What made you successful will not hold for what’s coming, especially in AI era.


You have a vision.
You’ve built success through capability, resilience, and determination.

And yet, you want a more meaningful impact, wider influence, more peace in leading business and organizaton towards the future.

Pressure builds.
Clarity fades.
Momentum or growth slows.
Doubts creep in.
And fulfillment feels just out of reach.

You are at a leadership inflection point 
— where your inner expansion as human will determine what becomes possible & how you lead the future of your organization and business.

I partner with visionary CEOs and executives at inflection points in their leadership — moments where pressure builds, teams plateau, and the old way of leading no longer works.

I help leaders to evolve who they are, how they lead, navigate uncertainities and shape legacy impact.

Through my signature process, leaders expand their presence, elevate their energy, and become trusted, magnetic forces who shape culture, inspire change, and scale with coherence — not pressure.

Because in the new era, the future is shaped by those who are more human, more present,  and more aligned from within.
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With 15 years inside global and Fortune 500 environments, and over a decade in transformational leadership work (incl ICF PCC), I translated what most leaders never access into a proprietary approach — integrating neuroscience, energy, body awareness, executive coaching, and transformational leadership through Extraordinary Leadership™.

I’ve partnered with leaders across industries including Maersk, Abbott, Chanel, IKEA, Roche, Microsoft, and GE, and I’m known for my presence and transformational depth.

If you sence there’s more available - this is your next move.
Book a private consultation.
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Dagmara Asbreuk

You’re not losing your edge.

You’re in an environment that can’t hold it.

Because even the most capable executives will start shrinking in the wrong system.

Not because you’re not strong enough.
But because the space around you is built for comfort… not evolution.

The right environment expands your leadership.
The wrong one slowly erodes it.

10 signs you’ve outgrown the place (or it’s misaligned):

1. You feel drained more than energized.
 Even when you’re “doing well.”

2. You hear constant excuses instead of commitment.
 “We can’t.” “It’s not possible.” “That won’t work here.”

3. You’re shrinking your goals and expectations.
 Not because you want less - because you’re tired of pushing.

4. You’re constantly convincing others to see potential.
 You’re selling vision instead of leading it.

5. You feel like the only one driving change.
 And it’s exhausting.

6. The organization isn’t truly willing to change.
 They want improvement… without transformation.

7. You feel like you’re going backwards.
 More effort. Less impact.

8. Your standards are treated as “too much.”
 Instead of being respected.

9. You don’t feel safe telling the full truth.
 So you filter, soften, hold back.

10. You feel yourself shrinking instead of expanding.
 And deep down… you know it’s not you.

Your brilliance doesn’t need more proving.
It needs the right environment.

Because the right room doesn’t just value your results.
It amplifies your leadership.

Leadership Partner to visionary CEOs & Executives | Guiding you to lead with inner authority, magnetic presence, legacy impact to build future ready organization | Keynote Speaker | Founder | Podcast host

Culture isn’t a slogan.

It’s a driver of business performance.

The challenge:
leaders try to “build culture” through policies, perks, or programs.

While culture is actually created in the moments that matter most:
✅ how you lead
✅ how you listen
✅ what you tolerate
✅ what you reward
✅ what you normalize under pressure

🎧 In the latest episode of the Extraordinary Leadership Podcast, I sat down with Emma Davies - Founder of Evolve People Network and Evolve Hub, and a People & Culture leader with 20+ years across the UAE and KSA.

We unpack what truly creates a culture that fuels success - not in theory, but in real organizations moving at speed.

In this conversation, we explore:
• why presence beats policy
• why “open door” often means the opposite and what real accessibility looks like
• how to spot culture in seconds (and why surveys don’t always tell the truth)
• psychological safety as a performance strategy - not a soft perk
• why pay rises don’t automatically improve culture (and what actually does)
• the HR–leader partnership dynamic that makes or breaks companies

This episode will recalibrate how you think about performance, trust, and leadership impact.

🎧 Listen here: https://lnkd.in/ekhcSyUX

Question for you:
What’s one leadership move that resulted in better culture and performance?

Strategy & action alone do not create momentum.

It's the source beneath them.

“Be consistent.”
“Do not give up.”
“Continue, results will come.”

This advice isn’t wrong.
It’s incomplete.

High-level leaders usually don’t struggle with discipline or effort.

What they miss is something deeper:
Awareness of the real source of results.
Beneath strategy.
Beneath determination.
Beneath action.

- Your identity.
- Your beliefs.
- Your state.

