Leadership Lessons from Nepal: What Orphans Taught Me About Presence
The Leader Formula by Steve Ciprani & Chris LaGarde
Episode notes
What happens when you travel halfway across the world expecting to give… and instead you’re the one who gets transformed?
In this episode, Steve returns from Kathmandu, Nepal, where he spent time serving at a mountain orphanage — and the leadership lessons he brought home are raw, surprising, and deeply human. These children, living with almost nothing, modeled presence, generosity, connection, and joy in ways that challenge everything we think leadership is supposed to look like.
Chris and Steve unpack:
🔥 The moment in Nepal that broke Steve open emotionally
👁️ The “soul goggles” experience and what it taught him about presence
❤️ Why these children gave more than they received — and what that reveals about true generosity
🌱 How play, cu ...