Shiva Roofeh: Learning from Ancestry to be a Better Leader

I’m lost, so what?

How can you become a better ancestor? ⚡️

In Season 2, Episode 7 of I’m Lost, So What?, Cassandra is joined by long-term client-turned-friend, Shiva Roofeh, for a conversation on how we can learn from our ancestors to become better leaders - at work, in our communities, and for the world.

If you’re curious how you can be a better leader by finding ancestral wisdoms to learn and unlearn - this conversation will give you a mindfuck.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What it means to be a better ancestor and how this impacts the future
• Where to start finding ancestral wisdoms in your own life
• How to use intercultural intelligence tools not to be an asshole

Shiva Roofeh (she/her) | Intercultural Intelligence Specialist & Learning Design Specialist

Shiva Roofeh is a curious rebel, community builder, secret punk, perpetual smiler, partner, friend, culture creator and learning design specialist.

She works with Fortune 500 companies as an organizational justice practitioner helping leaders be less asshole-like by understanding their systemic power so they misuse it less. Her work focuses on power sharing and breaking down harmful cultures in order to create healthier ones.

Shiva is also the co-parent of the Ancestral Wisdoms Anthology, a collection of ancestral stories, lessons, and memories for and by the global majority.

Links referenced in the episode:

• “Emergent Strategy” Book by adrienne maree brown - https://adriennemareebrown.net/book/emergent-strategy/
• “We Aren’t Unique, We’re Just Products of Systems” LinkedIn article by Shiva Roofeh - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/we-arent-unique-products-shiva-roofeh
• Farzin Farzad - https://www.linkedin.com/in/farzinfarzad
• Sara Farooqi - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarafarooqi
• The Right Use of Power Institute - https://rightuseofpower.org/

Connect with Shiva Roofeh elsewhere:

• Shiva’s Website - www.shivaroofeh.com
• Shiva’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivaroofeh/
• Shiva’s TEDx Talk “Living In Our Power” - https://www.ted.com/talks/shiva_roofeh_living_in_our_power
• Ancestral Wisdoms Anthology - https://www.instagram.com/wisdomsanthology/

Connect with Cassandra and her business elsewhere:

• Cassandra’s Personal Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cassandratle/
• The Quirky Pineapple Studio Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thequirkypineapplestudio/
• The Quirky Pineapple Studio Website - https://thequirkypineapple.com/

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