Most leaders never go here.
Yet this is where performance, change, and momentum are actually shaped.

Because very often, the source of strategy and action is not clarity or alignment, but:
• Pressure
• Lack
• Proving
• Fear
• Nervous-system survival
• Exhaustion disguised as ambition

These drivers don’t create momentum.
They create resistance.
Friction.
Stuckness.

So when things aren’t working, the answer is rarely:
- more effort.
- more pushing.
- more strategy.

The most strategic move is often the opposite.

Slow down.
Recalibrate internally - before recalibrating strategy or team.

When outcomes aren’t landing, something deeper is usually asking to shift:
– A belief
– An identity edge
– A subconscious limit
– A suppressed emotion
– A body that doesn’t feel safe to expand
– A vision you’ve outgrown

Recalibrate here, and momentum follows.
Traction returns.
Movement becomes natural again.

So yes - be consistent.
Yes - don’t give up.

But first, recalibrate the inner drivers of leadership success.

Because when you shift internally, the external world responds fast.

Sometimes it’s the same actions.
With a different state.
Creating entirely different results.

👉 Where do you sense it’s time to recalibrate from the inside?

Most culture work focuses on behavior and values.

Important.
And incomplete.

Because culture isn’t only what people do.
It’s what people feel the moment they enter the room.

Culture is an energetic operating system.
An invisible field.

You sense it before anyone speaks.
Before meetings start.
Before data confirms it.

And here’s what most leaders underestimate:
That field is shaped - consciously or unconsciously - not just by what leaders do, but by the internal state leaders operate from.

Neuroscience explains this through mirror neurons.
Humans subconsciously attune to the emotional and physiological state of others.

In simple terms:
people don’t hear leaders, they feel leaders.

Which means this:
Your internal state shapes the dynamics, behaviors, and performance of your organization.

A calm, grounded leader creates psychological safety - without trying.
A stressed, reactive leader creates tension - without noticing.

This is nervous-system leadership.

And this is what I see consistently shifts when leaders change the source:
– Behavior changes without being managed
– Conversations soften without losing clarity
– Accountability strengthens without fear
– Performance increases without burnout

Because culture doesn’t need to be forced, when leadership is internally aligned.

The real question isn’t: “How do I motivate people?”

It’s: “What internal state am I transmitting every day - already?”
That’s the layer that changes everything.

-> If you want to go deeper into leading from your highest state - this is the episode to watch: https://lnkd.in/eZiVvvhh

-> If you’re ready to elevate the signal you’re sending, shape culture from the inside out and lead from a grounded, calm, confident, and coherent state - let’s have a conversation about what will support that shift.

You don’t need a survey to know if your culture is strong.

You feel it the moment you walk in.

The energy.
The pace.
The way people look at each other before they speak.

After years of working in corporate and with CEOs and leadership teams, I’ve learned this:
the strongest cultures are sensed long before they’re measured.

Surveys confirm.
Attunement reveals.

This carousel breaks down 5 signals before any data, dashboards, or engagement scores enter the room.

If you’re a leader preparing your organization for the future, this matters.
Because culture isn’t built through initiatives.

It’s built through presence, safety, and how leadership shows up - every day.

Swipe through.

Then ask yourself one question:
What does your culture communicate the moment someone enters your space?

5 Signs Your Culture Is Strong

Culture isn’t a transaction.

It’s your leadership in action.

Money rises do not buy it.
And I fully agree with what Emma Davies said in our last conversation.

Yes, paying beneath market won’t fuel engagement.
But even strong compensation won’t create trust, ownership, or collaboration.

Thriving culture and performance rise on psychological safety + trust + authentic presence + growth opportunities.

If you want a thriving culture, here are 10 moves you will need:
✅ Set/co-create the vision + priorities (people can’t perform in confusion)
✅ Ask for input and actually listen
✅ Address issues early (don’t let them grow)
✅ Recognize & appreciate effort - not only results (be specific)
✅ Give real ownership, not just tasks
✅ Create space for honest conversations (psychological safety matters)
✅ Model the standards you expect from others
✅ Show up human and vulnerable, not invincible
✅ Find out what people truly want (what drives them, what they care about)
✅ Create growth opportunities that match it (so they can evolve and stay engaged)
✅ Protect wellbeing + energy (rest, boundaries, sustainable pace)

For that, developing coaching abilities, strengthening emotional intelligence, mastering your state/energy and mindset will be key for you as a leader.

These were true game changers for me.

