Susan Inouye

Pioneer in Sawubona Leadership for Millennials
Bestselling author of Leadership’s Perfect Storm
Executive Coaching, Transformational Change & Organizational Dev

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Sawubona Leadership goes beyond #Diversity, #Equity & #Inclusion to building a culture where people feel they belong to something greater than themselves.
#SawubonaLeadership

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Building new capabilities is essential for leaders. In an era of disruption and ambiguity, everyone needs to be open and adaptable. Greater capacity and flexibility will unlock your gifts and help you take on the challenges of the twenty-first century. #SawubonaLeadership

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“The body and mind are intrinsically linked. Stress and anxiety are the root of many illnesses, we need to listen to our minds to prevent them.” – Jayne Morris
#wellbeing #worklifebalance

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Sawubona is an invitation to a deep witnessing and mutual presence—an intention to see each other for our gifts and our purpose in the world.
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What makes Sawubona Leadership unique is that instead of getting an employee to be their best self, a Sawubona Leader recognizes that people already are their best self. #SawubonaLeadership

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We can spend our entire lives trying to answer the question, What is my life trying to author?
Sometimes the answer is not a radical change in your career but rather bringing your authentic self into your current work.
What is your life trying to author? Let me know in the comments.
#SawubonaLeadership

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Just knowing they can bring their full selves to work can motivate your employees. They’ll feel valued for who they are. Inviting them to be that person at work will make them feel welcome and appreciated. That’s a real morale builder.
How do you let your people feel welcomed and appreciated? This goes beyond Employee Appreciation events and plaques. What are you doing to let them know they can bring their full selves to work? Let me know in the comments.
#SawubonaLeadership

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To succeed in life, we may get very good at things that help us advance. We can get so competent that everyone believes our skill is a gift. But often it is a strength. Strengths take effort and energy; gifts are effortless and fill us with energy.
What do you do that fills you with energy? Tell me in the comments.
#SawubonaLeadership

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“Be your own kind of beautiful.
Don’t ever doubt your worth.”
─author unknown

#MentalHealthMonth

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The ultimate purpose of Sawubona Leaders is to create the conditions for people to see the gifts in others and to help them liberate and integrate their genius into their work and lives.
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“At some point we must look inward for our education.
We must notice what inhibits our freedom, be willing to give up all preconceptions, be truthful, and relax, in order to act from lively emptiness.”

Excerpt from The Improvisation of Presence,by Ruth Zaporah

#MentalHealthMonth

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“Fear grows out of the things we think; it lives in our minds.
Compassion grows out of the things we are, and lives in our hearts.”
─Barbara Garrison.

#MentalHealthMonth

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I share ways to strengthen accountability through gift language, design development that fits your context, and normalize uncertainty by making learning a yearly requirement in my interview on Cyndi Wentland's podcast. #SawubonaLeadership
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It's normal to be thinking constantly or be triggered by everyday situations, so we need strategies to help us be present and help us come back to a calm, centered place. It’s not about staying on center; it’s about returning to center when we’re thrown off. #SawubonaLeadership

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#Sawubona is not a safe haven; it is not an escape from the storm. Instead it’s a means to move with ever-changing challenges by tapping into something that remains constant across time and generations—the power of the humanity within yourself and others.
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“Don't let your mind bully your body into believing it must carry the burden of its worries.”
Astrid Alauda

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I share how a gift-centered approach helps leaders move from command-and-control to connection-and-receiving, from expectations to intentions, and from the bottom-line to belonging on Scaling with People podcast with Gwenevere Crary.
#leadership #Sawubona
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Human beings are not like a freight train made up of separate cars that can be decoupled; we cannot leave one self at home and bring another self to work. #worklifebalance #SawubonaLeadership

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The Sawubona journey is about daring to go in search of our authentic selves and choosing to be all we can be as we encounter challenges and opportunities. See how it can help you in these challenging times. #SawubonaLeadership
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What if you focused on your people’s gifts (vs skills) to elevate their potential and your results?
Tune in to my interview on Bernadette Boas’s Podcast to learn how Sawubona (“I see you”) is your leadership superpower.
https://t.co/aS0BZn6fEO
#SawubonaLeadership