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“In the pandemic, we’re dealing with a distributed workforce. [Before,] people would go into their office and have a sense of control, have their public persona. And now they’re having to do that from home.” Dr. Eliza Mountcastle Shah
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r. Eliza Mountcastle Shah and her husband Paresh Shah founded Lifter Leadership - a teachable, learnable methodology that lifts positivity, talent engagement, customer loyalty, and real-time innovation. They bring mindfulness to the working hours within teams from the Executive Suite down to the tips of the front line of customer service within organizations. “In the pandemic, we’re dealing with a distributed workforce. [Before,] people would go into their office and have a sense of control, have their public persona. And now they’re having to do that from home. In our work we quickly found that unless we take a look at the shadow material - which is where the
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Dr. Eliza Mountcastle Shah
richness is, where the fears are, where the obstacles are - bravely and while breathing, then we’re not going to unlock that next evolution of where we can be individually and collectively. There were jokes on social media about us being asked to stay on our couches during quarantine while our grandparents were called to war, and it was funny. But the idea of sitting in the quiet with yourself - that is the frontline. That’s about the scariest place most people could go. Sitting alone is sitting with the enemy for some. Our helping people deal with the pandemic became about getting past defensive routines to a place that was better than being in person. To something even more real.” It’s okay to sit with youself; listen, breathe, reflect, and learn. More please!
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