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Exploring FEBI in Leadership and Practice
Scott, Jasleen, Kelly, and Nic share their stories and reflections on FEBI, setting the stage for an invitation to a new practice community—where everyone can come together to explore, learn, and grow.
Grounded In Presence And Absence: Zen Leadership For A World In Chaos
Grounding in presence helps leaders face a world of chaos. Further grounding in absence enables them to be a resilient, compassionate and wise presence in its whirl.
Leadership Strategies For Facing Distraction, Disruption And Destruction
From a place of centeredness and wholeness, connected to what’s true and agile in their means, leaders can access the resourcefulness and resilience to face this time.
The Roots of Zen Leader - How Sesshin Brings the Flips to Life
Brad Reed, Zen Leadership Instructor, shares his experience of sesshin and how the Flips came to life during the training.
Functional Freeze: Finding My Way Back to Myself
Courtney Amo, Zen Leadership Practitioner, shares her experience of functional freeze. What is it good for and how to rediscover the warmth when it is time to thaw.
Five Reasons And One Way To Slow Down In This Sped-Up Time
Smooth leadership is more coherent, resonant, attuned, connected and calm, and a way to access it is as near as one’s next exhale.
Moving in Style: Physical Strategies for the Agile Work of Leadership
The world around us is calling for great agility in leadership. Drawing on our full inner team of energy patterns, we can rise to the call.
Zen With or Without a Cushion
Jo Anne Preston, Zen Leader Practitioner and ZL: Alive Off The Cushion facilitator, reflections on all of the ways we give and receive.
FEBI Ecosystem
Jasleen Kaur, IZL Instructor and long time FEBI Enthusiast shares her feeling about FEBI and the IZL community. She explores the ecosystem of giving and receiving that the community has created.
Giving is Receiving—the Fall 2024 Zen Leadership Flip
FEBI, the mind-body assessment from IZL, reminds us in the words of Kate Watters, that “none of us have to be everything” and each and all of us have access to an array of energies than we can use judiciously on our teams.
FEBI as a Key Tool in Integrating Energy to Create Stronger, More Resilient Teams
FEBI, the mind-body assessment from IZL, reminds us in the words of Kate Watters, that “none of us have to be everything” and each and all of us have access to an array of energies than we can use judiciously on our teams.
From Chaos to Clarity: Embracing the Zen Leader
Michael Basil, an upcoming Zen Leader Coach, shares the story of how he found IZL and how it has influenced his life.
My Surprisingly Deep Transformational Journey With FEBI
Brad Reed, FEBI Coach and transformational coach, shares his personal transformational journey with FEBI.
Fostering holistic leadership through FEBI – Lee’s Story
Jasleen Kaur and Kelly Bannister share the real journey of an IZL instructor.
What is FEBI-4U?
Dr. Ginny Whitelaw interviews Marcela Kyngesburye, ZL Instructor, about the upcoming FEBI courses and Marcela's personal interest in FEBI.
What AI Can’t Do And What Great Leaders Will Do
Dr. Whitelaw explores artificial intelligence and how leaders can move with this new technology. She also shows leaders how they can move beyond AI.
Leaders: How Do We Tell The Story Of The Future We Want And Invite Others Into It?
Dr. Whitelaw invites leaders to pay attention to the stories they tell and put their energy into, and ways to invite others into those stories.
The Leadership Superpower For Positive Change In The Climate Crisis
Dr. Whitelaw explores the steps companies can take to do purposeful work to go green while remaining profitable.
Try On A New Relationship With Time
Dr. Whitelaw explores our relationship to time. Technology is helping time "speed up" while Dr. Whitelaw invites us to slow down.
Greenbacks Versus Going Green—What’s A Leader To Do?
Dr. Whitelaw explores the steps companies can take to do purposeful work to go green while remaining profitable.