Dr. Yosi Amram on Spiritually Intelligent Leadership

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Find Your Leadership Confidence Podcast
Host: Vicki Noethling
Featured Guest: Dr. Yosi Amram
Interview Title: Spiritually Intelligent Leadership

What does it truly mean to lead from a place of inner wisdom, compassion, and authentic presence? In this compelling episode of the Find Your Leadership Confidence Podcast, host Vicki Noethling speaks with Dr. Yosi Amram, a clinical psychologist, executive coach, and one of the world’s foremost researchers on spiritual intelligence—a framework now cited in over 1,000 academic publications.

Dr. Amram’s journey began in a Jewish home in war-stricken Israel, where he witnessed firsthand the impacts of religious fundamentalism and conflict. He later served three years in the Israeli Air Force, experiences that sparked his desire for a more humane and compassionate approach to leadership. Yet despite achieving corporate success as the CEO of a public company, he faced a profound psychospiritual breakdown—an event that became the catalyst for his own spiritual awakening.

Today, Dr. Amram integrates his lived experience, academic research, and deep therapeutic insight into his work with individuals, couples, and groups seeking healing, clarity, and purpose. He is the award-winning author of Spiritually Intelligent Leadership: How to Inspire by Being Inspired, a research-backed roadmap that helps leaders access authentic power, presence, and connection from within.

Together, we explore the profound impact of spiritual intelligence on leadership, mindfulness, emotional well-being, and organizational culture. Dr. Amram offers practical tools for breath awareness, inner reflection, vision-setting, and reconnecting leaders with their hearts and souls.

Some questions asked and answered included:

Can you share more about your journey that led you to do what you do today?
What is spiritual intelligence, and how does it differ from and complement emotional intelligence?
How can spiritual intelligence enhance mindfulness, leadership, and overall well-being?
What are some practical strategies for developing spiritual intelligence, including techniques for inner reflection and breath awareness?
Employees often wonder: Why are we here? What is our purpose? How do you help leaders and teams ignite the fire within?
How has your personal journey informed your work in helping individuals and leaders reconnect with their hearts and souls?

This episode is an inspiring exploration of what it means to lead with consciousness, compassion, and true inner power.

Check out Dr. Yosi Amram’s website to learn more.
https://yosiamram.net/

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Website: https://yosiamram.net/

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Dr. Yosi Amran is a clinical psychologist, executive coach, and pioneering researcher of spiritual intelligence, a concept that has received over 1,000 academic citations.

• Growing up in a Jewish home in war-stricken Israel, Dr. Amram received early exposure to religious fundamentalism, war, and the trauma that can come with both.

• He was not only a bystander in the war-stricken environment, but he was also drafted and served in the Israeli Air Force for three years.

• Dr. Amram's military service ignited his desire for a more compassionate and humane leadership approach, yet as the CEO of a public company with a rising stock price, he experienced a psychospiritual breakdown, which catapulted him into a spiritual awakening.

Today, he leverages his past experiences and incorporates them into his work as a psychologist and counselor. He has worked with individuals, couples, and groups dealing with trauma-related experiences and is the author of the award-winning Spiritually Intelligent Leadership: How to Inspire by Being Inspired. Grounded in academic research and relatable case studies, this book provides a compelling roadmap that equips leaders with the means to connect with the true source of their authentic power and presence deep within themselves. Dr. Amram's work not only explores the depths of spiritual intelligence but also provides actionable insights for cultivating a more mindful, compassionate, and inspired approach to life and leadership.