Rooted to Rise: How the Vineyard Teaches Sustainable Leadership with Susie Lipps
What if the most sophisticated leadership framework you've ever encountered was grown in a vineyard?
In this episode, Lori sits down with her longtime friend Susie Lipps, founder of Conversations in the Vineyard, for a conversation that is equal parts practical wisdom and personal depth. Susie spent decades leading in international organizations before settling in Sonoma County, California, where the rhythms of the vineyard became her lens for rethinking what it means to flourish. The result is a framework as grounded as it is timely.
In this episode, you will hear:
Why sustainable flourishing requires going 30 feet deep, not just wide
How the seasonal rhythms of a vineyard map onto leadership lifecycles
What third culture kids understand about rootedness that others often miss
The difference between being productive and being fruitful
How to lead purpose-driven teams through transformational offsights and retreats
Susie Lipps grew up between worlds, spending her childhood in a mud hut in Honduras and a boarding school in Guatemala City. That TCK experience of never fully belonging anywhere became the foundation for a life's work centered on meaning, rootedness, and human flourishing. She is the creator and facilitator of Conversations in the Vineyard, where she hosts transformational offsights for purpose-focused teams.
TIMESTAMPS
[00:00] Introduction and Welcome
[02:30] Susie's origin story: from Honduras to Sonoma
[06:00] What the vineyard teaches about deep roots
[12:00] Sustainable flourishing vs. high performance
[18:00] Seasons in leadership: dormancy, pruning, harvest
[24:00] Leading purpose-driven teams through change
[30:00] TCK identity and the search for home
[36:00] How to find Susie and work with her
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Find Susie Lipps at: Conversations in the Vineyard
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