Becoming Unshakable With Heather R. Younger

120: Leaders with Heart Don't Seek Perfection in Themselves

09 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Heather speaks with Stephen Christopher about his leadership style, where his drive to lead come from, about a time when he allowed h...

119: Leaders With Heart Understand Who They Are And Use It To Lead Well

02 Jun 2020

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 In this episode, Heather speaks to Karen Weeks about her leadership journey, the way she sees how the differences in leadership styles impact the wa...

118: Leaders With Heart Know That They Must Do The Right Thing At All Times

26 May 2020

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Heather speaks with Wes Struebing, founder and president at Logistics Titans about his very direct and caring leadership style, where his drive to lea...

117: Leaders with Heart live by the Golden Rule

19 May 2020

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In this episode, Heather Younger speaks to Scott Shay, Chairman of Signature Bank of New York about his leadership style, his mentors on leadership an...

116: Leaders with Heart Have Care as Their North Star

12 May 2020

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In this episode, Heather Younger speaks with Erik Van Bramer, SVP at Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago about his leadership style, his North Star for Le...

115: Leaders with Heart know That How They Show up is Their Legacy

05 May 2020

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In this episode, Heather Younger speaks with Kelly Moran, the Executive Director of the American Cancer Society in Denver. Kelly shared a lot about he...

114: Leaders with Heart Strike a Balance Between Heart and Drive

30 Apr 2020

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In this episode, Heather Younger speaks with Frank Ricotta, CEO and Founder of BurstIQ about his leadership style, his unique background that instille...

113: Leaders with Heart Set a Clear Vision For Others to Follow

28 Apr 2020

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In this episode, Heather Younger speaks with Kevin Patterson, CEO of Connect For Health Colorado about his leadership style, philosophy, a time when h...

112: Leaders with Heart Lead First with Grace

21 Apr 2020

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In this episode, Heather Younger speaks with Andy Boian, Founder and CEO of Dovetail Solutions, a PR firm based out of Colorado. Andy shares a touchin...

111: Leaders with Heart Feel Called to Serve Others

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Heather Younger speaks with Timbra Yoakum, Director of Special Programs, Mabank Independent School District about her drive to lead, ...

110: Leaders With Heart Listen and Then Iterate

07 Apr 2020

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In this episode, Heather Younger speaks with Arlene Mendoza, Senior Innovation Program Manager at Alluma about her leadership style, the things that d...

109: Leaders with Heart Often Find Their "Why" Through Their Adversity

31 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Heather Younger speaks to Kirk Adams, President and CEO of American Foundation for the Blind about his unique journey as a blind pers...

108: Leaders With Heart Are Not Imposters At The Table

24 Mar 2020

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In this episode, Heather Younger speaks to listeners from Chicago at the No Longer Virtual Conference about imposter syndrome, why it will happen but ...

107: Leaders with Heart Consistently Appreciate their People

17 Mar 2020

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On this episode, Heather speaks directly listers on employee appreciation day 2020. She highlights some of the real critical ways to show your employe...

106: Leaders with Heart Are Human and Give Others Permission to be the Same

10 Mar 2020

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Heather Younger, speaks with Dr. Karen Johnson, Equity and Inclusion Administrator for Washington Department of Corrections about her leadership style...

105: Leaders with Heart Understand If Their People Fail They Fail

03 Mar 2020

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In this episode, Heather Younger, speaks to Dr.T. Renata Robinson, Chief Human Resources Officer at Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, about the com...

104: Leaders with Heart Cultivate and Invest in Their People

25 Feb 2020

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In this episode, Heather Younger speaks with Kimberly Loving, Chief of Staff for the City of Seattle overseeing the HR function 13,000 employee employ...

103: Leaders with Heart Help Others to Take a Breath Through Adversity

18 Feb 2020

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In this podcast episode, Heather Younger speaks with Benilda Samuels, COO of Nurse-Family Partnership, about her unique way of helping others breathe ...

