How to Improve Leadership Skills

41: Leaders With Heart Are Genuine, Allowing Those Who They Lead To Be The Same

SUBSCRIBE TO ITUNES It’s great to see leaders putting in so much focus on their people. Interestingly, Heather met someone who is just comfortable in his skin and in being out there, in that space of transparency and vulnerability. Today in this podcast episode, Heather speaks with John LaFemina, Director of Performance Management at Pacific … Read more

40: Leaders With Heart Know That Providing Growth For The Team Is No Tiny Matter

SUBSCRIBE TO ITUNES In this episode, Heather speaks with David Niu , Founder and CEO of TINYhr, creator of TINYpulse,  an employee engagement technology platform. David shares an eye-opening story of a time when he was not the best leader he could be and what he does to stay in the best place he can be. David … Read more

39: Leaders With Heart Look For Greatness Inside The People They Lead

In this episode, Heather speaks with U.J. Jatar about his leadership style, the unique background that contributed to his leadership focus, challenges in leadership and a refreshed vision of human potential. Key Takeaways: Our people have more potential than we give them credit for. Human ingenuity is unlimited and leaders can unleash it. We just … Read more

38: Leaders With Heart Don’t Shy Away From Admitting Their Love For Their People

SUBSCRIBE TO ITUNES In this podcast, Heather speaks with Mindy Flanigan, Chief Inspiration Officer at Inspiring HR. Mindy shares her leadership philosophy, a story when she was challenged to be the shining leader she is today, tips for connecting with a fully remote team and an amazing pearl of wisdom. Key takeaways: Leaders should create rallying … Read more

36: Leaders with Heart Make Accountability a Priority

SUBSCRIBE TO ITUNES On this episode, Heather speaks with Mike Pritchard, CFO at the CU Foundation. Mike shares the things that drive him to lead, his desire to continually learn and where he might mess up along the way. Key takeaways: Leaders must have a cadence of accountability for themselves and others. Leadership is about … Read more

35: Leaders with Heart Know that Their Leadership is Formed by the Conversations they have with Their People

In this podcast episode, Heather speaks with Mareo McCracken, about his leadership journey, his unexpected story that served as a catalyst for his current leadership mindset and he shares with us pearls of wisdom.   Key takeaways: New leaders often seek control when they are new to their role. Real leaders help others see the … Read more

34: Leaders with Heart Understand that They Must Truly Connect with Their People First to Build Trust

On this podcast episode, Heather welcomes Joe Kwon on the show to discuss his leadership style, a time when he was not the best version of himself and some of his key principles in life.   By listening in on this episode with Joe, you might feel like you are listening to a sage. Enjoy! … Read more

33: Leaders With Heart Understand that Growth is a Journey

In this episode, I will share a private message with all of you about the need to be patient while growth and development are taking place within you and your team. I will also share a personal story about a big step I took to improve myself, how I stumbled along the way and got back … Read more

Forget your “swim lane.” Run for your potential instead!

  This last week, I had the privilege of speaking to the law enforcement officers of the Cal State Fullerton Police Department. A few months back, the chief of police was referred to me by a close friend. He had summarized his need for a speaker who could talk about the concepts of self-leadership and … Read more

To whom are you passing the torch?

“The single biggest way to impact an organization is to focus on leadership development. There is almost no limit to the potential of an organization that recruits good people, raises them up as leaders and continually develops them.” –John Maxwell The other day, I watched a beautiful ceremony at my son’s school, which was a … Read more

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Leadership With Heart With Heather R Younger

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