Description

My guest today is Lisa Conners — executive and leadership coach, keynote speaker, and the creator of a body of work called Generative Power and Generative Leadership. Lisa is also on her way to becoming an author, with her upcoming book Name Yourself exploring the power of creating and stepping into new identities.

In this conversation, Lisa and I dig into what it means to lead generatively — continuously evolving as a leader, an individual, and a human while carrying forward everything you've learned along the way. We talk about the courage it takes to name yourself something new (Lisa is officially becoming a drummer), why speaking your goals out loud into the world makes them real, and how the people you surround yourself with can either push you forward or hold you back.

We also get into:

• The art of self-leadership and learning from every interaction
• Why public speaking terrifies most people — and how Lisa went from frozen in front of a room to owning the stage
• How disc, predictive index, and personality assessments help us understand not just ourselves, but the people we lead
• The role of conflict in growth (and why "Minnesota nice" isn't always so nice)
• Navigating identity, vulnerability, and what to reveal in any given moment
• The next iteration: how Lisa decides what's next and gives herself permission to chase it

Lisa's energy is contagious, her optimism is grounded, and her message is one every leader needs to hear: you get to keep creating who you become.

This show is dedicated to Lisa's journey, this conversation is what we make it. This is Counsel Culture.

Learn more at www.ericbrooker.com | www.lisaconners.com