing yourself? Judging others? Is your mind filled with gratitudes or grumblings? Mindfulness moments: Make these internal life pulse checks frequent rituals. Perhaps you choose to check in every hour on the hour to see what you are thinking, feeling, doing, needing, and wanting. Taking intentional pauses to check in with your physiology and inner life leads to an increased sense of curiosity - the key catalyst for change. By listening with curiosity to the story you have of yourself at any given moment you begin to open to the possibility of growth and aliveness. Centering on the continuum: As you turn inward can you find the 4 big archetypes? They are the Thinker, the Warrior, the Lover, and the Dreamer. Each one of us holds these four ways of navigating life and the world around us, however they may be elevated or deflated at any given moment. There is a middle ground with all of these- and we are constantly working with these parts to integrate them into a balanced whole. When centered these parts of ourselves are helpful, and can begin to give us counsel. Tune in regularly to see which parts are silenced, and which parts are on overdrive. By checking in on the status of these archetypes inside ourselves we can gather a lot of information regarding what we need more or less of. The Thinker: A centered thinker collects information, synthesizes, finds logical answers, and remains open to changing their thinking. An elevated thinker might think they know the answer. They might stay convinced they are right and remain closed off to other perspectives. A deflated thinker is someone who doesn’t think their ideas matter at all. They are constantly questioning themselves, filled with doubt, and are rarely able to stand up for their ideas. The Warrior: The warrior is the assertive part of ourselves. If inflated it becomes aggressive, if deflated it makes us avoid conflict and confrontation. The Lover: The lover is the part of us that has emotional intelligence and is naturally inclined towards relationships. If this part is inflated we may become emotionally flooded and too dependent on relationships. If the lover in us is deflated we may devalue our emotions, and become distrustful of the emotional urges we have. The Dreamer: The dreamer is the part of us that is connected with our imagination and with envisioning the future. It helps us get excited about the future, about possibilities, and helps steer us to what is next. If the dreamer is inflated we may become ungrounded and unrealistic. An inflated dreamer gets too far ahead too fast. A deflated dreamer feels lost with no sense of purpose or direction. The Lookout: As we’ve already mentioned, this is the part of you that can be aware of patterns that are going on, who can assess which of your Big 4 is in the limelight (and which ones are lurking in the shadows). Your lookout helps you assess any situation and determine which of your Big 4 might need to step up more fully (and which might want to step back a bit) - as well as to notice the larger dynamics at work. The Captain: In addition to the Big 4- we each have a captain. We want the captain at the helm, and the big 4 as passengers. The captain represents our capacity for high level functioning and integration. The captain helps us self-regulate and be conscious in our choices. Take advice from the advisory council: If you are feeling uncertain about how to best navigate a process or a decision, try sitting down with a piece of paper and asking each of your big 4 if they have any advice for you. What is their perspective? What is their best advice to the captain? Then write from the captain’s perspective. - take in advice from advisory council. So much insight can come from honoring the ‘advisory council’ with your attention and attunement. Engage with your inner life. Running away or ignoring your inner life is dangerous and is very unlikely to help you in making good choices in relationships, work life, or community. Can you instead begin to engage in a genuinely open dialogue with yourself and all the different parts of yourself? Make it concrete: In an effort to remain engaged with your inner life it can be helpful to have external reminders. Get creative! Find several small symbolic items to help represent the Big 4 and place them around your space. Imagine small altars that remind you to pause and check in. Finding what might represent each part is in itself a great way to get to know these parts of you more deeply. Move around: Another important way to connect with the quality of each part is to move your body in ways that help you access this part. Take on the body posture of each part. By embodying each one individually with intention and attention you can begin to tap into the mood, values, perspective, and energy of the archetype. From here you can begin to gather their wisdom somatically and then integrate it emotionally and intellectually. The Voyager- Another important archetype to recognize and cultivate in ourselves is that of the voyager. The voyager is a part of us that