It’s what helps you move from being an expert…
to become the catalyst and multiplier - for people, performance, and culture.

That’s why when I partner with executives, we work on all of it - the inner leadership and the practical skills that build thriving culture fueling performance.

Because culture isn’t bought.
It’s built.
And what matters most is how you lead.

More on topic of thriving culture in this episode: https://lnkd.in/ekhcSyUX

AI accelerates efficiency and execution.

Human evolution shapes the future of leadership.

Yesterday, I was invited to participate a Singularity University event in Dubai, on exponential mindset & AI driven leadership.

My favorite was speech of John Sanei the futurist who  put one simple truth in the spotlight:

AI will replace intellectual intelligence.
Where we need to evolve is as humans.

Underlying the need to adapt by evolving From within - awareness, perception, EQ and being.


From the lens of my work, I see 3 key areas where leaders must evolve now to stay relevant for the future that unfold very fast:

1. State mastery
Your mind & body determines how you think, decide, and lead under pressure & what culture dynamic you shape.
A coherent state creates clarity, trust, safety & flow.
A survival state creates tunnel vision, stress & chaos.
Aligning & elevating your state is number one leadership superpower.


2. Identity & belief evolution
You don’t see the world as it is - you see it as you are, through the inner filters.
Your identity and belief system shape your perception, choices, leadership capacity.
Most leaders are running unaware on old conditioned program.
Evolving it expands what becomes possible for you, organization, business.

3. Intuition & inner wisdom
Data informs, but intuition decides.
In an AI-shaped world, accessing deeper inner knowing becomes the ultimate human advantage.
From here best strategies & unique approaches will come.

So the future isn’t about knowing more.
It’s about leading from a more evolved inner self.

And its already here and happening at speed.

So the question is:
are you evolving to be on the forefront?

Thank you Varun Malik & Matthieu Bonelli for inviting me to this relevant conversation shaping the future of business and humanity.

Gratitude is not a mindset trick.

It's a state that determines how you lead.

Your brain follows what you focus on.
Your energy follows your focus.

Neuroscience shows: 
gratitude strengthens new neural pathways that help you notice what you already have - instead of staying on autopilot, scanning for lack.

Gratitude activates presence.
It supports emotional regulation, resilience, and wellbeing & psychological safety.

And in challenging moments?
Gratitude is often the first place to return to.

In leadership, that matters.
Because your decisions…
your energy…
your presence…
are shaped by what you repeatedly focus on.

Today, my gratitude looked like this:
✨ Activating the gratitude state through an energetic activation designed by me (one of many inside the Extraordinary Leadership App for State & Embodiment mastery)

🦷 A kindness from the receptionist and wisdom from the doctor. Plus, learning something new.

🌊 Coffee, sunlight, and ocean waves.

💎 And gratitude anchored at home - fragrance + beauty in my office.

Gratitude is a leadership decision.

Choose it daily - especially when things feel intense.

Because what you focus on becomes what you lead from.

What are you grateful for today?

Our closest relationships are never separate from our leadership.

They quietly influence how we decide, regulate ourselves, and show up.
Often beneath the surface.

In many ways, a family is an organization.
And partners are the leadership team.

The relational dynamic between partners shapes the wider system -  including children, culture, and emotional climate.

Cultivating this relationship is one of the most important areas of my own life.

I value friendship, connection, shared purpose, and shared values with my life’s partner.

What strengthened our partnership most was evolving from within, on both sides.

☑️ Understanding and valuing our differences.
☑️ Learning to manage and reduce triggers.
☑️ Growing emotional maturity together.
☑️ Freeing from past conditioned beliefs, memories, traumas.

And creating intentional time together, 
outside of family chores.

I’m not a personal relationship coach.

But some of my clients move through profound life phases that unfold alongside our core partnership.

And these moments inevitably influence their leadership, clarity, and capacity.

With care, I want to share two resources I often recommend when it comes to closest partner relationships:

1. The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
 — John Gottman

If you want to strengthen your relationship in a practical, research-backed way, this is foundational.

The principles focus on:
➝  Building deep friendship
➝  Managing conflict without damage
➝  Creating shared meaning
➝  Protecting respect and emotional safety

Clear. Grounded. Timeless.
And helpful in challenging common myths that quietly erode connection.

2. Conscious Uncoupling
 — Katherine Woodward Thomas

If you are separating or divorcing, this book offers a radically different orientation.

