Agile Conference 2024 – My Experience as Keynote Speaker
Agile Conference 2024 highlights from keynote speaker Heather R Younger
Agile Conference 2024 highlights from keynote speaker Heather R Younger
Discover how to make a powerful first impression as a new manager in your first week. Learn essential strategies from Heather, including recognizing unspoken cues, engaging with your team, and processing feedback effectively. Don’t miss her bonus tip to break down barriers of mistrust and create a collaborative atmosphere for lasting success!
Discover how becoming a better manager boosts your skills and lifts your entire team, creating a positive, productive work environment. Learn from Heather about investing in yourself, developing resilience, and embracing imperfection to unlock bigger opportunities and achieve team success.
Ever feel like you’re constantly juggling tasks and managing your team, but something’s still missing? I’ve got a little something special that might just be the game-changer you’ve been looking for. Imagine unlocking a simple yet powerful technique that can transform how you connect with your team. This isn’t just about getting things done; it’s about fostering genuine relationships and boosting morale in ways you never thought possible. Curious?
As a Caring Leader, you get that bringing women from all walks of life into leadership roles is key to creating a welcoming and innovative space. This kind of representation adds different viewpoints that enhance decision-making, helping your organization meet the needs of a wider audience.
Active listening and compassion in leadership are not just buzzwords, they are the keys to unlocking understanding, boosting morale, improving decision-making, and fostering trust. These qualities have the power to inspire and motivate teams, leading to enhanced performance and productivity in a competitive business world.
Creating positive work environments is essential for fostering employee well-being, productivity, and overall organizational success. When employees feel valued, respected, and supported, they are more likely to be engaged, motivated, and committed to their work. Positive work environments reduce stress, minimize conflicts, and encourage collaboration and innovation, leading to improved job satisfaction and retention rates. … Read more
Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast! Are you a Caring Leader looking for ways to improve corporate culture? We’re all busy, and sometimes it’s the little things that count to make your people feel seen, heard, and valued. Here are seven quick and effective strategies to enhance your corporate culture: Express Gratitude Taking a … Read more
Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast! In a world filled with noise, true connection is often drowned out by the clamor of our own thoughts, biases, and assumptions. But what if I told you that within the quiet art of active listening lies the power to transform not only your leadership but your … Read more
Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast! In today’s fast-paced work environments, it’s all too easy to jump to conclusions based on appearances or past experiences. However, this can lead to misunderstandings and biases that negatively impact our relationships and productivity. To combat these issues, active listening and Caring Leadership are essential. The Importance … 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.
Through this guide, uncover how to ensure those in your care at work feel heard and valued, resulting in increased loyalty and satisfaction.
Contact Heather Today!
+1 403-398-8488
Contact Heather Today!
+1 403-398-8488