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Wild Leadership: Reconnecting with Our Natural Essence
4 Energy Patterns, Behavior, Communication, embodied, Energizers, Energy, Energy Patterns, Energy-Based Leadership, FEBI, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Energy, Patterns in the World, Relationships, Teamwork, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp 4 Energy Patterns, Behavior, Communication, embodied, Energizers, Energy, Energy Patterns, Energy-Based Leadership, FEBI, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Energy, Patterns in the World, Relationships, Teamwork, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp

Wild Leadership: Reconnecting with Our Natural Essence

John Sigmon, ZL Practitioner and FEBI Certified Coach, explores in Wild Leadership how reconnecting with nature—both around us and within us—can enhance leadership by fostering authenticity, resilience, and interconnectedness.

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Exploring FEBI in Leadership and Practice
4 Energy Patterns, Behavior, Communication, embodied, Energizers, Energy, Energy Patterns, Energy-Based Leadership, FEBI, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Energy, Patterns in the World, Relationships, Teamwork, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp 4 Energy Patterns, Behavior, Communication, embodied, Energizers, Energy, Energy Patterns, Energy-Based Leadership, FEBI, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Energy, Patterns in the World, Relationships, Teamwork, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp

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.

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Grounded In Presence And Absence: Zen Leadership For A World In Chaos
From Ginny, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Agility, Leadership Energy, The Zen Leader, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp From Ginny, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Agility, Leadership Energy, The Zen Leader, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp

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.

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The Roots of Zen Leader - How Sesshin Brings the Flips to Life
4 Energy Patterns, Behavior, Communication, embodied, Energizers, Energy, Energy Patterns, Energy-Based Leadership, FEBI, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Energy, Patterns in the World, Relationships, Teamwork, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp 4 Energy Patterns, Behavior, Communication, embodied, Energizers, Energy, Energy Patterns, Energy-Based Leadership, FEBI, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Energy, Patterns in the World, Relationships, Teamwork, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp

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.

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Functional Freeze: Finding My Way Back to Myself  
4 Energy Patterns, Behavior, Communication, embodied, Energizers, Energy, Energy Patterns, Energy-Based Leadership, FEBI, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Energy, Patterns in the World, Relationships, Teamwork, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp 4 Energy Patterns, Behavior, Communication, embodied, Energizers, Energy, Energy Patterns, Energy-Based Leadership, FEBI, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Energy, Patterns in the World, Relationships, Teamwork, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp

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.

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Zen With or Without a Cushion
4 Energy Patterns, Behavior, Communication, embodied, Energizers, Energy, Energy Patterns, Energy-Based Leadership, FEBI, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Energy, Patterns in the World, Relationships, Teamwork, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp 4 Energy Patterns, Behavior, Communication, embodied, Energizers, Energy, Energy Patterns, Energy-Based Leadership, FEBI, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Energy, Patterns in the World, Relationships, Teamwork, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp

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.

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Flipping Ordinary Experience Creates Extraordinary Leadership
From Ginny, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Agility, Leadership Energy, The Zen Leader, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp From Ginny, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Agility, Leadership Energy, The Zen Leader, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp

Flipping Ordinary Experience Creates Extraordinary Leadership

Flow states can be interpreted as peak experiences “I” have, but something much more powerful is possible when they radically flip our sense of self.

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FEBI Ecosystem
4 Energy Patterns, Behavior, Communication, embodied, Energizers, Energy, Energy Patterns, Energy-Based Leadership, FEBI, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Energy, Patterns in the World, Relationships, Teamwork, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp 4 Energy Patterns, Behavior, Communication, embodied, Energizers, Energy, Energy Patterns, Energy-Based Leadership, FEBI, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Energy, Patterns in the World, Relationships, Teamwork, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp

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.

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Giving is Receiving—the Fall 2024 Zen Leadership Flip
4 Energy Patterns, Behavior, Communication, embodied, Energizers, Energy, Energy Patterns, Energy-Based Leadership, FEBI, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Energy, Patterns in the World, Relationships, Teamwork, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp 4 Energy Patterns, Behavior, Communication, embodied, Energizers, Energy, Energy Patterns, Energy-Based Leadership, FEBI, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Energy, Patterns in the World, Relationships, Teamwork, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp

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.

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FEBI as a Key Tool in Integrating Energy to Create Stronger, More Resilient Teams
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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.

