Henna Inam

Practice holding labels lightly as leaders so you have greater range in your behaviors and are more adaptable and effective in a greater range of situations.

Confused? Confusion is good. It__ an excellent place to learn something new from.

Being true to ourselves is about having courage to define our own version of what it is to live a successful life.

Our suppressing who we are to fit in is exhausting. It kills flow and creativity. It also prevents genuine connection with others.

Positive energy is unleashed when leaders give themselves permission to connect and express themselves from the core of who they are. When leaders practice authenticity, creativity, engagement, confidence, and a sense of inner resourcefulness emerge.

Authenticity is our natural state of being. The authentic self is a state of being where we are centered, creative, adaptive, and inspired.

Don__ believe everything you think. Our minds are thought-creating machines. Most of these thoughts are fear-based. Our authentic self has the power to pick the thoughts that best serve us and those we lead.

Most of us think that being authentic is about being true to what we want and who we are, without regard for the impact it has on others. On the contrary, the authentic self is an intelligence at the core of who we are that is inspired, centered, and connected to those we lead. When we are in this centered place of being we are able to choose behavior that serves the greatest good.

Authentic leadership is leading adaptively from your core, choosing who you__e most inspired to be to serve the greatest good in this moment.

The real you focuses on goals that inspire you and doesn__ let __hat__ just not me!_ stand in the way.

Authentic leadership is a whole body experience. Our bodies have a lot more to teach us about ourselves than our thoughts.

Authenticity is not possible without embracing the __nd_ within us. Our minds like to categorize things into neatly labeled boxes. Am I right, or is she right? Let__ stretch our minds to I can be right and so can she. Embracing the __nd_ is like yoga for the brain. When we train ourselves to hold paradoxes by stretching ourselves out of the boxes our minds create, we stretch into new possibilities and adapt more quickly in a fast-changing world.

Our imperfections are what create authentic connections with one another.

Authentic leadership is about leading from the core of who we are to inspire each of us to our best contribution toward a shared mission.

If we try to emulate the leadership style of others we perceive as successful, we end up being second-rate versions of someone else.

To be effective, we have to slow down the speed of our thoughts and focus on managing our attention.

Most of us want to be authentic. Yet, we are not who we think we are. We are made up of a rich array of facets and possibilities, many of which we ignore because we label them as __ad_. We create a cardboard cutout image of ourselves to look good to others. The discord between who we are and the image we have to live up to slowly kills our aliveness. When we suppress parts of ourselves, it lowers our mojo, sense of fulfillment, leadership effectiveness and impact in the workplace.

To change any behavior we have to slow down and act intentionally rather than from habit and impulse.