Lead your mind, or life will lead you.
Unlocking your leadership potential for clarity, connection and impact.
Unlocking your leadership potential for clarity, connection and impact.
Lead your mind, or life will lead you.
“You can’t manage what you cannot see. Leaders who harness the power of the mind & cultivate self-awareness, make the biggest impact.”
-Myrto
Lead Your Mind or
Life Will Lead You
How often have you found yourself lost in thoughts, caught up in worries about the future or regrets about the past, while life and work slip by? How often have unconscious thought patterns and beliefs influenced your decisions, leaving you feeling disconnected from your true intentions?
When you understand your mind and emotions and are in tune with yourself, you gain the power to consciously choose your responses rather than react to external circumstances. This clarity cultivates wisdom, helps you connect with your purpose, and enables you to lead with authenticity and empathy. It all starts with self-awareness!
It’s no wonder the best leaders are those with emotional intelligence, those who create psychological safety and trust in their teams, those who promote wellbeing and act as examples to bring positive change and create maximum impact.
Highlights
Taking the Reins: The Journey to Self-Leadership
Cultivating wellbeing and mental health for optimal performance.
Prioritizing Wellbeing in Life & Work
Master the art of self-leadership and emotional intelligence at work.
Powerful Teaming: From Me to We
How to build teams that excel and collaborate effectively.
Speak to Connect: Managing Challenging Communications
How to communicate with authenticity & respect.
Latest Thinking
Prioritizing wellbeing can be a challenge for busy professionals. Here are some tips to make wellbeing and mental health a top priority.
Positivity is a choice. And most importantly, a practice which can be intentionally cultivated. What are 4 positive mindset practices we can implement in our daily life?
What is the importance of empathy in leadership and what are the benefits and shared tools to cultivate it in a practical way?
How can focusing on change and evolution take the pressure off delivering results and how can change help leaders cultivate a mentality that rewards growth?
We all want and need pauses in our lives, but all too often, we either neglect taking them or end up stuck in our heads when we are not busy. What are the right questions to ask ourselves in order to "start being" more often?
As a leader how informed, open and empowered are you to face mental health challenges in your team (or yourself)?
Myrto Legaki talked to The Future Female podcast with Aleksandra Beyer about how can fostering a supportive community of strong female leaders can lead to greater achievements and opportunities for all.
In the last 10 years, our attention span, has drastically decreased. How is dopamine culture affecting us and how can mindfulness awareness help us cultivate useful skills to battle it?
It's not about what happens to us, but how we consciously respond to what happens. Leaders make choices, therefore creating circumstances for their teams to respond to. Why is self-awareness, empathy and authenticity important elements for a leader?
Most leaders think they operate with awareness, when in reality, almost half the time, our behavior takes place unconsciously. Humans brains are highly plastic, and for the majority of their life, humans operate on autopilot. Why is self-awareness a valuable tool for a leader?
Myrto Legaki spoke at “The Brand Called You" podcast about the transformative power of the core principles of effective leadership, including emotional intelligence and empathy.
Having an empathetic leader in your team, leads to higher creativity, higher job satisfaction and higher productivity, research shows. What are some useful tips on how to cultivate empathy in your team?
Did you know that 1 in 4 people globally suffer from a mental health issue currently, according to the World Health Organization? And 1 in 2 people will at some point in their lives, face a mental health issue? With these statistics in mind, especially if you are a leader, how informed, open and empowered are you to face mental health challenges in your team or yourself?
Have you ever said or thought “It’s not cool to talk about yourself at work”, “Good work speaks for itself” or “It’s not polite to promote your achievements”? This is self-promotion and whether we like it or not, it’s an essential part of work. In this article, Myrto is busting 5 myths about self-promotion in leadership.
The myth of the super woman is holding strong, stemming from the late '70s and haunting many of us even to this day. Convinced that we can "have it all", modern professional women and mothers have taken on so many roles, that leave us feeling exhausted, anxious, even depressed and burnt out.
If you are a manager, there is a cost in you not delegating. If you want to do a few small things right, do them yourself. If you want to do great things and make a big impact, learn to delegate. Here are some tips that help with delegating effectively.
I hate change! Surprise, surprise - who doesn't? We're hard wired to seek comfort and security because venturing out into the unknown meant uncertainty and danger. We resist and wish for things to remain the same, but the more we resist, the harder it gets. The reality is that if you don't change, change will change you.
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Client Praises
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Theodosis Michalopoulos - CEO Microsoft Greece, Cyprus, Malta
In today’s highly demanding and fast-paced corporate environment, where our teams are expected to perform at the highest level, it is essential to remember to pause and take care of our bodies and soul.
Thank you Myrto for this program - the scientific background, your energy and the inspiration you brought to the team. It was truly refreshing!
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Ulrich Schwoerer - CEO Roche Diagnostics
Myrto has created impact and value across all levels of our organization. Through impressive professionalism, great experience and utmost care, the programs have resulted in successes beyond our highest levels of expectation.
The results were remarkable and significant: reduced stress levels even in high-intensity working areas, increased resilience, improved productivity and communication among our colleagues.
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Thomas Kougkoulos - HR Director AbbVie Greece
Working every day in a fast moving business environment that demands high performing teams, it is critical to identify that we have to take care of our body and mind.
Myrto introduced the entire Abbvie Leadership Team to a method to cultivate resilience, clarity and wellbeing. Thank you for this Mindful Leadership program - your positive thinking, energy and inspiration were really valuable!
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George Georgalas - Talent Acquisition & Development Manager Nestlé
Collaborating with Myrto supported our team's physical and mental wellbeing and brought us together, cultivating empathy and connection.
Our people embraced the initiative at once and felt connection at a human level, empowerment and support. This is reflected in the program evaluations, which were outstanding.
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Aggelika Tzemou - HR Director, DEI Lead & Board Member, BAYER Hellas
Having collaborated with Myrto on a number of our wellbeing initiatives, I can attest to the deep and broad expertise she brings to the table, the wealth of insight and tools she offers.
In addition, the genuine care and tailored approach to our needs has accelerated our ongoing efforts to creating a supportive and healthy work environment for our people.
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Aspa Palimeri - Country Manager, Mastercard Greece, Cyprus, Malta
The workshop was the first mindfulnes experience for many, and triggered so diverse and interesting discussions within the team. Myrto introduced us in the best possible way, combining science with practice, to the ability to work with our mind to create new pathways. Priceless!
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Tina Damaskou - GTM Lead Modern Work at Microsoft Southeast Europe
I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you for the incredible workshop you delivered to our team.
The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, and it truly speaks volumes about the excellent content and the engaging way you presented it. The level of interaction and participation was a clear indicator of the value it brought to our employees. It was impressive to see how you handled an online workshop with participants from so many different countries: your ability to navigate such a complex setup while keeping everyone engaged is admirable!