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Are you ready to direct and maximize your energy to make a difference in this world?
Do you want to develop into a wise, resilient, and embodied leader?
Would you like to discover how to attract the right people and make things happen?
Listen to this podcast episode to know more about the concept of resonance and how to apply it in the here and now to make a difference as explained by Dr. Ginny Whitelaw, founder of the Institute for Zen Leadership.
Ginny Jiko Whitelaw is the CEO of the Institute for Zen Leadership, and a Zen Master of Rinzai Zen. A biophysicist by training, she combines a rich scientific background with senior leadership experience at NASA, and more than 25 years developing leaders at such companies as Novartis, Dell, Merck, T. Rowe Price, Sprint, Mercer, Ascension Health, and JNJ.
A recognized expert in developing wise, resilient and embodied leaders, she has authored four books, including The Zen Leader and Resonate – Zen and the Way of Making a Difference (Oct, 2020). She co-developed the FEBI®, which measures four patterns of personality that connect body, mind and behaviors, and trains practitioners worldwide in applying FEBI in their work.
In her nearly 10 years at NASA, Dr. Whitelaw became the Deputy Manager for integrating the International Space Station, for which she received NASA’s Exceptional Service Medal. She holds a PhD in Biophysics, as well as a BS in Physics, a BA in Philosophy, and a fifth degree black belt in Aikido.
What We Discuss With Ginny Whitelaw in this Episode
- Her beginnings: from NASA to founding the Institute for Zen Leadership
- The concept of resonance: applying it in our daily lives
- Using resonance in the midst of trauma and stress
- The four energy patterns
- Attunement to attract
- Programs and courses for leadership
Podcast Highlights
[3:06] Backstory: from NASA to leadership
[6:25] Being passionate about the combination of the physical training of Zen and embodied leadership skills
[8:50] Introducing the concept of resonance and applying it in our daily lives
[12:31] On resonant frequency and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge
[17:27] On becoming shifters and not the shifted: How to resonate in the here and now amidst trauma and stress
[24:02] Understanding how resonating works and the four energy patterns
[26:38] First energy pattern: Driver
[27:07] Second energy pattern: Organizer
[28:05] Third energy pattern: Collaborator
[28:50] Fourth energy pattern: Visionary
[32:25] Adjusting your frequency to attract and attune: how to use the concept of resonance
[38:16] How to become your most resonant self: programs and courses available at the Institute for Zen Leadership
Episode Resources
- Book – Resonate: Zen and the Way of Making a Difference by Dr. Ginny Whitelaw
- Book Website – https://resonatethebook.com
- Institute for Zen Leadership Website: https://zenleader.global
- Institute for Zen Leadership Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/instituteforzenleadership
Connect with Dr. Ginny Whitelaw
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginny-whitelaw-7089599/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ginnywhitelawauthor
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ginnywhitelawizl
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/GinnyWhitelaw
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