Rebecca Christianson offers a path from surviving to thriving
This conversation is a moving and meaningful one focused on how life lessons from adversity can provide opportunities for transformation and shifts into realisation of our purpose and fullest potential.
Rebecca has endured what would be testing circumstances at the best of times, however her greatest challenge came not in isolation but in combination with other significant challenges which would throw many people into turmoil. She navigated these trials with humility, introspection and a devotion to appreciating the small things that become cascades of signals of the kind of work and way of living she is called to.
In this conversation we touch on many topics that are close to both our hearts – how to nurture the conditions for inclusion and foster diversity in teams, organisation and broader society, our the adversity we face can lead to our greatest discoveries and personal transformations and the role of leaders in embracing new ways of being that can lead to the creation of more purposeful, values-centred organisations.
Rebecca has released an article related to her Survive to Thrive approach, which you can find here – https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-shift-from-surviving-thriving-mindset-new-model-rebecca/
Rebecca and I look forward to hearing from you via our socials and emails is there’s anything you would like to discuss or share in response to this conversation. You can reach out to either of us via the links below.
Here’s a review of the key messages from this episode;
Diversity
– Rebecca didn’t fit the mould of what a leader looked like, and wanted to encourage diversity of thought
– Rebecca thinks group-think leads to the death of organisations
– Let’s look at all the possible ways people can be different
– How do you look to bring something new into a monocultural group?
– To Rebecca, mindset is everything. Especially openness to learning, earnestness and being nothing like her!
– Diverse teams don’t always agree, but it’s going to be a much richer discussion
– A lot of people operate on auto-pilot, and respond to very different people in a very similar way
New leaders
– There’s been a shift, we are letting go of the hierarchical model of leadership
– Rebecca was always ok with not having the answer
– Rebecca is seeing more people leaning into their strengths and bringing their authentic selves to work.
– When developing our mindset, we need a deep level of curiosity about how we see the world.
– Recognise the gifts from life that invite us to activate our highest potential
Meaning making
– Understanding how I create a sense of meaning of the things around us is really important
– If we’re all moving in the same direction, it’s much easier for us to course correct together
– We all want to contribute and know why our work matters
– If you’re able to make a conscious choice to change beliefs you hold, you can move into long-term behaviour change
– These experiences become the moments that matter in life and create real meaning
Thriving
– When we’re in a survival mindset, we feel helpless & that we can’t have a positive influence
– Raise awareness of where the dominant locus of control is
– I made it a really focus to reimagine what was possible after this challenging experience
– I created a life that was more in line with my values
– Accepting that adversity is a part of life was really important
– Being grateful began with really small things
– The kindness you receive from people Rebecca really started noticing
– These experiences become the moments that matter in life and create real meaning
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