We Are Human Leaders
Mindful Leadership & the Business of Peace with Mandar Apte
July 27, 2022
Welcome to the We are Human Leaders Podcast, I’m Alexis Zahner and together with my Co-Host Sally Clarke today we’re exploring the concept of Mindful Leadership with Mandar Apte. This conversation shares a new perspective of the power Leadership can have in creating positively impactful organisations that can act as vehicles for change and peace in our world. As Leaders tune into their purpose and align with a more empathic and mindful leadership style, business can shift focus from being profit centred to true drivers of positive global change - it all begins with us. At Human Leaders this speaks to our pillar of Human Leaders called Leading Others, an opportunity for Leaders to become more aware of their impact on those around them, choose mindful communication over reactivity to drive more connection in their teams. BONUS: At the end of this conversation we invite you to take a moment and delve into a Mindful Breathing Practice with Mandar and Sally. Breathing Practice begins at [56:46].
This conversation shares a new perspective of the power Leadership can have in creating positively impactful organisations that can act as vehicles for change and peace in our world. As Leaders tune into their purpose and align with a more empathic and mindful leadership style, business can shift focus from being profit centred to true drivers of positive global change - it all begins with us. At Human Leaders this speaks to our pillar of Human Leaders called Leading Others, an opportunity for Leaders to become more aware of their impact on those around them, choose mindful communication over reactivity to drive more connection in their teams.
 
Mandar Apte is joining us from Mumbai, India for this conversation where he currently manages the Cities4Peace initiative that actively promotes peace and nonviolence in cities worldwide. Prior to this, Mandar was a scholar at George Mason University and also managed Shell’s prestigious GameChanger social innovation program investing in ideas that create shared value – business value and social impact. For nearly two decades, Mandar has taught leadership programs using meditation practices for the International Association for Human Values (IAHV). Mandar won the inaugural League of Intrapreneurs award for his work to facilitate an innovation learning program using meditation practice at Shell to over 2000 colleagues.

Thanks for being a part of this potent conversation with Mandar Apte on the power of Mindful Leadership. As Mandar mentioned in his closing comments of the conversation, as a global leadership community we can support each other to mobilise for change, as we each have an individual responsibility for being the change we wish to see in the world around us. If you resonated with this conversation and want to connect with others sharing your journey of Human Leadership, join us at www.wearehumanleaders.com

We hope you enjoyed listening to this conversation as much as we did having it, see you again very soon.