As the world grapples with the trajectory of climate change and the urgency for action, leaders carry an increasing responsibility — not just for driving solutions, but for shaping a future where sustainability, innovation, and human well-being are inextricably linked.
This is an invitation for climate leaders to explore models of conscious leadership — models that will deepen self-awareness and catalyze collective action.
We’ve been listening to climate leaders.
We’ve heard them express frustration, anxiety, agitation, and fear alongside conviction wrapped in cautious, defiant optimism.
We’ve heard some deep, pointed questions.
It feels like we are slipping back…
Are we making real progress?
Many of us are burned out…
How can we convene and inspire if we, the leaders, are struggling?
We aren’t catalyzing action at the scale needed…
Maybe we need a radically different approach?
The dominant theory of progress is the Hero’s Journey.
As leaders, we’ve been programmed to think that we are the Heroes in this journey.
We confront, fight, and vanquish the villain.
We rescue, resuscitate, and restore the victim.
We are the Heroes responsible for saving all life that is at risk as the climate changes, including the planet Earth itself.
What if…
…catalyzing progress is not about being the Hero?
…showing up as a Hero is holding us back and preventing something else to emerge?
…we need to shift our own perception and see our role as leaders differently?
…we saw Earth as the Hero, not as the victim?
…we approach the situation differently and fight climate change more effectively?
What does another model of climate leadership look like? This guide is an invitation to consider and explore an alternative approach.
Integrating nature’s approach to change and allowing for adaptability and resilience.
This is how collective transformation can emerge.
Conscious Leadership integrates
our relationships with: our selves, each other, our communities, and the Earth
3 Truths of the Human Experience reveal…
…3 Principles of Conscious Leadership
Truth 1
We are unique selves with distinct perspectives.
Principle 1
Embrace diverse perspectives, even when they directly challenge us.
Nurturing openness to diverse inputs, viewpoints, and experiences. Holding space for, and encouraging a wide range of expression and action.
Truth 2
We understand and perceive in relation to each other.
Principle 2
Cultivate connected identity among all
Our understanding expands with more, deeper connections to other living beings. Cultivating meaningful connection enables understanding, appreciation, and alignment of intrinsic motivation.
Truth 3
We exist together.
Principle 3
Foster collective presence to our shared situation
Fostering collective awareness of the intention to allow Earth to rejuvenate, and shared understanding of the various roles and responsibilities of each member of the team.
These three principles underpin a new form of Leadership: led with openness, presence, and resilience.
Especially when it seems impossible. This new approach requires practice, first in ourselves and then with the collectives that we lead.
The final section of this guide offers a starting point for cultivating a Conscious Leadership approach.
Practicing Conscious Leadership
Practicing Conscious Leadership goes beyond understanding these principles—it requires integrating them in daily life. While reflection allows us to observe and analyze, practice transforms insights into lived experiences.
By engaging with practices like those we’ve outlined, we move beyond exhaustion and deepen our connection to ourselves, one another, and the living systems that sustain us.
This guide invites you to step into these dimensions, cultivating the resilience, empathy, and wisdom needed to lead in service of a regenerative future.
These practices can be shared and explored with your team—either in parallel, or sequentially—to model embodied leadership together.
Practices for Self
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Awakening with the Five Senses
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Listening to Nature
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Appreciating as a Bridge to Action
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Grieving as a Portal to Renewal
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Experiencing Another
Available in the Handbook
Practices for Group
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Embodying Perspectives
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Mining Intrinsic Motivation
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Triangulating Our Perception
Available in the Handbook
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Stretching the Imagination
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Predicting Possibilities
Available in the Handbook
This work is led by three practitioners with deep expertise in leadership and systems transformation. With backgrounds in organizational strategy, neuroscience, and social impact, we support leaders in bridging inner development with collective action.
Justin brings 25+ years of global experience guiding leadership teams through strategic transformation harnessing the new collective dynamics of markets, organisations and communities.
Amánda weaves neuroscience, nature-based practices, and indigenous wisdom into transformative journeys for leaders, teams, and movements.
Alberto draws on deep experience advising Fortune 500 CEOs and nonprofit leaders to integrate equity, purpose, and systemic transformation into their core operations.
Applying to your Team or Organization
These practices help deepen self-awareness, foster empathy, and support your growth as a conscious leader. Learn how to apply these tools with your team.
We offer:
Half-day & one day exploratory workshops
Multi-day immersive experiences
Leadership guidance in applying Conscious Leadership principles to an organization
