In this podcast episode of the Leadership Spark, host Sylvain Newton interviews Hitendra Wadhwa, author of "Inner Mastery and Outer Impact." They discuss the integration of intuition and inner core strengths in leadership. Hitendra, a professor at Columbia Business School and founder of the Mentora Institute, emphasizes harmonizing rational and intuitive approaches. He shares multiple examples of practices for leaders to cultivate their inner core. They explore the quest for activating your highest potential, ways to improve your emotional mastery to avoid being triggered and how to find a greater congruence between your inner and outer worlds.

Hitendra Wadhwa’s website and his book “Inner Mastery outer impact”, and is company the Mentora Institute.

Book “The autobiography of a Yogi”, by Paramahansa Yogananda.

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“In this episode of the Leadership Spark podcast, host Sylvain Newton interviews Ranjay Gulati, a Harvard Business School professor and author of "Deep Purpose." They explore the concept of purpose in business and leadership, emphasizing its role in creating alignment, motivation, and trust within organizations. Ranjay shares personal stories and examples from companies like Lego, Microsoft, Apple and Mahindra to illustrate the integration of purpose into corporate culture and strategy. The discussion also covers the connection between company and individual purpose, the evolving expectations of businesses, and the qualities of effective leaders.”

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Ranjay Gulati’s website and his book "Deep Purpose“

Ranjay’s “Deep Purpose” podcast

HBR articles by Ranjay Gulati:

• The Messy but Essential Pursuit of Purpose
• Structure That’s Not Stifling
• Why Today’s Startups Pursue Both Ideas and Ideals
• The Soul of a Start-Up
• The Bhagavad Gita

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