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Strawberry Intelligence
If we surrendered to earth’s intelligence we could rise up rooted, like trees.–Rainer Maria Rilke
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 Marathon of Planet Life
Jo Ann Preston reminds us that the same approaches are needed to achieve our goals, whether that is running a marathon or addressing the climate crisis.
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.
Together In Loneliness
Andy Robins Roshi explores the connection between loneliness and leadership. He also shares why it does not have to be that way.
What New Year Do You Want To Bring Into Being?
Dr. Whitelaw discusses how synchronicity is not coincidence but science. She also explains how leaders can tune their antenna to sense what is coming next.
Our Bodies Told Us To Co-write A Book, And The Process Showed Us The Power Of Embodied Collaboration
Courtney Amo and her co-authors came together by the power of embodied collaboration to write a book.
Being What is Needed: A Message From Kate
Kate Watters, president of the Board of Directors for IZL, explores different ways to be what is needed.
Being What is Needed: Listening With My Body And Senses
Cris Nakano, a member of the Board of Directors for IZL, shares her journey of listening and sensing.
Being What is Needed: How IZL Can Help you Get There
Dave Stahlberg, a Zen practitioner, shares his experience at a Zen Leader program and how it has impacted his life.
Zen and Crowd Control
Jo Ann Preston compares tips to protect oneself in a crowd to the foundation s of Zen Leadership.
The Best Leadership Strategy For Our Time—It’s Simpler Than You Think
Imagine you had a child who was entrusted with the family fortune—generations upon generations of good investments and stewardship amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars—and this child managed to blow through it in one year.
Being What is Needed: What is the Zen in Zen Leadership
Dr. Gordon Greene Roshi writes about Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine, and his ego.
The Flip In Leadership Needed To Save (Ourselves On) The Planet
Dr. Ginny Whitelaw explores the climate crisis through the lens of biodiversity loss. There are many steps to take and the first starts with leadership.
The Messy Middle
Jen Ayres writes about her zen training and how it helps with the "bleeding from the eyes" problem.
Being Bodhisattvas
Jeff Nytes invites us all to become bodhisattvas. This way of being could have a great impact on us all.
Recharging Yourself As A Leader—3 Laws Of Managing Energy
Energy-infused leadership development could be called version 3.0, which both vitalizes leaders and guides them in making their vital difference in the world around them.