Your Body Knows Before Your Brain Does: Building Trust Through Somatic Leadership with Bradley McDevitt
What if executive presence has nothing to do with how you look in a room and everything to do with how aware you are in your own body? Presence-based leadership coach Bradley McDevitt joins Lori Adams-Brown to explore why trust is built somatically, not just strategically, and why the discomfort you feel in a meeting might be pointing you directly toward your greatest growth.
In This Episode:
Why executive presence has shifted from gravitas to availability and agency
How trust is built through felt experience in the body, not through logic alone
What theater and embodied play can teach leaders about navigating uncertainty
Why imposter syndrome might actually be your most powerful leadership asset
How to reclaim attention and agency in the middle of a modern meaning crisis
About Bradley McDevitt:
Bradley McDevitt is the founder of Carolina Commons Coaching and a coach with the Center for Creative Leadership. He is adjunct faculty in depth psychology and creativity at the Pacifica Graduate Institute and brings more than 30 years of experience in professional theater, somatic practice, and leadership development.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:46 What executive presence really means today
04:15 Why trust is built somatically, not cognitively
08:17 How theater shaped Bradley's understanding of leadership and power
13:23 Omnidirectional awareness and what it opens up for leaders
19:14 Reframing imposter syndrome as a leadership asset, not a liability
23:22 The modern meaning crisis and how leaders can respond
33:05 The non-anxious presence and what it costs a team when leaders lack it
34:42 How to connect with Bradley and Carolina Commons
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Find Bradley McDevitt at: carolinacommons.org
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