102: Leaders With Heart Know That Love and Care Is Transformative

11 Feb 2020

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In this episode, Heather speaks with listeners about plans for 2020, the role they can play in it, a powerful story of how loving and caring transform...

101: Leaders With Heart Create Space For Open and Honest Feedback

04 Feb 2020

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In this episode, Heather speaks to Christina Wegner, vice president of marketing at the Vollrath company, about her leadership style, a funny story ab...

100: Leaders With Heart Are Grateful For The Journey

28 Jan 2020

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Heather celebrates the 100th episode of the podcast by sharing testimonials from people who have listened mostly since the beginning of the show and a...

99: Leaders With Heart Have a Strong Moral Compass

21 Jan 2020

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In this episode, Heather, speaks with DeeDee Williams, Director of Human Resources at Davis, Graham and Stubbs LLP, about her leadership journey, her ...

98: Leaders with Heart Create Psychological Safety For All

14 Jan 2020

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In this episode, Heather speaks with Cheryl Fullerton, EVP of People and Communications at Corus Entertainment, Toronto's largest media company, about...

97: Leaders With Heart Have A Clear leadership Vision

07 Jan 2020

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In this episode, Heather speaks to Don Davis, County Manager for Jefferson County, Colorado. Don shares his leadership philosophy and vision with Heat...

96: Leaders with Heart Understand That Leadership is About Courage and Vulnerability

31 Dec 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks to Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager, City of Dubuque in Iowa about her what drives her to lead, a back drop to the...

95: Leaders With Heart Care For The Whole Person That They Lead

24 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Heather speaks to Jennifer Fairweather, Chief Human Resources Officer at Jefferson County in Colorado about her leadership style, her...

94: Leaders with Heart Allow Their People to Discover Their Best Selves

17 Dec 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks to listeners about a personal story with her daughter that highlights what courage and authenticity really look like a...

93: Leaders With Heart Model Good Leadership

10 Dec 2019

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In this podcast, Heather speaks with Brent Stockwell, Assistant City Manager, City of Scottsdale about his leadership style, his development and use o...

92: Leaders With Heart Know That Spending Time With Their People Drives Business Results

03 Dec 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks to Ron Alvesteffer, President and CEO of Service Express, about his leadership style, his very engaging way of meeting...

91: Leadership With Heart Are Open To All Feedback

26 Nov 2019

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In this episode, Heather speakers with Jo-Ann Robertson, CEO of Ketchum, in the UK. Jo-Ann shares with Heather the thing that drives her to lead, you ...

90: Leaders With Heart Remember Where They Came From

19 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, Heather spoke with Lon Southerland, Managing Director of Ion Biome at Saraphic Group, Inc., about his long history of leading for org...

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

12 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Heather speaks with Joe O' Neill, CEO of G & D Integrated about his unique approach to providing psychological safety in the workplac...

88: Leaders with Heart Recognize The Smallest of Changes In The People They Lead

05 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Heather speaks to you about milestones, recognition, and moving past barriers that can make it difficult to be the best leader you ca...

87: Leaders with Heart Actively Build Resilience

29 Oct 2019

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In this episode, Heather updates listeners on the book that will come out based upon the podcast. She also talks about the importance of leaders build...

86: Leaders With Heart Embrace Their People and Their Results

22 Oct 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks with Alex Smith, Chief Human Resource Officer for the City of Memphis in Tennessee about her leadership style, all of ...

85: Leaders with Heart Understand That Their Own Brokenness Is a Gift

15 Oct 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks with Cynthia Grant, Chief Clinical Officer at AllHealth Network, about her surprising and traumatic background, the le...

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

08 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Heather speaks with Shawnte Cox Holland on her leadership style, her unique view of why she leads the way she does, a time when she w...

83: Leaders With Heart Help Others Find Their "Why"

01 Oct 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks with Sarah Pierre Louis, Sr. Manager Marketing Team Development for Tableau Software (recently acquired by Salesforce)...

82: Leaders With Heart Live True Servant Leadership

24 Sep 2019

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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 tal...

