Karen Martin | Pausing For Clarity: Mindful Leaders Always Ask ‘Why?’
In this episode, you’ll learn about:
Why Karen tries to keep her inbox at zero
What Karen’s life was like growing up in rural Pennsylvania
Why Karen majored in microbiology but later chose a different career path
Why Karen first got into meditation and mindfulness
How Karen convinces skeptical clients to consider integrating mindfulness
Why Karen realized business ownership was her destiny
How she launched The Karen Martin Group (now TKMG)
What Karen learned about herself during her first marriage
How Karen dealt with losing every client in three days
What losing her clients taught Karen about business
Karen’s former aspiration to be a thriller novelist, and why she now writes books about corporate strategy
The challenges of the complex book writing process
Which authors, business people, mindfulness leaders, etc. inspire Karen
Where Karen gets her best ideas
What inspired Karen to write the Kaizen Event Planner
Why achieving clarity is essential to building great businesses
What roles hubris and ego play in unhealthy business practices
Why the best leaders must be open to unlearning their leadership habits
The reasons leaders need to stop obsessing over quick problem solving
Why organizations should run with “high levels of humility and curiosity”
What a “Clarity Pause” is and why it’s so important for leaders
Karen’s experience coaching leadership internationally
How Karen integrates Eastern and Western medicinal practices
How Karen practices mindfulness and meditation even when she’s always traveling
Why Karen loves walking meditations
And much more!
Karen Martin, award-winning corporate strategist and president of global consulting firm TKMG, is a leading authority on business performance and Lean Management. She’s also a highly rated speaker and author of multiple books, including Clarity First: How Smart Leaders and Organizations Achieve Outstanding Performance.
Karen motivates organizations to develop more efficient work systems, grow their market share, solve business problems and accelerate their performance. She provides insights to improve organizational performance and inspire companies to create work environments that enable their entire workforce to excel.
Listen to this week’s donothing podcast and learn about Karen’s journey to becoming a leader in corporate strategy and empowering organizations to boost their productivity and their people.
Connect With Karen Martin
Karen Martin's Books
Karen Martin's Book Reccomendations
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
Unlearn: Let Go of Past Success to Achieve Extraordinary Results by Barry O’Reilly
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