Community: What the Doctor Ordered and Your New Leadership Superpower (5:00 PM EDT)

Where has Community shown up for you and in what ways might you more consciously use this superpower for good in your business, society, and the world around you?

Background

Community is a fulfilling, life-giving sense of shared cohesiveness, achievement, and togetherness created when a group of empowered people connect with each other and work towards a common purpose, (such as a place, action, interest, or practice).

Organizations, societies, and the world face immense challenges, making the power of Community more vital than ever. Community is not just the key to solving these challenges—it is the answer itself. As his final act as the 21st U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy offered ‘Community’ as the parting prescription for the well-being of the world. This beautiful reflection highlights the benefits of emotional and social support, health benefits, purpose, fulfillment, resilience, strength, and social cohesion – in other words, Community is literally what the doctor ordered!

There are also so many benefits to unlocking collective intelligence in groups of people, leading to exponential learning, innovation, positive change, performance, and limitless possibilities.

So, why do we continue to live in a world where so many decisions shrink the space for community, prioritizing power and control over collaboration and connection?

Our Workshop

This is a group coaching experience. Please come with a learning intention for the session (or don’t and trust it will emerge). We are hardwired for community and have all felt community, but are you consciously using it as a leadership practice to grow and achieve your goals in work and life?

Adam will share a couple of different models and lead some thought-provoking exercises. Please bring a pen and a journal, and come open to the experience.

Goals

Our goal is to have a group coaching conversation and an insightful, energising, and inspiring experience together. You will set your own learning goals and intentions at the beginning of the session, and we will draw from the learnings, talents, and experiences of the group to explore why community is so powerful and how it can help you.

Key Takeaways

You will leave with the confidence to approach life with awareness, viewing your challenges—whether at work or home—through the lens of community. You’ll also gain practical strategies to support yourself, your ideas, and those around you, empowering you to thrive.

Who Should Attend

Come if you want to increase your capacity as a leader, designer, facilitator, or human being or are simply seeking connection, safety, drive, or energy. Bring your questions and reflections.

Host Bio: Adam Bower

Introduction

Adam Bower, Lead with Community’s founding coach, collaborates with people to unlock new possibilities and peak, fully human experiences. With a passion for giving people access to new levels of human potential, he brings powerful questions, innovative ideas, and positive energy, which provides the space for collaboration and creativity, strong relationships, and successful business outcomes. His philosophy builds on a whole-person approach to coaching that aims to help leaders find their most alive and creative center of being, connect deeply with themselves, and become who they truly want to become. All the while supporting you to get the tangible work done too.

Drawing on many years of applying community within business, he partners to create the changes needed for transformational results. This isn’t just about giving you the space to connect deeply to who you are and feeling safe to thrive; it is about fuelling your drive and discovering unprecedented levels of energy with the people around you. Because the truth is, we are more powerful when we lead together.

Adam’s Journey

Adam has facilitated meaningful coaching conversations and community-building experiences for thousands of leaders worldwide in 1:1, group, and team settings during his time as Chief Community Officer at SCOR, a progressive role in a leading B2B reinsurance company – much of this time was based in Europe.

Now that he has returned to sunny Sydney, Adam chooses to partner with those who want to create more impact with their precious lives, both inside and outside of the workplace. Bringing forward his core values: Team/Family/Community Spirit, Joy with People, Courageous Authenticity, Creative Curiosity, and Beautiful Design, Adam finds it an absolute privilege to walk alongside his clients as they secure what is important and grow towards their full human potential in business and everyday life.

Adam is an ICF Professional Certified Coach, a certified Design Thinker, and an agile product owner. He has also been mentored by sociotechnical systems expert and adjunct Professor Doug Austrom and trained by cognitive scientist Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman to apply the modern science of self-actualization through coaching. He has held leadership roles for over 12 years in organisations focused on strategy, product development, innovation, client management, and cultural transformation – both working in the business and working on the business.  He has collaborated with executive committees, CEOs, CFOs, Chiefs, senior leaders, data scientists, IT specialists, innovators, medical professionals, finance experts, actuaries, human resource specialists, start-up founders, and humans from all walks of life in countries all over the planet – and can’t wait to collaborate with you too!