When was the last time you experienced a senior leader who knew how to listen? Or you were at a staff meeting which began with a few moments of silence, to allow everyone to settle and become available? Or a meeting where emotions were named and acknowledged without any need for fixing them? Or where the meeting was punctuated by reflective silence so that subtle streams of insights began to percolate into people’s minds?

Join Nicholas Janni, an author and leadership consultant with a focus on deep presence, as he discusses his new book, Leader as Healer: a call to break from the chronically imbalanced ways of thinking and functioning that have become the norm in so many corporate cultures. During his talk, which will include an experiential exercise of mindfulness, Nicholas will set out the pillars and key practices of a new paradigm of leadership, one that may be more urgently needed than ever.

Speakers:

Nicholas Janni is an author and leadership consultant with a focus on deep presence. He mentors CEOs and senior leadership teams worldwide on reaching advanced levels of consciousness and effectiveness, and also teaches at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School and the IMD Business School in Switzerland. Nicholas is one of a growing number of global professionals embracing a new paradigm of leadership which highlights how dangerously disconnected we have become. His work aims to rewire the balance between ‘doing and being’, and teaches people to bring their whole selves to the table.His latest book, Leader as Healer (March 2022, Lid Publishing), is a guide to reaching the highest levels of presence and performance. He argues that modern leaders need to break from the normalized and chronically imbalanced ways of thinking and functioning, in which rational thinking dominates, leaving no room for feeling, sensing and intuiting. He has delivered programmes for CEOs across the world. Previous clients include have included Fedex, Microsoft, Rolls Royce, Lafarge, The NHS and the UK Permanent Secretaries. Before becoming a leadership consultant 20 years ago, he directed his own theatre company and taught at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. In 1997, he was also part of the company which opened the reconstructed Globe Theatre in London.

Natalie Munk is an entrepreneur, artist, creative director and founder of Kaylo, a progressive home for healing, health and transformation accessible through a global digital platform and bespoke retreats. Her 20-year journey to Kaylo began when she experienced multiple health challenges growing up, and the vision developed as she observed what was happening across society as a whole. Mental illness and chronic disease are significantly on the rise in all age groups, yet healthcare remains fragmented and over-focused on treating symptoms rather than causes. Believing there was a better way based on holistic tools and prevention, Natalie launched Kaylo to connect her learnings about conventional medicine, ancient wisdom and natural healing, democratising access to well-being and empowering others to live life to the fullest with the support of a nurturing community. A nomadic spirit at heart, she has lived in over eight countries, is a wife and mother, and remains fascinated by indigenous peoples and the lessons their healing systems hold for today.