Anne McGhee-Stinson: Conscious Leadership for a New Era of Business

In this episode of the Stay On Course Podcast, Julie Riga sits down with Anne McGhee-Stinson, managing partner and director of practice at InteraWorks, to explore what conscious leadership really means in a world that continues to evolve at record speed. Anne is an executive coach, consultant, entrepreneur, author, playwright, and documentary film producer with more than twenty years of experience helping leaders and organizations access their deepest creative resources and turn them into meaningful results. Together, Julie and Anne unpack why leadership requires far more than skills alone, why self-awareness and inner growth are now non-negotiable, and how leaders can build living systems that support people, purpose, and flow. The conversation moves through the shift from a Newtonian, cause-and-effect model of organizations toward a quantum, relationship-driven model of conscious leadership, using the metaphor of a symphony orchestra to describe how modern leaders must conduct the space between people rather than simply managing individual parts. Anne and Julie also discuss the entrepreneurial mindset, the paradigm shift accelerated by the pandemic, and why personal development has become the true foundation of executive coaching and leadership presence. This episode is packed with clarity, purpose, and practical wisdom for any leader seeking authentic growth, professional excellence, and lasting impact.