81: Leaders With Heart Embrace the Mess of Humanness in the Workplace

17 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Heather speaks with Phil Burgess, Chief People Officer of CSpace about his leadership philosophy, the messiness that happens in the w...

80: Leaders With Heart Understand They Are the Caretakers of Their Employees' Futures

10 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Heather speaks with Rhoda Banks, Head of Talent for Rabo Agrifinance about her unique and caring leadership style, a time when she wa...

79: Leaders With Heart Love The People They Lead

03 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Heather speaks directly to listeners about a deeply personal story that reminded her of the importance of loving the people on your t...

78: Leaders with Heart Intentionally Drive a Sense of Purpose In Those They Lead

27 Aug 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks with Ethan Mann, is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Sharklet Technologies, Inc., an innovative surface te...

77: Leaders With Heart Understand That There Is An Emotional Investment to Being a Leader

20 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Heather speaks with Chuck Runyon, Co-Founder and CEO of Self Esteem Brands, which most notably owns Anytime Fitness. Heather speaks w...

76: Leaders With Heart Seek to Fill Emotional Bank Accounts

13 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Heather speaks to Sheryl Simmons, CHRO at Maestro Health about her leadership style, some bumps in the road, creating psychologically...

75: Leaders with Heart Work to Create Shared Trust

06 Aug 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks with Chris Chancey, Founder of Amplio Recruiting about his leadership journey, the heart behind the company he founded...

74: Leaders with Heart Know That They Are Responsible For Their Mindset

30 Jul 2019

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In this episode, Heather talks directly with listeners about the importance of protecting and controlling their mindset. Recently, Heather delivered h...

73: Leaders With Heart Help Their People Step Into The Best Versions of Themselves

23 Jul 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks with Garry Ridge, CEO of WD-40 about his leadership journey, a time when he was not the nest leader he could be and wh...

72: Leaders with Heart Understand That It Takes a Team to Achieve

16 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this short episode, Heather speaks directly with listeners about the power and importance of team collaboration as an effective leader. She shares ...

71: Leaders with Heart Understand What Drives Their People

09 Jul 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks to Steve Browne, Vice President of Human Resources for LaRosa's, Inc. - a regional Pizzeria restaurant chain in Southw...

70: Leaders with Heart Empower Their People To Do Their Best Work

02 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

  In this episode, Heather speaks with Larry Sutton, President of RNR Tire Express. Larry enlightens listeners with his anything-but-straight leaders...

69: Leaders with Heart Invest In The Potential of Their People

25 Jun 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks with Phil Cohen about his leadership style, his compelling and jaw-dropping background and his rags to riches story th...

68: Leaders With Heart Create a Culture of Autonomy

18 Jun 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks with Gustavo Tavares of Top Employers Institute Latin America. Gustavo recently facilitated a keynote speech Heather d...

67: Leaders with Heart Naturally Think of Their People First

11 Jun 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks with Greg Wathen, President and CEO of Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana about a recent post on Link...

66: Leaders With Heart Show Up and Speak Up

04 Jun 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks with Dr. Jandell Allen Davis, President and CEO of Craig Hospital in Colorado about her refreshing perspective on conn...

65: Leaders With Heart Know They Must Give to Get and Grow

28 May 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks with Ian Sohn, President of the Chicago office of of Wunderman, a creative tech company. Heather discovered Ian throug...

64: Leaders With Heart Help Their People Focus on a Common Mission

21 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Heather Younger, speaks with Giridhar Akkineni, CEO of AkkenCloud about his leadership style. His anything but smooth journey to lead...

63: Leaders With Heart Know That They Need Followers Before They Can Lead

14 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Heather speaks with Steve McIntosh about his leadership style, a very engaging story of his early leadership challenges and some powe...

62: Leaders With Heart Understand That Leadership is an Iterative Process

07 May 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks with Carey Jenkins, CEO of Substantial. Carey shares with listeners her unique outlook on her leadership journey, her ...

