Unlock your leadership style: A powerful Goddess Architype in Business
Jane McCarthy
The ancient wisdom, “know yourself,” remains a powerful principle of leadership development. In today’s business environment, there is a growing recognition that effective leadership comes in many forms, each with its own unique strengths and gifts.
One compelling framework for understanding your natural leadership style comes from the inventive work “The Goddess of All Women” by Jungian analyst Jansinodada Boren. In it, Boren illuminates the ancient archetype of women who live in the spirit of today’s women. After studying Bolen’s work alongside typical systems such as Enneagram and Tarot, I specifically adopted the epitome of Bolen’s Goddess in business contexts, providing a fresh lens for seeing the gift of an individual’s innate leadership.
Understanding the archetype of your core goddess will transform you into recognizing and accepting your natural strength as a leader. It helps you focus your energy where you will be most effective. Each archetype brings a clear quality that will contribute vigorously to the success of your business.
- Hera: Relationship Cultivator It is excellent at building and maintaining deep connections to nature. If this is your core energy, there is an innate gift to promote trust within your team and with your clients. You notice people’s unique contributions and know exactly how to make them meaningfully acknowledge. Your handwritten notes and thoughtful gestures create lasting bonds, and your professional network becomes an incredible source of strength and opportunity. The ability to promote authentic connections is invaluable.
- Athena: Strategic Planner It brings a gift of thorough preparation and strategic thinking. If this resonates as a major energy, you are good at predicting and preparing multiple scenarios, not just plan A. The ability to think about several steps will help your team navigate the challenge with confidence. Find fulfillment in creating robust strategies and contingency plans that ensure your organization’s resilience.
- Diana: A courageous innovator He has a natural enthusiasm to explore unknown territory. If this is your core energy, you have the innate ability to discover new trends and encourage others to break new ground. You are often the first to identify changing market dynamics and develop innovative ways to harness change. Your pioneering spirit is especially valuable in an industry that is experiencing rapid transformation.
- Venus: Creative Catalyst It brings the inherent ability to encourage others to design things that are influence and beauty. Team members are vulnerable to express themselves creatively and encourage them to take opportunities in creative solutions. You have a special talent to infuse fresh energy and a kind of fun play that can lead to breakthroughs.
- Demeter: Nursing Guide It creates a safety environment where people can grow and thrive. If this is your core energy, you are naturally skilled at developing a sense of security within your team. Like a protective mother, you create an environment where people feel safe enough to take risks and extend beyond their comfort zone. Your developmental leadership style promotes both personal growth and ultimately maximizes the contribution of everyone on your team.
- Maiden Persephone: Optimistic Foresight It brings you an infinite positivity and the ability to see the possibility that others see the obstacles. When this represents a major energy, the combination of optimism and practical resolve creates strong momentum. You are excellent at Blue Sky brainstorming, which can inspire a sense of updates and fresh enthusiasm for everyone around you. You’re good at world building. If people have the opportunity to step into your vision, they can help you make your dreams a reality.
- Queen Persephone: A Bold Paradox There is an attitude that challenges traditional wisdom and provides a fresh perspective. If this is your core energy, you are not afraid to naturally look at the current status quo alternatives and express them. The ability to challenge GroupThink constructively could lead to a new approach called “Zag” where others in the market are “Zig.” Confronting what may have previously been considered taboos can unleash the enlightening power that people experience bravely.
- Hestia: The central wise man Maintain calm and clarity in the midst of chaos. If this represents your main energy, you have mastered the art of “sacred pause” – respond thoughtfully, rather than impulsively. Your presence will help bring peace to high-pressure situations and maintain a grounded perspective in times of disruption. It is excellent at creating systematic processes that keep organizations humming and ensure quality output.
Understanding your core goddess archetypes is empowering, but agile leadership covers all these typical energy aspects. As skilled musicians know when to play loud or softly, effective leaders learn to bending between different leadership energies, as the situation requires. For example, if you are naturally strong in the foresightful energy of the Maiden Persephone, you may consciously develop some of Athena’s strategic thinking to ensure that your vision is based on a realistic and step-by-step plan (this typical balance is very relevant to me!)
Create a more complete leadership toolkit by understanding your natural goddess archetypes and consciously developing aspects of others. This self-awareness and flexibility allows you to lead a real lead while adjusting to what the moment wants.
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Jane McCarthy is a brand strategist; The Goddess Guide to Branding. Get free to discover your own goddess archetype Who is your goddess? quiz.
Source: Spiritual Media Blog – www.spiritualmediablog.com
