What if your greatest leadership tool isn’t your brain, but your spirit? Bill Gallagher sits down with Dr. Yosi Amram, a licensed psychologist, engineer, and former CEO turned spiritual researcher, to explore how spiritual intelligence can profoundly shape leadership, decision-making, and performance. They dive into the key qualities of spiritual intelligence, how they relate to personal and organizational transformation, and why some of the most effective leaders operate from a deeper, more connected sense of purpose. Topics explored in this episode: (03:45) Defining Spiritual Intelligence *What spiritual intelligence really means (beyond religion or belief) *The difference between spirituality, emotional intelligence, and IQ *Why spiritual intelligence is critical for modern leadership (14:00) The Qualities of Spiritual Intelligence *In spiritually intelligent leadership, we have to follow our inner compass and also stay open to input *It’s in our biology to be part of a tribe, to have a purpose *We have a loneliness epidemic because we are isolated from the community (31:15) Performance and Spirituality: A False Tradeoff? *Productivity doesn’t have to come at the cost of soul Spiritually intelligent leaders outperform purely tactical ones *Our brains fill in the gaps and make assumptions all the time *The ROI of integrating purpose and personal growth into leadership (45:20) How to Cultivate Spiritual Intelligence *We have many different layers of love. *What leaders can do today to start building this capacity *Spiritual intelligence enriches you and your purpose. Thanks to Yosi Amram for being on the show! Yosi’s Book: Spiritually Intelligent Leadership Connect with Yosi: https://yosi.health/ Bill Gallagher, Scaling Coach and host of the Scaling Up Business podcast, is an international business coach who works with C-Suite leaders to achieve breakthrough growth. Join Bill in the Growth Navigator Coaching Program: https://ScalingCoach.com/workshop Bill on LinkedIn: https://www.LinkedIn.com/in/BillGall Bill on YouTube: https://www.YouTube.com/@BillGallagherScalingCoach Visit https://ScalingUp.com to learn more about Verne Harnish, our team of Scaling Up Coaches, and the Scaling Up Performance Platform, which includes coaching, learning, software, and summit. We share how the fastest-growing companies succeed where so many others fail. We help leadership teams with the biggest decisions around people, strategy, execution, and cash so that they can scale up successfully and beat the odds of business growth. Did you enjoy today’s episode? If so, then please leave a review! Help other business leaders discover Scaling Up Business with Bill Gallagher so they, too, can benefit from the ideas shared in these podcasts. Subscribe via Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3PGhWPJ Subscribe via Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3PKe00u Bill on Facebook: a href="https://www.facebook.com/billgall/"...
