Leadership With Heart

Podcast host, Heather R. Younger, J.D., speaks with Andrew McDonald, principal at a Colorado school, about what it takes to connect with each person and listen actively. Description: In this episode, Heather speaks to Andrew about the unique challenges he faces as a school principal around leadership. He relays that he has multiple customers to include students and teachers. He demonstrates social intelligence in showing a deep compassion for his people and wields substantial influence, because he is other’s focused.

In this episode, Heather speaks to Steve Paul about his leadership philosophy. He shares a story that greatly impacted his style of leading himself and others. They discuss past challenges and how he was able to land in a positive place with his team members. He admitted that his guiding force resides in his faith. Steve Paul, a longtime friend of mine, but I’ve known him as a leader. He’s also a previous client. The reason why I’ve invited him on here is because I’ve seen over the years, number one, his growth, but also the fact that he has what a lot of leaders have–that internal struggle with trying to lead with heart, trying to get the most of their people, but he has this really keen awareness of where it is that he may be falling short, and he also has this deep desire to try to get better. So that is what leadership with heart is all about.  

On this podcast I ask you to see yourself in the stories my guests tell about times when they were not the best versions of themselves, but how they used their heart to guide them to a place of deeper connection with their teams and heightened leadership prowess. Today I’m very excited to welcome such a leader in Brigitte Grimm, treasure of Adams County, Colorado. I have witnessed her leading with heart, her team, and have actually heard their feedback as a result. Stay tuned for this wonderful podcast. I speak with Brigitte about her leadership style, the challenges she faces as a leader in the public sector, and the ways she stays connected with her team members when things get busy. She reveals her passion for leading and clearing the path for others to do their best work on behalf of citizens.  

Employee experience is powered by emotions. Managers and/or leaders within organizations get to choose which emotions they unleash from within the people they lead. Leaders, meaning supervisors or above in an organization, drive much of the positive or negative emotions by their actions or inactions, their words, or what the fail to say. When a manager chooses their words and their actions carefully, they exhibit great emotional intelligence. These managers are often thought of as, “Leaders who care,” or I as I like to call them, “Leaders with heart.” This special brand of leader drives engagement and loyalty by simply being themselves. Are the leaders perfect? Absolutely not. It is in their awareness and sharing of some of their imperfections that we realize their brilliance. In this podcast I ask you to see yourself in the stories my guests tell about times when they were not the best versions of themselves, but how they used their heart to guide them to a place of deeper connection with their teams and hei

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 a lot to do with my why for the work that I do and how I interact with those around me. I believe everyone’s voice is important. I believe that when people are able to express their true selves, they will change their organizations and their lives for the better. I enjoy helping people find their true voice by asking the right questions, being intuitive, and guiding them to their truth. I just happen to be an employee engagement and leadership strategist. This podcast is just another way to reveal the voices of employees and leaders around the world and help us all find our truth in what we hear. My wish is that everyone listening will take away just one thing they can do as leaders to improve the lives of those they lead. Most of the ti