Beyond The Corporate Mask: Embodied Leadership, DEI, Well-being

Waarom ben je bij de ene vriendengroep uitgesproken en luid, maar bij de andere stil en teruggetrokken? En waarom heb je daar, ogenschijnlijk, geen controle over?  In deze aflevering van Beyond the Corporate Mask duiken Suzanne Mau-Asam en co-host Emma ten Veen in het derde en laatste onderdeel van het BBC-framework: Context.   Want je masker wordt niet alleen gevormd door je biologie en biografie...

Waarom maakt de één zich klein terwijl de ander juist harder gaat praten?  Waarom reageer jij op spanning op jouw manier?  In deze aflevering van Beyond the Corporate Mask duiken Suzanne Mau-Asam en co-host Emma in het onderdeel biografie van het BBC-framework: Biologie, Biografie en Context.  Want onze automatische reacties ontstaan niet zomaar. Ze worden gevormd door de ervaringen die we hebben...

Waarom reageer je soms sneller dan je zelf begrijpt?  Waarom klap je dicht, ga je pleasen of word je juist heel direct?  In deze tweede aflevering van Beyond the Corporate Mask duiken corporate socioloog Suzanne Mau-Asam en co-host Emma dieper in op de biologische kant van maskers.  Want veel van onze reacties ontstaan niet bewust. Ze beginnen in ons zenuwstelsel.  Samen onderzoeken we hoe automat...

Meer ontdekken?  Suzanne’s boek over de 8 maskers en embodied leadership is binnenkort verkrijgbaar in de boekhandels.  👉 Pre-order het boek hier:  https://www.doors-open.nl/product/embodied-leadership-boek-pre-order/      Aan de buitenkant leek alles te kloppen. Maar vanbinnen voelde ze zich steeds minder zichzelf.  In deze eerste aflevering van Beyond the Corporate Mask deelt corporate socioloo...

In this episode of Beyond the Corporate Mask, Suzanne sits down with Nadine, a learning and development advisor who shares her personal story of growing up with a relentless inner critic, and learning to make peace with it through embodied leadership. From being bullied at school to pushing herself to prove her worth at work, Nadine’s story reveals how the inner critic can take over our bodies, no...

“You’re not ready. Don’t speak up. They’ll think you’re not good enough.” That voice? That’s your inner critic. The relentless whisper that second-guesses your ideas, rewrites your sentences, and makes you shrink before you even open your mouth. In this episode of Beyond the Corporate Mask, Emma and Suzanne explore where the critic comes from, how it shows up in your thoughts, body, and voice, and...

“Any second now, they’ll find out I don’t belong here.” The smile on your face looks convincing. You’ve prepared. You’ve earned your seat. But inside, your body tells a different story: clenched jaw, shallow breath, tense shoulders. That creeping fear of being exposed. In this episode of Beyond the Corporate Mask, Emma and Suzanne explore impostor feelings not just as thoughts in your head, but as...

"A boundary isn’t a wall; it’s an act of presence." You finally say no. You draw the line. You set the boundary. But what happens when it’s met with tension, pushback, or even silence? In this episode of Beyond the Corporate Mask, Emma and Suzanne explore what it really takes to hold a boundary after you’ve set it. From freeze responses and people-pleasing to emotional overshadowing and group dyna...

"Every time you say 'yes', you're also saying 'no' to rest, to presence, to yourself." Why is it so hard to say no, especially at work? In this episode of Beyond the Corporate Mask, Emma and Suzanne unpack the hidden costs of always saying 'yes'. From blurred roles and people-pleasing to social pressure and freeze responses, we explore why setting boundaries feels so uncomfortable… and why it matt...

You meant to stay calm during the meeting, but you snapped at your colleague, just like it happened last time.  You swore you wouldn’t take on all the extra work again, but you stayed late anyway.    Why does this keep happening?  When we’re under stress or pressure, we fall back on old habits wired into our bodies: reflexes that once helped us get by, even if they don’t serve us anymore.  In this...

You meant to speak up. But your voice caught.  You tried to take up space. But your body pulled back.  That’s not just nerves: it’s your shaping story.  In this episode, embodied leadership expert Suzanne Mau-Asam and her colleague, learning & development expert Emma ten Veen, unpack how past experiences, whether from childhood, culture, or early career, leave a deep imprint in the body. These...

She did all the ‘right’ things: showing up, speaking up, staying visible.  But something still felt off.  In our first full episode, corporate sociologist Suzanne Mau-Asam shares a deeply personal story about trying to ‘fit in’ by performing a version of leadership that wasn’t entirely hers.  The shift didn’t come from learning more ‘tricks’.  It came from tuning into her body.   Together with col...

Welcome to Beyond the Corporate Mask.  If you’ve ever walked into a meeting and found yourself adjusting your voice, your posture, or even your personality, this podcast is for you.  Corporate sociologist Suzanne Mau-Asam and learning and development expert Emma ten Veen introduce the heart of the series: embodied leadership. This is authentic leadership that includes your body, your senses, and t...