Leadership

22: Leaders with Heart Deal with Their Imperfections and Make Them Better

Today on the podcast we have Tammy Taylor, COO at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. In this episode, she shares about her leadership journey, her style, and a little about how she was not always the best leader she could be. Like many leaders, Tammy shares how, at one point, she let her ego get the … Read more

17: Leaders with Heart Discern When Total Transparency is Warranted And Then Exhibit It

By being authentic, it’s a lot less exhausting trying to be different people in different environments. You will be your whole self no matter where you’re at, and your team will be much more willing to go over and above for you. They trust that you are always you, and you aren’t pretending to be … Read more

16: Leaders with Heart Know That They Have an Obligation to Grow the People They Lead

When I ask leaders about where they got their motivation to lead comes from, a lot of them talk about their parents, one or the other, or both. I had my mother and grandmother, and they both were very strong, independent and hardworking women. They really formed my work ethic and value system early on. … Read more

14: Leaders with Heart Don’t Take Their Own Leadership For Granted

Today on the podcast we have Kristi Turner, CMO at Compeat Restaurant Management Software. In this episode, we talk about company culture, learning from the best and the worst, being honest and authentic with your employees, and a lot more. Kristi Turner’s Full BIO Kristi oversees product marketing strategy, competitive positioning, brand awareness, digital presence, customer retention, … Read more

Ep. 12: Leaders with Heart Build a Team Before They Need One

When I think about leaders with heart, it’s someone who’s confident in themselves, but also really interested in growing the people around them. They want to coach their people and provide access and open up spaces for growth. Today on the show, our guest is one of my great friends, Scott McCarthy. Scott McCarthy’s Full … Read more

Episode 11: Leaders with Heart Work Hard Not to Harden Their Hearts

Today on the show, our guest is Nate Iglienski. Nate is a husband of 16 years, father of five beautiful children, and Service & Parts Field Operations Manager at FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. He is an energetic and personable business professional with more than 24 years experience in the Automotive Industry (mainly within the Sales, … Read more

The #1 way to reveal the rainbow inside of the people you lead.

    “Mommy, look over there. There is a rainbow!” said my son, Matteo. I said, “I see it honey!” Then, he said, “Mommy, a plane is going into the rainbow!” I said, “It does look like that, huh?” (As a plane was passing by) He then started naming all the colors he saw with … Read more

Episode 7: Why Leaders With Heart Provide Safe Spaces For Their People

Leadership is not about perfection. It can be tough and messy. This journey of being a better leader has a lot of hills and valleys, and we have to be able to take those punches as we go and continue to be there for the people we are leading. Our guest for this episode is … Read more

Episode 1: Leadership with Heart

      HEATHER: Hello, everyone, this is the Leadership with Heart podcast and this is Heather Younger, your host with our first episode. So, why did I decide to do a weekly podcast? Why did I call it Leadership with Heart? Why should anyone listen in? My why for rolling out this podcast has … Read more

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Leadership With Heart With Heather R Younger

“Heather’s courage and vulnerability to share her authentic self are truly inspiring. She shares the most cutting-edge leadership strategies on topics like emotional intelligence and employee experience. If you’re looking to sharpen your leadership skills, this podcast is for you.”

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