Our Organization

The SIYLI Team:
(L to R) Marc Lesser, Dr. Philippe Goldin,
David Lapedis, Chade-Meng Tan

We develop leaders. High performing, happy, world-changing leaders. We do this through our Search Inside Yourself (SIY) program with mindfulness and emotional intelligence training backed by Stanford neuroscientists.

Read the story of how it all got started.

Mission

Transform the culture of healthcare, educational and business organizations to create the conditions for peace.

Vision

Enlightened Leaders Worldwide.

Enlightened Leadership

What is an Enlightened Leader?

An enlightened leader integrates mindfulness practice, emotional intelligence competencies, leadership abilities, wisdom and compassion. An enlightened leader demonstrates high achievement drive, wisdom, creativity, compassion, positive influence and teambuilding skills. Doing good, avoiding harm, helping others, and getting more of the right things done. An enlightened leader knows when to listen and when to act, when to be still and when to move swiftly. An enlightened leader works for the good of others, the team, the organization, society.

Organizational History

Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (SIYLI) is a nonprofit public benefit corporation founded in 2012. We are developing leaders in business, non-profits, education, health care, and government. The SIY program was developed at Google. Over one thousand Google employees have been through SIY. This started when Chade Meng-Tan connected with Daniel Goleman and Jon Kabat Zinn. He then assembled a team that included mindfulness teachers, a CEO, and scientists. The Search Inside Yourself (SIY) program was born and launched, refined and tested over four years.  Read more >