Mindful
Leadership Circle
The Practice of Deep Listening
“The practice of circle often leads to more creative options, wiser decisions, clearer actions. ”
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Mindful Leadership Circle
What is it?
A Mindful Leadership Circle gathers leaders together to:
foster a better culture in the leadership team.
slow down, be mindful and listen deeply.
access the wisdom and experience of peers.
create a sense of collective, a true connection and positive energy amongst leaders.
improve the overall team performance
offer new perspective to look at an important leadership challenge or question.
develop new innovative ways for responding to the challenge or questions.
hear the reflections of others and gently share your own
“It was a fantastic session, very inspiring and at the same time so practical and straight to the point. Thanks a lot and thanks to WooliesX for organising it! ”
“It filled a gap for me as a team leader because it is so necessary to have peers ask the right questions to help me make decisions. It gave me clarity. ”
“It is a great initiative to enhance our listening skills and enable a new thought process to emerge that is more creative. I loved it! ”
Mindful Leadership Circle Principles
✦ Listen to the silence.
✦ Be as present as possible.
✦ Speak 'from the heart' when you are talking.
✦ Listen 'from the heart' when another person is talking.
✦ Ask questions without judgement, fear, cynicism, advice or correction.
✦ Speak spontaneously and share your truth in ways that respect other people’s truth.
✦ Trust that gut feel & learn how to interpret that gut feel.
✦ Respect the confidentiality of each other's story.
✦ Trust the process.
✦ Come as you are.
“There is a blind spot in leadership.
It is a blind spot that is also applied to our everyday social experience.
The blind spot concerns the inner place from which we operate when we act, communicate, perceive or think. ”
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“It helps me be more present and listening more deeply. It is a time where I’m not distracting with my laptop, emails or calls.”
“I enjoy the quality of the conversations held in the circle and how we all face the same challenges somehow.”
Frequently asked questions
Here are a few answers to our most common questions
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Usually a meeting starts with one leader following a set agenda or making a presentation.
In contrast, Mindful Leadership Circle starts with a connection to each leader inner-wisdom (which is often a blind spot in leadership). It can be achieve via a guided meditation or an intention setting.
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It is a minimum of three to four leaders and a maximum of ten leaders.
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It is held via Zoom only for the moment.
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As mentioned above, it can start with a meditation and/or an intention setting. Then any leader that feel like sharing a current challenge or question can speak and the other leaders will listen deeply. It is about connecting each leader inner wisdom as well as the collective wisdom.
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A minimum of 70 minutes is required
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Please fill out the form with your contact details.
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Mindful Leadership Circles can centre around a theme or offer a simple reflection that holds an openness to be with whatever arises.
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Mindful Leadership Circles blend different approaches and methodologies experienced as part of Laetitia's journey as a strategy consultant, an experienced mindful leader, a Theory U expert, a mindfulness guide and a women circles facilitator.
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