New managers are facing challenging working environments filled with rapid change and former management legacies that created employee burnout and apathy. Below are 5 things new managers should focus on when transitioning into a management role from from a non-management role: Shift your mindset. The most important thing to remember as a new manager transitioning … Read more
Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: In this episode, Heather speaks with Don Davis, County Manager for Jefferson County, Colorado. Don shares about his leadership philosophy and vision, and a time when he was not the best leader he could be. He also sheds light on the difference between helping people get the tools they … Read more
We are in a new year with the perfect time to turn over a new leaf of your leadership. It is truly head-spinning to see how quickly time goes by. This leaves us all with a choice. The choice to change or to stay the same. In what ways will you turn over a new … Read more
Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: In this episode, Heather speaks with Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager, City of Dubuque in Iowa about her drive to lead, a back drop to the type of leader that she is and her compelling story of a time when she was not the best leader she could be. … Read more
Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: In this episode, Heather speaks to Jennifer Fairweather, Chief Human Resources Officer at Jefferson County in Colorado about her leadership style, her drive to lead, and her struggles with facing conflicts head on while still showing care for her people and coworkers. Key Takeaways: Give people space to … Read more
Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: In this episode, Heather shares a personal story about her daughter that highlights what courage and authenticity really look like. She also discusses how leaders need to be the catalysts to create environments that allow people to discover their gifts, and in turn, use those gifts for the … Read more
Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: In this episode, Heather speaks with Brent Stockwell, Assistant City Manager of the City of Scottsdale about his leadership style, his development of a personal purpose statement and his experience when he fell short in his leadership role and how he admitted his mistakes. Key takeaways: Create a … Read more
Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: In this episode, Heather speaks with Ron Alvesteffer, President and CEO of Service Express, about his leadership style, his engaging way of meeting his team members, his pearls of wisdom, and his unique way with his direct reports that sets him apart and brings him closer to them. Key … Read more
In this episode, Heather speaks with Jo-Ann Robertson, CEO of Ketchum, in the UK. Jo-Ann shares what drives her to lead, her unabashed desire to lead from the front with a team, her experience when she was not the best version of herself, and what she thinks leaders like us need. Key takeaways: All feedback … Read more
Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: In this episode, Heather speaks with Lon Southerland, Managing Director of ION*Biome at Seraphic Group, Inc., about his long history of leading for organizations like Marriott, Starbucks and 7-Eleven. Lon also discusses his past experiences and how it formed his current leadership filter, his great leadership learning, and … Read more
Becoming Unshakable is the podcast for leaders, creators, and changemakers who know TRUE LEADERSHIP starts from within.
Each episode explores what it takes to lead with resilience, compassion, and purpose while staying human through it all.
Through candid conversations with executives, frontline leaders, coaches, and everyday heroes, Heather uncovers the real stories behind growth, compassion, setbacks, and transformation.
From navigating change to creating emotionally safe cultures, Becoming Unshakable reveals what it really takes to create leaders—and organizations—that can’t be shaken.
I've been through every type of
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
you can think of.
Layoffs, reorgs, mergers, acquisitions and major technology shifts. More than 20 years leading teams through high-stakes situations where results mattered, people depended on me, and decisions couldn't wait.
Those years taught me how to lead. But they also showed me the hidden cost of always being the one who holds it all together.
During our second reorg in less than a year, I walked out of a meeting with no say in what was happening, just marching orders. When my team asked how the meeting went, I should have said, “Give me 15 minutes to process this.” But I didn't. Instead, I let them absorb every ounce of my frustration.
Then I saw their faces.
The people who looked to me for stability had just watched me unravel. What was that teaching them about their ability to handle the pressure?
That moment changed how I saw my role as a leader. Leading teams isn't only about grit or resilience. It's about how your presence builds the trust your team needs to function when things get hard.
Today, I help organizations build unshakable leaders, teams, and cultures. Because when leaders become the calm teams can count on, organizations don't just survive change, they come out strong enough to handle what’s next.
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+1 403-398-8488
Contact Heather Today!
+1 403-398-8488