It supports:
➝  Ending a relationship without destruction
➝  Taking responsibility without self-blame
➝  Extracting wisdom rather than carrying residue
➝  Creating a clean emotional future - for yourself and others involved

Both books center consciousness, choice, and maturity.
Whether you are staying together or parting ways.

I trust this share will serve you or someone close to you.

Feel free to pass it on to leaders and friends who may need it now.

Your organization and business can’t outgrow you.

When pressure rises, complexity grows and AI challenges your relevance - strategy is not the first place to look into.

Elevating who you are and how you lead - is.
Because your impact & business results depend on your inner architecture.

Here is how it works:
→ Your state determines your leadership capacity - shaping decision quality, execution speed, and culture under pressure.
→ Your identity shapes your authority - what you tolerate, how you operate, size of your vision and how decisively you move when it matters.
→ Your beliefs define your strategic range & possibilities-  and whether growth feels constrained or inevitable.
→ Your energy creates organizational leverage - influencing momentum, performance, and how people respond to you.
→ Your ability to access intuition stabilizes leadership under pressure & uncertainty - enabling decisions that are fast, aligned, and sustainable.

Mastering mind, emotions, and inner state, changing beliefs & expanding your identity is real leadership work.

And in a world where AI replaces IQ, who you are becomes the competitive advantage.

This is the real work I support my clients with.

So they lead with inner authority, magnetic presence, and create legacy impact - while shaping future-ready organizations.

So they don’t just stay relevant - they set the direction.

LinkedIn Top Voice Helping Women Live and Lead Consciously I Founder & CEO - Shenomics I Award-winning Global Leadership Consultant and Mindfulness Practitioner I Keynote Speaker I Podcaster

Are you committed to helping women leaders rise in your organization? Or are you looking to grow into an authentic and conscious leader yourself? I can help.

As the Founder and CEO of Shenomics, a mindful leadership platform, I am dedicated to creating a kinder, fairer world by accelerating women's leadership through wisdom, compassion, and mindfulness. I’m also passionate about advocating for inclusive, compassionate workplaces where everyone thrives.

Highlights of my career:

• Impact: Trained, mentored, or coached over 10,000 women to date, helping them unlock their leadership potential.

• Clients: Partnered with over 250 leading organizations, including Fortune 500 companies such as Societe Generale, Google, LinkedIn, Target, and Northern Trust, and more.

• Experience: Leveraged my 10 years of corporate experience as a Client Portfolio Manager in finance in New York, along with my role as CEO and Director of the National Social Entrepreneurship Forum, to launch Shenomics, a platform empowering women through mindful leadership.

• Education & Training: MBA from NYU Stern School of Business in Social Impact, with training as a Mindfulness Practitioner through the Search Inside Yourself Institute. A certified Positive Psychology Practitioner by the School of Positive Psychology in Singapore.

• Global Perspective: Lived and worked in 8 countries, including the US, UK, India, and Singapore, providing a global outlook on leadership.

• Accolades: Recognized as a 2023 LinkedIn Top Voice for Gender Equity, awarded the Global Women of Influence Award 2024, and named one of the Top 10 CEOs to Follow on LinkedIn in Asia.

Bhavna Toor (She/Her)

Your next big breakthrough will not come from adding more - but subtracting what stops growth.

In Taoist philosophy, the greatest leaders are like gardeners.
They don’t command growth.
They don’t push harder.
They create the right conditions for growth.

As a gardener once said:
“I don’t force my plants to grow. I remove what stops them.”

Modern neuroscience agrees.
When stress hormones like cortisol flood the system, they block creativity, learning, and collaboration.

Pressure doesn’t accelerate growth - it stunts it.

The leaders who unlock performance are the ones who remove obstacles:

🌿 Remove fear → Build psychological safety. 
Encourage “I don’t know” without judgment.

🌿 Remove overwhelm → 
Replace long to-do lists with a clear, simple “one thing” focus.

🌿 Remove rigidity → Give autonomy. 
Trust people to shape their work.

Equally, remove blockers for your own personal growth: 
🌱 Remove self-criticism → Practice self-compassion (celebrate your daily wins)
🌱 Remove digital noise → Block 30 distraction-free minutes daily for deep work 
🌱 Remove misalignment → Ask yourself: “Is this goal mine - or someone else’s expectation?” Realign with what feels true.
🌱 Remove toxic comparison → Replace scrolling with journaling on your own goals and progress.

This is where ancient wisdom meets neuroscience:
The best leaders don’t force growth.
They clear the soil so it happens naturally.

✨ What’s one thing you could remove this week to create more space for growth - for yourself, or your team?

