Focus Leadership Blog

Has anyone ever told you that you need to relax and have more fun? That’s what people were saying to a client of mine on a very regular basis. The thing is, they were right! As we were going over her FEBI results it was pretty clear that she was all Driver, all the time. “If I can’t be the best at something, why bother doing it?” she said. The problem she was that she always managed to find someone ... Read More

I’ve been using the FEBI with great success with a wonderful executive in a leading software company. She has been an athlete most of her life and immediately resonated with an approach that engages her body as well as her mind. Since she is a fencer, I need not tell you what her home pattern is. The other  day we were discussing what her 2 or 3 year old son might prefer (and embody) so she showed me a video ... Read More

A colleague recently asked me about a FEBI report for one of her clients – we’ll call him Richard – that puzzled her because every pattern on the overall energy profile registered “Very High” – virtually pegging the meter. “How could this be?” she asked. “And how do I debrief it?”

While this may seem like a non-result, it’s actually quite revealing, and there’s much to learn from it. But let me start by saying it’s a good example of why ... Read More

I am successfully incorporating and experimenting with the FEBI Leadership quadrants with  Anne Green Gilbert's BrainDance patterns by ensuring that through the 8 movement patterns of the BrainDance, I incorporate the driver movements of thrust, the organizer movements of shape, the visionary movements of hang, and the collaborator movements of swing, from Betsy Wetzig's research and processes that were shared with Ginny.    The anecdotal results are positive over a two-three day follow-up, while attending conferences with session participants. Examples ... Read More