How To Be A Better Leader

89: Leaders With Heart Make It Safe To Speak The Truth

Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: In this episode, Heather speaks with Joe O’ Neill, CEO of G & D Integrated about his unique approach to providing psychological safety in the workplace, and how he engages with his front line and uses orientation to do it. He talks about a time when he became … Read more

88: Leaders With Heart Recognize The Smallest Of Changes In The People They Lead

Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: In this episode, Heather speaks about milestones, recognition, and moving past barriers that can make it difficult for leaders to be the best they can be. Heather also shares a couple personal stories on the milestones of her children last week, how she recognized them, and her past … Read more

87: Leaders With Heart Actively Build Resilience

Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: In this episode, Heather updates the listeners on the book that will come out based upon the podcast. She also talks about the importance of leaders building resilience in the face of adversity. Key takeaways: Leaders must first build resilience in the face of obstacles before they can … Read more

Four Ways Hiring the Wrong Manager Ruins Employee Morale

Years ago, I worked in an organization with a senior manager whose very presence ruined employee morale. I saw the carnage he left around him. I also saw how the employees felt helpless to do anything about it. Below are three concerning ways that hiring the wrong managers can ruin employee morale and increase employee … Read more

86: Leaders With Heart Embrace Their People And Their Results

Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: In this episode, Heather speaks with Alex Smith, Chief Human Resource Officer for the City of Memphis in Tennessee about her leadership style, her time when she was not the best leader, and her ways of leading with heart that has driven amazing business results for the city’s … Read more

85: Leaders With Heart Understand That Their Own Brokenness Is A Gift

Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: In this episode, Heather speaks with Cynthia Grant, Chief Clinical Officer at AllHealth Network, about her surprising and traumatic background, her lens to see the world and to engage with her people, her time when she was not the best leader she could be, and her tremendous tips … Read more

84: Leaders With Heart Understand That Leadership Is To Be Learned, Studied And Explored

Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: In this episode, Heather speaks with Shawnte Cox Holland, Head of Culture and Engagement at Vanguard on her leadership style, her unique view of why she leads the way she does, her experience when she was not the best version of her, what she did to become more … Read more

83: Leaders With Heart Help Others Find Their “Why”

Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: In this episode, Heather speaks with Sarah Pierre Louis, Sr. Manager Marketing Team Development for Tableau Software (recently acquired by Salesforce) about her leadership style, and her fascinating approach to helping her team come up with their “why” and their own solutions. She talks about the times when she … Read more

82: Leaders With Heart Live True Servant Leadership

Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: In this episode, Heather speaks with Howard Behar, former president of Starbucks, and author of The Magic Cup and It’s Not About the Coffee. Howard talks about his perspective on servant leadership, his Starbucks insights, his accountability as a leader, and his idea of a “board of directors” in the context of … Read more

Who is responsible for employee engagement?

This last week I was a keynote speaker at a human resources (HR) conference. I had an interesting conversation with a gentleman who made an argument for why HR is not responsible for employee engagement. You might be wondering how this came up. Often, boards of directors and leadership teams look to and point a … Read more

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Leadership With Heart With Heather R Younger

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