Megan Reitz | The case for spaciousness in leadership

Megan has a long history of working at the cutting edge of leadership development and marks a departure from the usual guest on this podcast. She is a deep thinker and researcher around how leaders need to behave in what she calls a ‘pathologically busy’ workplace. This interview explores how our society has an over focus on the short-term, the to do list which leads to rampant busyness. This is not the role of a leader who needs to be able to step back and have perspective. Megan shares how reflective practices and wise attention will help us become the leaders we want to be.  A powerful episode with lots of evidence. You will take away:• An exploration of the tightrope leaders walk with being strong vs being vulnerable• How psychologically safety is built – speaking up and listening up• The moral case for having a positive impact as a leader• Examples and discipline and practices in carving out the right kind of attention so we have a chance to lead effectively   Links and info Megan Reitz is a Professor Leadership and Dialogue at Hult Ashridge Business School, she is an Associate Fellow at Said Business School at Oxford University. She is also the author of ‘Speak Up’, ‘Speak Up, Listen Up’ and ‘MindTime’. You can find Megan Reitz on LinkedIn here.  Host of this podcast and Founder of Conscious Leaders, Ruth Farenga has written a bestselling book – ‘Next Level Leadership: nine lessons from conscious leaders’. It digests the top traits and behaviours of these exceptional people leaders interviewed on this podcast into simple, actionable lessons designed for leaders to use as a guide. For more info on the book visit the website here. For free content becoming a next level leader, subscribe to the Conscious Conversation www.subscribepage.com/consciousconversation