Vulnerability and Self-Awareness in Leadership with Favio German, Ep. 21

 

SIPS & Leadership Episode 21 with Favio German

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EPISODE SUMMARY

Favio German is a manager within the client services team of Public Works Partners and co-founder of AmpleSpace, as an effort to increase access to mental health services for men of color.  At Public Works Partners, He leads teams of consultants to meet the management, programmatic, and operational needs of the firm’s social sector clients. Favio shares how this work is exciting to him because he gets to experience the nuances of various levels of leadership that helps him professionally and personally and the opportunity to serve the mental health needs of the male sector through AmpleSpaces. 

A FEW KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE

  • A good leader is self-aware and understands that they are part of a larger system where everyone has an equal role to play.

  • Cultural relevance is essential in providing resources that communicate with how the community operates in the world.

  • Asking powerful questions and positioning clients as experts in their work and lives is key to building trust and cultivating it as a finite resource

SHAMELESS PLUG

Public Works Partners

Ample Space on Instagram

Give yourself some grace and take some time for yourself outside.

QUESTION FOR REFLECTION

How can we create a society that fosters and supports men's emotional well-being and mental health?

LINKS AND RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE

Public Works Partners

Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader's Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You

King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine

OTHER EPISODES OF INTEREST

SIPS & Leadership (Ep.13) Brian McComak on Building Bridges of Trust as a Leader

SIPS & Leadership (Ep.11) Lacy Serros on Impact Investing Beyond Dollars: The Role of Leadership in Making Lasting Change

SIPS & Leadership is a monthly livestream ‌on LinkedIn, highlighting leaders changing the world who are engaged in social impact and public service (SIPS).