📚 Explore more ideas on growth in my book The Conscious Choice
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Bhavna Toor

Best-Selling Author & Keynote Speaker I Founder & CEO - Shenomics I Award-winning Conscious Leadership Consultant and Positive Psychology Practitioner I Helping Women Lead with Courage & Compassion

The most impactful professionals all share one trait: 

They never stop learning.

➡️ Thomas Corley’s “Rich Habits” study found that 85% of self-made millionaires read two or more books per month for learning.

➡️ According to the World Economic Forum, 50% of all employees will need reskilling by 2025 due to automation and shifting roles.

➡️ A LinkedIn Learning report showed that employees who spend just 1% of their week (about 25 minutes) on learning are more engaged and productive.

Here's what most people miss: 

The most valuable skill today isn't what you learned in school.

It's the ability - and the discipline - to keep teaching yourself.

You don't need to quit your job.
You don't need endless hours.

Even 15 minutes a day compounds into skills that change your future.

Here are 5 proven ways to grow beyond your role:

✅ Take on stretch projects - Volunteer for tasks that scare you. Growth lives outside your comfort zone.

✅ Invest in certifications - Pick one skill that will be valuable in 2-3 years. Start learning it now.

✅ Read strategically - One book per month in your field compounds into expertise others can't match.

✅ Join learning communities - Surround yourself with growth-minded professionals who push you forward.

✅ Embrace new technologies - Test emerging tools in your industry before they become mandatory.

The world isn't just moving fast - it's accelerating.
And self-education isn't just an advantage.
It's your insurance policy for the future.

🌱 What new skill are you building this month? Share below!

📚 Explore more ideas on growth in my book The Conscious Choice
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When people ask, “What have you done lately?”
most of us start listing achievements...

Projects completed.
Milestones reached.
Boxes checked.

But we rarely talk about the quieter victories -
the ones that don’t make it to our resumes or highlight reels.

➡️ Like the day you didn’t give up,
 even when no one was watching. 

➡️ The moment you apologised
 when your ego wanted to win.

➡️ The time you chose kindness
 over being right.

➡️ Or the morning you simply got out of bed
 and faced the day - when it would’ve been easier not to.

These moments don’t come with recognition or reward.

But they are proof of something far deeper - 
something no one can take away from you:
your character.

Because you are not just the sum of your accomplishments.

You are also the quiet strength you carry when no one is watching.

The world celebrates what’s visible.
But life is held together by what isn’t -
✅  the small choices, 
✅  the silent courage,
✅  the grace that no one else sees.

You are a Human Being, not a Human Doing.

Celebrate the being, not just the doing. 

💛 So here’s to your quiet victories -
 the ones that don’t trend,
 but transform.

The ones that make you you.

What’s one quiet victory you’re proud of lately?
Even if no one clapped for it - I hope you’re pausing to honor it today.

Original video and inspiration by TheHoneyHints on IG. Shared with gratitude. 

📚 Explore more in my book The Conscious Choice
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To live an extraordinary life, 
be willing to pay extraordinary taxes.

Everyone wants the rewards.
No one wants to pay the price.
But you can’t have one without the other.

✨ Stress is the tax you pay for Ambition.
✨ Failure is the tax you pay for Learning.
✨ Solitude is the tax you pay for Wisdom.
✨ Boredom is the tax you pay for Mastery.
✨ Sacrifice is the tax you pay for Meaning.
✨ Struggle is the tax you pay for Resilience.
✨ Vulnerability is the tax you pay for Connection.
✨ Discomfort is the tax you pay for Transformation.

“Taxes are what we pay for civilization.” - the Stoics remind us.

In the same way, these 'taxes of life' are what we pay for doing anything worthwhile.

These taxes aren’t penalties.
They are not signs you’re failing.
They’re proof you’re alive to your potential.
They are signs you’re growing, stretching, leading consciously.

We’re sold a version of success that’s all peak moments and highlight reels.

But the truth?
Late nights filled with doubt.
The tears shed when no one’s watching.
The courage to keep going when the finish line is nowhere in sight.
It’s paid for in the quiet, gritty, often invisible work behind the scenes.

So if you're in a season of hard…
Remember: you're not doing it wrong.
You're simply paying the price of becoming.

🌿 This is what conscious leadership looks like.
Not perfection. Not ease. 
But presence. And the willingness to hold complexity with grace.

📌 Which of these “taxes” are you paying right now?
Let’s normalize this part of the journey too.

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