Podcast Episode 88: Goal Direction and Self-Differentiation

Goal Direction and self-differentiation go hand-in-hand. This episode explores what this looks like and how it applies to leadership. Show Notes: The Bowen Center Professional Lecture Series Podcast, Goal Direction and Family Functioning, Philip Klever, MSW. — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jack-shitama/message
Podcast Episode 87: Three Ways Donald Trump’s Leadership Style Increases Anxiety in America

What works for Donald Trump as a leader will not likely work for the rest of us. Understanding the ways he increases anxiety can help you to be more effective as a non-anxious leader. Show Notes: Podcast Episode 28: How to Take a Leadership Stand on Controversial Issues (including a Family Systems take on Donald […]
Podcast Episode 86: Worry, Stress, Anxiety, Excitement and the Non-Anxious Leader

Understanding the difference between worry, stress, anxiety and excitement can help leaders remain a non-anxious presence in the most challenging moments. Show Notes: The Difference Between Worry, Stress and Anxiety by Emma Pattee A Bundle of Nerves – Choiceology Podcast with Katy Milkman Get Excited: Reappraising Pre-Performance Anxiety as Excitement by Alison Wood Brooks — […]
The Upside of Surrounding Togetherness Pressure

Prior to his passing, my father-in-law lost his capacity for speech due to a massive stroke. Though he would try to speak at times, it was mostly unintelligible. However, when we would tuck him in at night, we would say the Lord’s Prayer with him. As often as not, he would try to say it […]
Podcast Episode 85: Facts, Beliefs and the Non-Anxious Leader

Non-anxious leaders say what they believe while giving others the freedom to disagree. Understanding how belief functions makes this easier. Show Notes: Belief in the Brain by Allison Bond — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jack-shitama/message
Podcast Episode 84: Edwin Friedman’s Tensions in Leadership

Edwin Friedman described a set of tensions that every leader faces. Understanding context and emotional process helps the non-anxious leader navigate these effectively. Show Notes: Leadership through Self-Differentiation, a home video of an Edwin Friedman divinity school lecture. — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jack-shitama/message
Three Things that Helped Me Do a Pandemic Reset

I did a recent podcast episode on the persistent, low-level anxiety that has been gnawing at me. I definitely think it’s pandemic-related and that I’m not alone. I’ve been feeling it for a couple months. I was managing it with spiritual disciplines, regular exercise and getting enough sleep. But it wasn’t going away. That’s why […]
Podcast Episode 83: Rites of Passage – A Personal Case Study

Rites of passage are times when the emotional intensity makes it possible for people to grow in their capacity to self-differentiate. It requires recognizing the emotional process at work and responding appropriately. My family is going through just such a time. It makes a great case study. — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jack-shitama/message
Podcast Episode 82: Perspective Is Everything for the Non-Anxious Leader

Keeping things in perspective is essential for the non-anxious leader. This episode unpacks three important of perspectives that make it easier to be a non-anxious presence. Show Notes: Episode 49: Hot States, Cold States and Self-Regulation (Part 1 of 2) Episode 50: Hot States, Cold States and Self-Regulation (Part 2 of 2) Leadership through Self-Differentiation, […]