96. Stillness As Strategic Intelligence
Thu Feb 05 2026
What happens when urgency quiets — but clarity hasn’t arrived yet?
In this episode, Paula explores why stillness often appears after integrity has been chosen and old ways of leading no longer fit. For many capable leaders, this phase can feel unsettling: fewer impulses, less urgency, and no clear sense of what to do next.
Rather than treating this stillness as a pause or a problem, this conversation reframes it as leadership intelligence — an orientation point where information becomes perceptible again.
This episode is an invitation to stop forcing movement and to trust what is quietly organizing beneath the surface.
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Keywords: Stillness, Leadership intelligence, Urgency, Nervous system, Presence
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What happens when urgency quiets — but clarity hasn’t arrived yet? In this episode, Paula explores why stillness often appears after integrity has been chosen and old ways of leading no longer fit. For many capable leaders, this phase can feel unsettling: fewer impulses, less urgency, and no clear sense of what to do next. Rather than treating this stillness as a pause or a problem, this conversation reframes it as leadership intelligence — an orientation point where information becomes perceptible again. This episode is an invitation to stop forcing movement and to trust what is quietly organizing beneath the surface. — If this episode met you, you’re welcome to join Sacred Notes — a quiet weekly rhythm I share by email: https://paulaimmo.myflodesk.com/sacrednotes — Keywords: Stillness, Leadership intelligence, Urgency, Nervous system, Presence