Episode 82: Inner Communication for Transformational Leadership: From Emotional Awareness to Servant Leadership - leading from the inside out with Vadivu Govind

What if the feelings we try to push aside are actually trying to tell us something important?

In this episode, we discuss why honoring our feelings matters, how to uncover the unmet needs behind them, and how this self-awareness can fuel positive change in our spheres of influence. Through personal stories and a practical exercise, we invite you to reflect on your own feelings and needs, and how they can become a source of strength and service in your leadership journey.

We also share about a form of leadership that can have a more healing and elevating effect on society, and we will explore this further in future episodes. 

This is Episode 2 of 6, a special series co-hosted with Vadivu Govind of Inner Wealth

About Lisa Partridge: 

Lisa founded SIXCOMMS, where she works as a communication skills specialist, podcast host, and leader of walking experiences that help people build deeper connection, clarity, and confidence through meaningful conversations in nature. Her work enables individuals and teams to communicate with greater authenticity, curiosity, and compassion while strengthening relationships in an increasingly distracted world. 

About Vadivu Govind: 

Vadivu is the Founding Director of Inner Wealth, a leadership evolution organisation that enables people to cultivate the inner capacities to lead with greater care and wisdom while creating meaningful impact in an increasingly complex world. In the age of AI, her work reminds people what it means to be human.

Leading with Light: The Servant Leadership Walk

We will be co-facilitating a special walk to accompany this series in Singapore on 11 September 2026.  If you would like to walk with us, please complete this interest form and we will be in touch with more details: https://forms.gle/uVoFjWfiQzVNMqD37

Timestamps: 

[00:03:12] Role of Feelings in Leadership
[00:05:07] Personal Story: Art Therapy and Leadership
[00:08:16] Identifying Unmet Needs
[00:09:22] Addressing Conflict in Personal Spheres
[00:12:16] Empowerment Through Identifying Feelings
[00:14:17] Personal Reflection: Writing and Healing
[00:26:11] Updating the View of Leadership
[00:32:58] Effectiveness of Servant Leadership
[00:34:01] Interactive Experiment for Listeners

Resources & Practice: Here is the link to this episode's resource list as well as the process we went through in identifying our feelings and unmet needs: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VGvEbzPxsB3PUAMmPOxmYZHNCRlUT_Nz/view?usp=drive_link

Connect with us:

Websites: https://www.sixcomms.org/ | http://innerwealth.global/

Emails: lisa@sixcomms.org | vadivu@innerwealth.global

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisasing/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/vadivugovind/