Resilience Unravelled

Interview with Aneace Haddad

Aneace Haddad · June 5, 2023

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Interview with Aneace Haddad

Podcast: Resilience Unravelled

June 5, 2023 · 25 min

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Key topicsSteering Executive Teams to New HeightsDraw on Aneace's personal experiences tackling challenges like dismantling silos and fostering team cohesion. Address the common issues faced by senior leaders, such as instigating enterprise-wide mindsets and inspiring transformational change for long-term sustainability. Mastering Leadership and Life Through Adaptive ThrivingShowcase Aneace's philosophy of thriving and living most fully in times of change and ambiguity, drawing from his novel, "The Eagle That Drank Hummingbird Nectar." Discuss Aneace's role in helping senior leaders adapt and thrive amid career shifts and unpredictable circumstances. Navigating Midlife's Perfect Storm for Leadership RenewalAneace offers a unique perspective on harnessing midlife as a catalyst for leadership renewal and heightened excellence. Share the "Three Winds of Change" concept, emphasizing the physiological, neurological, and parental shifts in midlife and how they can be transformed into drivers of personal and professional growth. Discuss real-world experiences from Aneace's own midlife journey and insights gained from coaching C-suite executives across diverse industries and cultures. View all topics →

About Aneace Haddad

C-Suite Leadership Coach and Author

1,500+ Hours coaching senior leaders200+ C-suite team days facilitatedMcKinsey Senior Advisor300+ Senior leaders coached

As a seasoned C-Suite Executive Coach and McKinsey-certified Senior Advisor, Aneace Haddad brings a wealth of experience and transformative insights to the realm of executive leadership. With over 1,800 hours of certified coaching, impacting over 300 individual senior leaders and aiding 100 top teams across 15 diverse industries globally, Aneace has become a trusted guide in steering executive teams to new heights.

In his 40s, Aneace grappled with the challenges of dismantling silos and fostering team cohesion. This pivotal period marked a relentless pursuit of operational excellence, laying the groundwork for a deeper exploration into the essence of leadership. Recognizing the nuanced dynamics of human behavior as the key to overcoming obstacles, Aneace transitioned into his 50s armed with a profound understanding of the critical challenges senior leaders face.

Now, in his 60s, Aneace harnesses the opportunities and challenges presented in midlife to help executives unlock new energy and potential within themselves and their teams. His coaching style is shaped by a global perspective, combining proven leadership models with real-world insights from cross-cultural experiences and various life stages.

Aneace's impact is vividly illustrated by testimonials from industry leaders. Terence Lyons, CEO of TSC, acknowledges Aneace for re-creating their company, and shifting the focus to people, team, and culture.

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Keywords

Resilience – Leadership – Poetry – Control - AI

In this episode of Resilience UnravelledAneace Haddad, an executive coach and author based in Singapore who talks about his background as a former tech entrepreneur turned leadership coach and writer. He talks about his recently published book, "The Eagle That Drank Hummingbird Nectar," which explores the concept of lyrical leadership through the five-step path of transformation - entering the path, resilience, limiting beliefs, innovation, and mindfulness – to enable leaders to let go of limiting beliefs and labels to become more resilient. The book is structured as a fictionalised account of his experiences and draws on Eastern philosophy principles without explicitly mentioning mindfulness.

Main topics

The importance of relinquishing control to create a new culture that can solve complex problems.The concept of lyrical leadership The value of letting go of rigid labels and authority while maintaining some controlThe illusion of self and mindfulnessOvercoming contradictions and balancing innovation and results

Timestamps

1: Introductions 00:00-00:36

2: Aneace’s background and career 00:41-02:19

3: Aneace's novel and writing process 02:19-04:11

4: Lyrical Leadership and Aneace's approach to coaching 04:46-06:39

5: Aneace's Book "The Dream", Five Steps to Resilience, and Letting Go 06:56-09:49

6: Detaching the illusion of self and mindfulness 11:29-14:33

7: Overcoming contradictions and balancing innovation with results 15:04-16:43

8: Chat GPT and the future of writing 17:43-21:15

9: Contact information 21:52-22:39

10: Conclusion and Farewell 23:00-23:17

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