61: Leaders with Heart Form Friendships With Their People

30 Apr 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks with Megan Bertrand, SVP of Learning and Development for First Bank. Megan shares a great way she connects with her te...

60: Leaders with Heart Show up As Their Authentic Selves Everyday and to Everyone.

23 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In the episode, Heather speaks with Nick Mehta, CEO of Gainsight about his leadership style in the context of his company's values, a time when he was...

59: Leaders With Heart Understand That Leadership Equals Relationship

16 Apr 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks with Jill Katz about her view of leadership, a time when she not the best leader she could be and pearls of wisdom tha...

58: Leaders with Heart Know That They Are Works In Progress

09 Apr 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks with Danielle Vaughan, EVP of Human Resources at FirstBank about her journey to leadership, her unique leadership styl...

57: Leaders With Heart Create Psychological Safety For Their Teams

02 Apr 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks with Melissa Ebert about her leadership style, concepts of psychological safety, Why self care is so important and a f...

56: Leaders with Heart Ask The Right Questions to Understand the People They Lead

26 Mar 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks with Peter Melby, CEO of Greystone Technology, about his leadership style, the reason he likes to lead, his unique way...

55: Leaders With Heart Hold Space to Truly Connect With Their People

19 Mar 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks with Claude Silver, Chief Heart Officer at Vayner Media, about her leadership style, the unique ways she engages with ...

54: Leaders With Heart Are Self-Reflective

12 Mar 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks with John Haynes, III, Director of Corporate HR, Americas at Johnson Controls, about his leadership style, a time when...

53: Leaders With Heart Seek To Be Their Best Selves For The People They Lead

05 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Heather speaks to listeners about a critical part of leadership: the imposter syndrome. Heather recalls a recent story when this came...

52: Leaders With Heart Use Empathy to Understand Their People

26 Feb 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks with Sarah Bernhardt, VP, People of Greystone Technologies about her leadership style, a time when she was not the bes...

51: Leaders with Heart Promote Love in the Workplace

19 Feb 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks with Renee Smith about her leadership journey, her innovative approach to infusing love into government, her challenge...

50: Leaders With Heart Know That Their Lens Impacts Those They Lead

12 Feb 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks with Kristy McCann, Founder and CEO of GoCoach. Kristy speaks to Heather about a recent example of not being the best ...

49: Leaders with Heart Speak the Future Into The People They Lead

05 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Heather speaks with Daniel McCollum of Torrent Consulting. Daniel talks to Heather about his leadership journey, his drive to raise o...

48: Leaders with Heart Are Fiercely Loyal to Their People

29 Jan 2019

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In this episode, Heather speaks to Adam McCoy, Director of Employee Experience at Arrow Electronics and President of the Mile high Society of Human Re...

47: Leaders With Heart Go Personal With Their People

22 Jan 2019

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  In this episode, Heather speaks with Patrick Brady, Regional President for FirstBank about his leadership style, philosophy of leading people, the ...

46: Leading with Heart in 2019

15 Jan 2019

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In this episode, Heather shares the highlights from 2018 guest interviews and foreshadows for listeners what 2019 will look like. She shares that she ...

45: Leaders with Heart Leave a Legacy of People and Impact

08 Jan 2019

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In this episode, Heather speakers with Judith Scimone, Director of Talent Management at Google. This was a rich conversation focused on Judith's found...

44: Leaders with Heart Never Undervalue Their People

01 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Heather speaks with Marylene Delbourg-Delphis. She is a powerhouse of knowledge both in academia and in the corporate world, having l...

43: Leaders with Heart Lead With Compassion

25 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Heather speaks with longtime friend and human resources practitioner, D'Anthony Tillery, about leading with heart, evolving as a lead...

42: Leaders with Heart Are Clear About Who They Are and Share it Openly With Others

18 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

  In this episode, Heather speaks with Robert Glazer, CEO of Accelerated Partners, an affiliate marketing firm. Robert shares his unique ideas around...

