Transforming Leaders by “Leading with Heart” with Edward Sullivan

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It's a challenge to create a safe workplace where each of us can thrive, and the pressure falls hard on our leaders. It takes courage and significant motivation to help leaders improve so they can better lead their people in this complex time.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode of Fifth Dimensional Leadership, I interview Edward Sullivan, CEO & Managing Partner at Velocity Coaching. Edward has coached and mentored start-up founders, Fortune 500 executives, and political leaders for over 20 years. Edward helps startup CEOs and their executive teams scale their leadership skills and build cultures of collaboration, high performance, and psychological safety. When working with more established companies, he focuses on helping CEOs transform their teams and culture to be more agile and responsive to compete in today’s fast-paced environment. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In our conversation, Edward talks about transforming leadership to build cultures of collaboration, connection, and psychological safety.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Edward holds an MBA from the Wharton School, an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School, and trained as a coach at Co-Active Training Institute and New Ventures West. In addition, Edward has  co-authored several books including</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Leading with Heart: Five Conversations That Unlock Creativity, Purpose, and Results; The Secret to Becoming a Better Manager; and How to Protect Your Team From a Toxic Work Culture.</span></em></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Things you will also learn in this episode:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Executive coaching as a competitive advantage.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How to proactively address toxicity.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-wei