Interview with Dr. Maitra on how self-leadership can help with competing work-life responsibilities

In this podcast, Declan speaks to Raka about how we can apply self-awareness, neuroscience of leadership and self-awareness to become better leaders, especially in the new world of the COVID pandemic. This includes tips for individuals, women leaders, emerging leaders and organisations on how to provide greater support and a culture of inclusion for staff that need to balance work-life responsibilities including caring for others. Raka’s mantra is that we can all improve our self-leadership abilities if we focus on three key traits: uncertainty, compassion and resilience.

Key takeaways:

“We can all change society and work culture, one resilient compassionate leader at a time”

“If we commit to developing uncertainty, compassion and resilience within ourselves, then we are all moving towards a better future for ourselves and everyone else”

Highlights:
• Covid has made explicit some of the implicit challenges including juggling work and life balance, especially for those with caring responsibilities
• The remit of inclusion (in an organisation) has to increase to include people with more responsibilities and facilitate them
• People who are juggling many responsibilities at home and at work need to develop three key self -traits: Uncertainty, Resilience and Compassion
• The Covid situation has magnified the importance of why organisations need to be much more inclusive in their perspective and take it seriously to have the work-life balance of its staff at its core
• Applying CBT principles, mindfulness and meditation can help in building our resilience
• Everything life throws at us can be an opportunity to develop our self-leadership capabilities if we are willing to grow
• To grow we must commit to ourselves, commit to grow and believe in what we can deliver to the world
• We all have the gifts of resilience and compassion within us which we can use to change society and work culture
• The organisation needs to have a clear stand on what it means by inclusivity
• Organisations should aim to look after staff well-being, supporting work-life balance and providing flexible ways of working
• Covid has, through our commitment to connectedness, enabled us to still work closely as teams and groups

About the guest: Dr. Raka Maitra, MD, MRCPsych.
Raka is a psychiatrist, clinical neuroscientist (post doc) and is current training in child psychiatry and child psychotherapy. Her research is focussed on understanding brain development and the vulnerability to develop psychosis. Raka is Secretary of Women and Mental Health Special Interest Group at RCPsych, a member of Trainee Support Group at RCPsych, a member of the Wellbeing committee at RCPsych and sits on the advisory board of a UNESCO project on social emotional learning in India. She is an active contributor in her field and is an advocate of women in leadership, especially those with children with complex needs.

About the host: Declan Goodman
Declan is a technology and leadership consultant with a passion for neuroscience and self-empowerment. You can learn more about Declan at www.declangoodman.com.

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