41: Leaders with Heart Are Genuine, Allowing Those Who They Lead to be the Same

11 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast episode, Heather speaks with John LaFemina, Director, Performance Management at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory about his leader...

40: Leaders with Heart Know That Providing Growth For The Team is No Tiny Matter

04 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Heather speaks with David Niu, Founder and CEO of TINYhr creator or TINYpulse and employee engagement technology platform. David shar...

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

27 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Heather speaks with U.J. Jatar about his leadership style, the unique background that contributed to his leadership focus, challenges...

38: Leaders with Heart Don't Shy Away From Admitting Their Love For Their People

20 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, Heather speaks with Mindy Flanigan, Chief Inspiration Officer at Inspiring HR. Mindy share her leadership philosophy, a story when sh...

37: Leaders With Heart Are Great Followers First

13 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast episode, Heather speaks with Farouk Rajab about his leadership style, the secret to his leadership success, a time when he was not a s...

36: Leaders with Heart Make Accountability a Priority

06 Nov 2018

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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 continuall...

35: Leaders With Heart Know That Their Leadership is Formed by the Conversations They Have With Their People.

30 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast episode, Heather speaks with Mareo McCracken, about his leadership journey, the unexpected story that served as a catalyst for his cur...

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

23 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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...

33: Leaders with Heart Understand That Growth is a Journey

16 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Heather shares a private message with all listeners about the need to be patient while growth and development are taking place within...

32: Leaders With Heart Know That They Must Show Up and Participate

09 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this podcast episode, Heather speaks with Rich Gassen, Supervisor of the University of Wisconsin's print shop. Heather talks to Rich about his lead...

31: Leaders With Heart Address Tough Issues Head On

02 Oct 2018

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Heather shares a message about leadership having tough conversations around the business. In this short and sweet episode, Heather addresses when and...

30: Leaders With Heart Strike a Balance Between Confidence and Humility

25 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, Heather R. Younger, speaks with Nick Smarrelli, CEO of Gadellnet, an IT consulting firm about the roots of his leadership, how he mer...

29: Leaders With Heart Have Strong Personal Identities

18 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this podcast episode, Heather speaks directly to you. What is your personal identity? Who do others think you are? Where are the gaps?   In this s...

28: Leaders With Heart Know That It Takes a Village to Lead Well

11 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, podcast host, Heather R. Younger, speaks with Colorado Banking Commissioner, Patty Salazar about her leadership style, her heartfelt ...

27: Leaders With Heart Lead With Purpose

04 Sep 2018

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In this podcast episode, Heather R. Younger, podcast host, speaks with Chief Ray Aguirre of the California State University-Fullerton campus about his...

26: Leaders with heart know that they must lead the whole person

28 Aug 2018

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In this podcast episode, Heather R. Younger speaks with Denise Testori, President of Prestige Cleaners about her unique management style and a time wh...

25: Leaders with Heart Understand That Attitude Reflects Leadership

21 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this podcast, Heather R. Younger, J.D., podcast host, speaks with Keith Freier, COO at Pacific Northwest Laboratories about what drives him as a le...

24: Leaders With Heart Strive To Serve First

14 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast episode, podcast host, Heather R. Younger, J.D., speaks with Heather Heebner, former SVP of HR at Instawares Holding Company about lea...

23: Leaders With Heart Understand, To Catch Fish You Must Cast Among Them

07 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On today's HR podcast, Heather R. Younger, podcast host, speaks with Eric Jacobsen, SVP of Operations for Extraction Oil in Gas, a publicly traded oil...

22: Leaders With Heart Deal With Their Imperfections And Make Them Better

31 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In the podcast episode, Heather R. Younger, podcast host, speaks with Tammy Taylor, about her leadership journey, her style and a little about how she...

21: Leaders with Heart give themselves the grace of imperfection

24 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, Podcast host, Heather Younger, speaks with Christinne Johnson. President of HR at First Bank. Christinne shares a lot about her leade...