Annie McKee, Leadership

I met Annie McKee, one of the world’s top advisers on leadership, at a conference in Dubai last year. I was excited to meet Annie because her work as the founder of the Teleos Leadership Institute focuses on creating large-scale change  in organizations to evolve and do more great work.

Annie McKee is the co-author of several groundbreaking leadership books: Primal Leadership, Resonant Leadership and Becoming a Resonant Leader.

Annie has been dubbed the “High Priestess of Executive Coaching” by Business Week. With a title like that, you may picture her dressed in flowing white robes and carrying a sacrificial dagger. But the truth is—Annie’s approach to finding meaning (at work and in life) is incredibly down-to-earth.

In our interview, Annie and I discuss:

• How all people wake up with intentions to do good work, and how to rekindle their spark when they get knocked off balance
• 3 magic words that could revolutionize every conversation you have at work
• Tools for defining a “noble purpose” to drive you forward in your personal and professional life (believe it or not, this may include tarot cards!)
• How playfulness, taking a walk, and the “perceived weird index” can get you from good to great work

Listen to my interview with Annie McKee

NB-Although Annie’s voice comes through nicely in this interview, I sound a bit like I’m standing in a wind tunnel. Sorry about that.

0:16    Michael introduces Annie McKee
6:55    How all people wake up with intentions to do good work, and how to rekindle their spark when they get knocked off balance
10:19   3 magic words that could revolutionize every conversation you have at work
13:17   Tools for defining a “noble purpose” to drive you forward in your personal and professional life (believe it or not, this may include tarot cards!)
23:03   How playfulness, taking a walk, and the “perceived weird index” can get you from good to great work
25:35   What Annie is working on now and how to find out more about her
30:08   Annie’s books Primal Leadership, Resonant Leadership and Becoming a Resonant Leader
30:23   Michael closes the interview

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