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How To Face A Mess – The First Flip of Zen Leadership
Climate Crisis, From Ginny, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Agility, Leadership Energy, The Zen Leader, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp Climate Crisis, From Ginny, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Agility, Leadership Energy, The Zen Leader, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp

How To Face A Mess – The First Flip of Zen Leadership

The world is a messy place. How do you face messes like these and still authentically add your value? Make the flip from Coping To Transforming.

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How Resilience Deepens Depending On Who Is Resilient
Awareness, Climate Crisis, From Ginny, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Agility, Leadership Energy, The Zen Leader, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp Awareness, Climate Crisis, From Ginny, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Agility, Leadership Energy, The Zen Leader, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp

How Resilience Deepens Depending On Who Is Resilient

These times are calling for a deep level of resilience. Relationships are an important factor in the level of resilience we are able to cultivate. How are your relationships helping your resilience?

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The Key To Transformation Is Not Hacking The Form
Awareness, Climate Crisis, From Ginny, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Agility, Leadership Energy, The Zen Leader, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp Awareness, Climate Crisis, From Ginny, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Agility, Leadership Energy, The Zen Leader, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp

The Key To Transformation Is Not Hacking The Form

The key to effective and enduring transformation lies beneath the surface in shifting the energies, including relationships and perceptions, that hold current forms in place.

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Trust that everything is as it should be
Awareness, Behavior, embodied, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Energy, Zen Leadership, Whole Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp Awareness, Behavior, embodied, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Energy, Zen Leadership, Whole Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp

Trust that everything is as it should be

One year ago, Courtney Amo, Dr. Julie Beaulac and Casey Berglund wrote "The Mind-Body Way." Now they are sharing how their Zen training is helping them share their work.

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The Hidden Side of Deep Resilience in Leadership
Awareness, Behavior, Chaos, Climate Crisis, Empower, Empowering, Fear, From Ginny, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Agility, Leadership Energy, News, Opposing Forces, The Zen Leader, Transition, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp Awareness, Behavior, Chaos, Climate Crisis, Empower, Empowering, Fear, From Ginny, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Agility, Leadership Energy, News, Opposing Forces, The Zen Leader, Transition, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp

The Hidden Side of Deep Resilience in Leadership

Flipping around our sense of self fosters a deep resilience in leadership, as well as a joyful, purposeful life and a more joyful, resilient world. Here’s a practice for making this flip.

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Growing Up In A Time Of Divisions - Schismogenesis
Awareness, Behavior, Chaos, Climate Crisis, Empower, Empowering, Fear, From Ginny, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Agility, Leadership Energy, News, Opposing Forces, The Zen Leader, Transition, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp Awareness, Behavior, Chaos, Climate Crisis, Empower, Empowering, Fear, From Ginny, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Agility, Leadership Energy, News, Opposing Forces, The Zen Leader, Transition, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp

Growing Up In A Time Of Divisions - Schismogenesis

Dr. Whitelaw explores schismogenesis, the creation of divisions. She also offers ways to bridge those gaps.

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How Joy Guides Us In Facing Climate And Other Messes
Awareness, Behavior, Chaos, Climate Crisis, Empower, Empowering, Fear, From Ginny, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Agility, Leadership Energy, News, Opposing Forces, The Zen Leader, Transition, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp Awareness, Behavior, Chaos, Climate Crisis, Empower, Empowering, Fear, From Ginny, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Agility, Leadership Energy, News, Opposing Forces, The Zen Leader, Transition, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp

How Joy Guides Us In Facing Climate And Other Messes

Dr. Whitelaw explores how are can use joy to face into any challenge.

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Report from the Frontlines - Helping Refugees in Chicago
Awareness, Behavior, embodied, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Energy, Zen Leadership, Whole Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp Awareness, Behavior, embodied, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Energy, Zen Leadership, Whole Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp

Report from the Frontlines - Helping Refugees in Chicago

David and Sarah Rose, members of the IZL community, have been helping the Venezuelan migrants in Chicago. They share some highs and lows and ways everyone can help.

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Bread and Circuses: Leading Beyond Distractions
Awareness, Behavior, Chaos, Climate Crisis, Empower, Empowering, Fear, From Ginny, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Agility, Leadership Energy, News, Opposing Forces, The Zen Leader, Transition, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp Awareness, Behavior, Chaos, Climate Crisis, Empower, Empowering, Fear, From Ginny, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Agility, Leadership Energy, News, Opposing Forces, The Zen Leader, Transition, Zen Leadership, Zen Marcus Trapp

Bread and Circuses: Leading Beyond Distractions

Dr. Whitelaw reflects on all of the catastrophes that are happening around the world. She reminds us that flipping from coping to transforming can help everyone face into any challenge they encounter.

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