The hardest part of leadership isn't the strategy; it’s the psychology. It’s that messy middle ground where your external success collides with your internal reality. If you’re battling burnout, second-guessing your next move, or feeling the weight of your company's growth, it’s time to upgrade your internal operating system.
In this solo episode, Corissa breaks down the 5 Core Pillars of Leadership Evolution. This is the deep, structural work required to scale your business and your life without losing your soul. From operationalizing intuition to navigating the "wintering" of leadership, this is your new manual for the journey ahead.
In this episode, she covers:
1. Strategic Intuition
- Why intuition isn't woo-woo…it’s actually a distillation of your decades of experience and knowledge.
- Moving from over-management to feeling into your next strategic move.
- How to use movement (like dance or walking) to access hidden data in the body, featuring insights from Sue B. Zimmerman and Ting Ting Guan.
2. Sustainable High Performance
- Why the "eternal spring" model of constant growth is a recipe for disaster.
- The concept of "wintering" in leadership: taking time to reflect rather than just produce, inspired by Sadie Lincoln.
- The cautionary tale of Marta Hobbs, who sold a billion-dollar company only to crash into a mental health crisis because she ignored the internal work during the race to exit.
3. Navigating the Unknown
- How success often acts as a distraction from our shadow selves and inner demons.
- Insights from Adrian Grenier on exploring his inner demons and finding truth beyond fame.
- Understanding that your current leadership style is likely a blueprint of your childhood relational upbringing.
4. Conscious Leadership
- Why the ego prefers familiarity over freedom, and how to break that pattern.
- Reclaiming your narrative and becoming the meaning-maker of your own life, featuring Tabatha Coffey’s journey of redefining labels.
- Moving beyond safety to explore the yearning for the unknown.
5. Legacy & Impact
- Addressing the identity crisis you hit when you reach the summit but feel empty.
- The strategic upgrade from Hero (saving the day) to Sage (sharing the wisdom).
- Insights from Viveka von Rosen on shedding past professional identities to step into a new, authentic version of yourself.
Notable Quotes:
- "The hardest part of leadership isn't the strategy. It's the psychology."
- "Your intuition is your knowledge base. It's that knowledge bank of information that we don't necessarily see on our spreadsheets."
- "It's not all growth. It can't always be growth. There have to be moments of reflection."
- "If you're putting off any of these things, just know that the next level of success is not going to solve any of that. It's all going to be there waiting for you."
- "Your legacy isn't just the company you built and the stock price, it’s in the actual impact you’ve had on the industry, your people... and on the planet."
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