we can activate in order to help us on the path of exploration. It embodies a growth-oriented mindset and inspires us to remain curious, and to continually follow our impulse to learn. Invite the Dreamer to help inspire hope: When our relationships get in a rut it is often because we have become stuck in a limiting set of dynamics and patterns. We reenact the same conflicts and conversations over and over again- sometimes without awareness. The Dreamer helps break these cycles by inspiring us to ask what is possible. When one partner begins to engage with the relationship from a Dreamer perspective, the entire dynamic can shift. Many of us are longing, perhaps subconsciously, for this part of our partner to show up. When it does, we can experience incredible relief and revived hope as it shows us that our partner is in a place of curiosity, openness, and engagement with the future. By taking some time to check-in with the Dreamer, you are investing energy in helping imbue your relationship with that critical sense of possibility that creates safety and spark! Resources: Check out Erica Ariel Fox’s website here Take a FREE survey of your Big 4 Read Erica Ariel Fox’s NY Times Best-Selling book Winning from Within www.neilsattin.com/within Visit to download the show guide, or text “PASSION” to 33444 and follow the instructions to download the show guide to this episode with Erica Ariel Fox Our Relationship Alive Community on Facebook Amazing intro/outro music graciously provided courtesy of: The Railsplitters - Check them Out
In this episode, we're going to talk about a breakthrough method for leading, living and lasting change with our guest Erica Ariel Fox. She is on the faculty at Harvard Law School, a New York Times bestselling author, a LinkedIn Influencer, a senior advisor to 'McKinsey & Company Leadership Academy,' and the founding partner of 'Mobius Executive Leadership.' Her latest book is Winning From Within: A Breakthrough Method For Leading, Living and Lasting Change. Resources: * http://ericaarielfox.com/ – Erica's Website * @ericaarielfox – Erica on Twitter * http://ericaarielfox.com/resources/big-four-profile/ – Take the Big Four Profile Survey * Buy Erica's book, Winning From Within: A Breakthrough Method For Leading, Living and Lasting Change Sponsored by: * LEADx.org – subscribe to become 1% better every single day Review and Join Our Ambassadors Club: Please consider leaving an honest one- or two-sentence review on iTunes or on Stitcher. Nothing matters more for bringing the podcast to the attention of others. And after you leave your review, send me an email at info at leadx dot org to let me know, and I'll invite you into the private LEADx Ambassadors Group on Facebook. Group members are eligible for ridiculously good prizes each month, have special access to me and LEADx guests, discounts on live events, and of course it's a great forum for peer-learning and support. Share: And, by all means, if you know someone you think would benefit, please spread the word by using the share buttons below. — What is LEADx and The LEADx Show with Kevin Kruse? Imagine if you could have the world's best executive coaches and leadership mentors whispering into your ear every morning on your way to work. Every weekday, there will be a new episode of The LEADx Leadership Show with an interview from a different thought leadership or business expert. Many of these guests are thought leaders, famous authors or high-profile CEOs from innovative startup companies. Others are creatives, artists, entrepreneurs or corporate career leaders. They have all achieved extreme success and they are willing to share practical advice on how to advance your career and develop your leadership and management skills by offering daily career tips on time management, productivity, marketing, personal branding, communication, sales, leadership, team building, talent management and other personal development and career development topics. There will be a new episode waiting for you every day just in time for your morning commute, morning treadmill session or whatever else it is you do to start your day. LEADx isn't just the name of this new podcast, it's the name of a digital media and online learning company that is re-imagining professional development for millennials and career driven professionals looking to break into manager roles or excel in current leadership and management roles. If you're looking for management training or professional development that is delivered in a fun and engaging way, sign up for our daily newsletter at LEADx.org. It's packed with life hacks, daily career tips and leadership challenges that will turn you into a high potential leader in no time. What does LEADx stand for? We are exploring leadership. We are about NEXT GENERATION leadership.
Erica shows us how to access the many valid forms of inner intelligence within us that are worth listening to.
Erica Ariel Fox, who teaches negotiation at Harvard Law School, discusses how to resolve inner conflict to lead wisely and live well.