Leaders-First Leadership and the 9 Touchstones with Jes DeShields
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In this conversation, Dr. Trisha Welstad shares her philosophy on leadership, highlighting the importance of healthy leaders who can heal the world, demonstrating how personal pain can shape a person's purpose, and highlighting the value of reflection in leadership.
Dr. Trisha Welstad explores how purpose emerges from our deepest wounds and why healthy leaders can heal the world through their wholeness. She shares her belief that purpose isn't a luxury, but a necessity for our identity, one that develops throughout all stages of life.
Dr. Welstad also addresses the challenges leaders face in nonprofit and faith-based sectors and shares insights on finding vocation in the second half of life. Ultimately, Chris and Trisha emphasize the importance of personal responsibility in discovering one's purpose and making a positive impact in the world. Join us—this is a great listen.
Show Highlights
• Everyone has a purpose—it's not just for the self-actualized but necessary for our identity foundation
• Our pain shapes our calling when we're willing to examine and heal from it
• Healthy leaders heal the world by living from their center and creating ripple effects
• Many leaders suffer from isolation, burnout, and mission drift due to blurred boundaries
• Purpose comes at all stages of life, requiring a new vision in transitions like retirement
• Integration over information—people don't just want knowledge, but transformation
• Healing-centered leadership begins with emotional and spiritual health
• We create our worlds through the language we use—shifting from "have to" to "get to"
• We're experiencing a crisis of purpose accelerated by AI and consumption culture
• The journey toward wholeness involves acknowledging we're not the center of everything
•. Purpose comes at all stages of life.
Show Transcript
Guest
Dr. Trisha Welstad
LEADERSHIP CENTER
Contact Dr. Trisha Welstad
Biography
leadershipcenter.co
Host
Chris Comeaux
MLAS, CPA
President / CEO of Teleios
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