Beyond Approval: Understanding Conditioned Needs in Leadership and Human Behavior

Episode 44 of Coaching with Mastery and Elegance with Tijen Genco: Needs, Values, and Authentic Leadership

In this insightful episode, Tijen Genco and Sajili Mohan Chawla dive deep into the psychology of human needs, values, and authentic self-expression. Tijen introduces her Needs and Values Framework, distinguishing between inherent systemic needs—like connection, flow, and rest—and conditioned needs shaped by societal or familial expectations, such as approval or achievement. Together, they explore how unmet needs can lead to “neediness” or systemic imbalance, and how awareness and coaching can help restore authenticity and fulfillment.

Listeners will gain a deeper understanding of intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation, emotional regulation through guilt, shame, and fear, and the transformative power of shadow work in personal and professional growth. The conversation also touches on cultural influences, leadership grounded in what Tijen calls noble intent, and the journey from conditioned behavior to heart-centered living.

Join Tijen and Sajili as they unpack the path to sovereignty, authenticity, and purpose—and learn more about Tijen’s upcoming Behavioral Needs Mastery Class starting April 6th.

Key Themes:

  • Inherent and conditioned needs
  • Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
  • Emotional regulation and protective mechanisms
  • Authenticity, autonomy, and control
  • Noble intent and leadership growth
  • Awareness and shadow work in coaching

Perfect for: Coaches, leaders, and anyone seeking to understand the deeper motivations behind human behavior and how to live and lead from the heart.

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Published by Tijen Genco

Tijen Genco is a transformational life and business strategist, coach, educator, and assessor. She supported hundreds of people from many countries worldwide, empowering themselves through her coaching, inspirational videos, podcasts, and live workshops. People have enjoyed the warmth, playfulness, challenge, and transformational power of Tijen’s business and personal developmental coaching for over a decade. Tijen has received sixteen honors and awards for excellence throughout her corporate career. Her work in management consulting resulted in multi-million dollars in productivity benefits while creating a long-lasting impact in some social responsibility efforts worldwide. Tijen is a coach called upon by leaders. She has worked with regional and country leaders of global organizations and corporations, and high-degree government officials have recruited her for professional, organizational, and personal coaching. Tijen is the coach’s coach. She trained, mentored, supervised, evaluated, and coached new and established coaches toward excellence and mastery in their coaching careers. In her coaching, Tijen seamlessly integrates methodologies from East and West to offer comprehensive solutions to complex problems. Tijen’s unique and efficient approach results in sustainable solutions for corporations, government organizations, and individuals. Tijen’s professional and business coaching niche is strategic, authentic, inclusive, conscious, and resilient leadership, team cohesiveness and effectiveness, cultural transformation, and onboarding. For Life and Wellbeing Coaching, Tijen’s coaching supports individuals in establishing healthy and helpful life strategies, resolving conflicts, developing compassion, and resolving lingering emotions. As an expert in the field, Tijen offers coach education, assessments, mentoring, and supervision. Tijen's coaching inspires clients to elevate their consciousness, potentialize their strengths, and develop impactful, sustainable, effective strategies to overcome long-enduring struggles.

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