How “contemplative leadership” can help us face uncertainty with confidence

A contemplative approach to leading others can help us accept the tension of not always knowing how things will play out.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Reframing the concept of leadership as our “ability to influence others” is a helpful first step in taking responsibility for what we do and how we do it.

  
  

• Contemplation helps us look out on the world with a humble attitude of accepting that we are not fully in control.

  
  

• Contemplative leaders notice the difference between doing something just to feel good about themselves and acting from a place of inner conviction.