Even cheetahs need to slow down with Julie Henry

August 3, 2023

Join us this week as we welcome Julie Henry, founder of Finish Line Leadership. Julie has presented her leadership teachings before more than one million people across 32 states and six countries. That goes from on-site and online settings, and, she says, “from auditoriums and ballrooms to boats, beaches, forests, theaters, boardrooms and even underwater while feeding sharks and moray eels.”

We discuss lessons that can resonate with any leader from her 2021 book, “Wisdom from the Wild: The Nine Unbreakable Laws of Leadership from the Animal Kingdom,” nametag leadership and the importance of resilience and slowing down.

Wisdom from the Wild: The Nine Unbreakable Laws of Leadership from the Animal Kingdom on Amazon

3 Takeaways:

(02:45) Resilience is not just self care, but energy management.
(13:42) If you lead with your nametag, you are not leading with your whole self.
(16:15) If you are distracted by fear, you will miss the opportunity.

Timestamps:

(00:00) Introducing Julie Henry

(02:06) Leadership themes Julie works with

(03:20) Even cheetahs need to slow down

(05:08) Do you get resistance to this?

(06:30) Julie’s mentors in leadership

(08:30) Trust your questions

(09:40) But the leader is supposed to know the answers… How do you address this?

(11:28) What was your ah-ha moment?

(13:40) Nametag leadership

(14:07) When you cant see the finish line, let purpose be your guide

(16:15) If you are distracted by fear, you will miss the opportunity