Natasha Wallace is the founder and chief coach of Conscious Works. As a former HR Director, she left her job after reaching burnout. This led to a recognition that there are two fundamental things getting in our way of staying well at work — self-knowledge and self-care. Her book is The Conscious Effect: 50 Lessons for Better Organizational Wellbeing inspiring teams to create healthier and happier workplaces through a greater focus on wellbeing and its connection to high performance.
Top Takeaways: The Disconnect Between What We Want and What We Do with Natasha Wallace
- The Conscious Career expert
- I paid attention to everyone else, I didn’t pay attention to what was inside me
- My purpose and the purpose of those around me wasn’t aligned
- I wasn’t aware of the incongruence
- Self-knowledge and self-care- obstacles
- Permission to take care of yourself
- Recognize you aren’t taking care of yourself, that is the first step
- We don’t know what we don’t know
- What do you do to take care of yourself?
- The disconnect between knowing and doing
- The self “wish-you-were”
- Why do I not matter as much as other people?
- Do we place great emphasis on others than ourselves?
- I’m not a finished masterpiece, I’m not yet there
- We have one life, and then it’s gone
- We connect to people on an emotional level, not an intellectual level
- The best results come out of diverse teams
- When people feel like they can trust you, they speak up more
- A leader doesn’t need to know the answers, but they must know the questions
- The Conscious Effect: 50 Lessons for Better Organizational Wellbeing
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Natasha’s website: conscious-works.com
The Conscious Effect: 50 lessons in organizational and leadership wellbeing by Natasha Wallace
