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Laura L. Brown
- May 12, 2019
- 3 min
Global Leaders Align with Nature to Create Optimal Outcomes
Global Leaders strive for balance within themselves and with others. With balance, Global Leaders realize that everyone can honor each other, create equal opportunity, and help each other fulfill their potential. Global Leaders reflect this balanced exchange through their relationship with Nature. Global Leaders cherish Nature. Nature often symbolizes the feminine side of life. Nature is wild, free, and sometimes mysterious. By respecting Nature, Global Leaders respect the fe
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Laura L. Brown
- Mar 22, 2019
- 5 min
Spirit and Global Leadership: Insights from the Emmy-winning film "Tashi and the Monk"
"On a remote mountaintop a brave social experiment is taking place." Thus begins the story of a unique school for orphans and neglected children in the foothills of the Himalayas. The story was made into a film, Tashi and the Monk, which won an Emmy Award in 2016. When I watched the film after it was released, it led me into a deeper inquiry about the meaning and practice of global leadership, as demonstrated by the two featured people: Lobsang Phuntsok, the former Buddhist
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Laura L. Brown
- Nov 26, 2018
- 2 min
Presence Journal: Occupy Yourself as a Global Leader
Presence Journal is a companion notebook to Presence: Bite-sized wisdom for Global Leaders inspiration cards. The cards and the journal are designed to educate and support you to be and act as a Global Leader. Our journal is a great way to be present to yourself as a Global Leader. Writing things down is a powerful way to embody your inner world and your outer life. Journaling can lead to breakthroughs for you. Many studies show the benefits of journaling to live more fully i
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Laura L. Brown
- Mar 20, 2018
- 4 min
Five Barriers to Becoming a Global Leader
Being a Global Leader taps into your natural state and, thus, is a form of leadership that we all can develop as human beings. However, when you operate in an unnatural or unbalanced manner, significant barriers arise that prevent you from becoming a Global Leader. It's important to become aware of these barriers so that you can identify and overcome them. As the graphic below shows, the most common barriers that prevent people from becoming a Global Leader occur within these
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Laura L. Brown
- Jan 17, 2018
- 3 min
Your Growth Accelerator: Global Leadership versus Traditional Leadership
To create more effective leadership in the 21st Century, it is clear that we need to open to new visions and models about our capacities as humans. In today's world, leadership needs to be grounded in whole-brained approaches that stretch your capacity to both "be" and "act." From this holistic state of existence, you begin to operate as a Global Leader and accelerate your path to success. You lead yourself, your teams, and your organization into a life of purpose, passion, a
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Laura L. Brown
- Jun 7, 2017
- 8 min
Insights from Standing Rock: Courage and Global Leadership
Around the world, people watched events unfold last November as the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and others protested the construction of a 1,172-mile oil pipeline near the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota. Members of the tribe were concerned about the potential for the pipeline to contaminate the Missouri River, according to news outlets. The river is the main source of their drinking water. Tribe members also felt the pipeline threated land that is sacred to them. The
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Laura L. Brown
- Mar 13, 2017
- 4 min
Service in the Moment: Global Leaders Shift the Definition of Productivity
Traditionally in the workplace, productivity has been defined as the amount of work a person can produce an hour. This perspective worked well in an era of mechanized labor. People were viewed as interchangeable parts to the whole. In today's era of global business and global leadership, the old definition of productivity proves limited and fails to tap into the full potential of workers. We need a new way to measure productivity that reflects the modern workplace. People tod
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Laura L. Brown
- Oct 4, 2016
- 4 min
Lightness of Being: A Mindset of Goodwill Produces Cognitive Flexibility and Transforms Engineers in
Being a Global Leader is fun. It’s fun because a Global Leader gets to interact and share with other people. Sharing includes bringing a sense of lightheartedness and humor to any situation. Sometimes humor and laughter can clear the most hardened barriers or blockages. It’s not always easy to find the humor in a difficult situation. When we are full of many complex emotions, it can be awkward to acknowledge those feelings. It's also hard to step to the side and look at a com
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Laura L. Brown
- Sep 14, 2016
- 2 min
Aligning to Goodwill to Improve Interactions and Service in a Global Economy
Goodwill is a potent form of energy and a powerful mind-set. It is not a sentiment, nor an emotion. Rather, it is a gateway to a style of leadership that is more inclusive and dynamic. It allows people interacting in a business context to align more closely to each other so that the will of the individual, the will of customers, and the will of the organization are working co-creatively. As a result, work flows more spontaneously. Decision-making becomes quicker and clearer.
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Laura L. Brown
- Jun 4, 2016
- 2 min
The "Presence" Card Deck: Having Fun and Building New Capacities in You
There are many fun and easy ways you can use the Presence cards to practice global leadership and goodwill in every interaction. Here are a few suggestions: Focus for the day: Before you begin your day, select a card from your deck. The word on the card is your focus for the day. Carry the card with you. As you engage with others, refer to the card and look for ways to apply the concept. How can you improve your interactions and offer more effective leadership? Focus at night
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