Focus Leadership Blog

Our colleague, Norma Nielsen, just sent me a note regarding a FEBI program she is looking at for India.  I was reminded of questions I have heard concerning the connection between the patterns and deep elements of the Indian culture. Here's an interesting link you might want to look at: http://store.chopra.com/dosha-survey.asp?gclid=COipr9Kz95YCFQquGgodnCNSYg.  It's from Deepak Chopra - a quick little quiz for discovering one's Ayurvedic body type in terms of Vata, Pitta and Kapha.  The map to the patterns is not 100%, ... Read More

I just returned from the FEBI certification training weekend = great people, rich learning!  I've been personally working with the patterns through InterPlay (www.interplay.org) for almost two decades and am inspired by the FEBI's assessment design, making this critical perspective on energy patterns accessible and ready to apply in leading and life.

My own biggest insight in working with my FEBI results is focused on the relationship of my patterns in my process.  I've worked on developing all four patterns over ... Read More

As we open our forum dedicated to the stories and learnings of whole leaders, I thought I’d stir up some thoughts on what I mean by whole leadership and why it matters.

Whole Leadership –  might sound a bit New Age-y to some, as in yesterday’s leader could tell people what to do, divide, conquer, and strike fear into people’s hearts, but today’s leader needs to be more rounded and ”whole.” Or maybe whole leadership sounds like an impossible dream: being ... Read More

30,000 feet – er excuse me, 10,000 meters – over Germany at the moment, flying home from the European International Coaching Federation Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. Connecting Worlds was the theme of the conference, and I had the honor of being one of its keynote speakers. It came about as one of those simple acts of grace: a timely email from Marijo to Virginia on the very day this intuition-trusting Virginia, organizing a conference for which she was determined to ... Read More

Welcome to a forum for whole and balanced leaders.  This forum is a place where leaders and coaches can come together, get real about the challenges they face, and share ideas about the best ways forward.  Share stories of your journey using the patterns and how you're navigating the increased demands on leaders today.  Happy blogging:)  Learn, share and have fun!