Lead with Heart
The Human Operating System for High-Performance Cultures
The Leak in the Floor
There’s a hole in the floor, and every day, profits are falling through it.
Most leaders think the leak lives in their strategy. But the real loss isn’t in the plan, it’s in their people.
More than half of today’s workforce is disengaged or quietly quitting, costing businesses trillions each year in lost productivity. Burnout adds another $4,000–$21,000 per employee, per year in hidden losses.
Lead with Heart was built to fix that leak.
It’s a shared language and measurable system that helps organizations align energy, emotion, priorities, relationships, and recovery, every single day. Because when people are supported, aligned, and energized, performance multiplies.
The Why
People don’t leave jobs, they leave exhaustion, misalignment, and cultures that treat them like machines.
When humans thrive, business does too. Happier employees stay longer, innovate more, serve customers better, and make smarter decisions. That’s how culture compounds into cash flow.
Lead with Heart turns emotional intelligence into business performance, giving leaders the clarity, language, and tools to notice what’s happening beneath the surface and respond before the damage is done.
The Framework, H.E.A.R.T. in Action
At the center of this system is the H.E.A.R.T. Check, a two-minute daily practice that connects self-awareness to strategy.
It helps individuals, teams and leaders align five simple areas:
H
How’s your battery?
E
Emotion words.
A
Alignment.
R
Relationships.
T
Tethers.
These micro-moments of reflection build macro results, less guesswork, more clarity, and faster recovery when things go sideways.
The Competencies that Drive Results and Reduce Burnout
Every organization wants adaptability, discernment, influence, and resilience. The problem is, most try to train these traits instead of building systems that make them natural.
Lead with Heart integrates these high-value competencies into daily leadership rhythm:
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Strategic Adaptability: Recalibrate focus and priorities quickly when the ground shifts.
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Discernment: Spot where energy leaks are happening, in people, processes, or priorities.
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Influential Communication: Replace confusion and reactivity with clarity, empathy, and shared language.
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Self-Regulation: Build the emotional margin to respond with intelligence instead of impulse.
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Resilience: Create rhythms that prevent burnout and make performance sustainable.
These aren’t abstract skills, they’re levers for profitability. When leaders model them, teams follow, turnover drops, and trust becomes your competitive advantage.
The Impact
When Lead with Heart becomes part of your operating system, results follow:
01.
Retention and engagement rise.
People stay because they feel seen, supported, and safe to contribute fully.
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Productivity increases.
Teams work smarter, not harder, aligned and energized.
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Profitability grows.
Burnout decreases, creativity rises, and every human choice compounds into cash flow.
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Culture transforms.
Emotional intelligence stops being a buzzword and starts being how work gets done.
These micro-moments of reflection build macro results, less guesswork, more clarity, and faster recovery when things go sideways.
The Impact
This is the next evolution of leadership, one that builds trust, performance, and profitability from the inside out.
Because culture isn’t soft.
Culture is the strategy.
How to Work with Us
There’s no one-size-fits-all when it comes to humans, culture, and preventing burnout.
That’s why we offer four simple ways to bring Lead with HEART into your world, from self-paced learning to full-scale transformation.
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Start the Journey
Buy the Book.
Lead Yourself.
Begin with Lead with Heart:
The New Blueprint for a Noisy, Burned-Out World.
Your copy includes free access to digital tools that help you:
Learn the H.E.A.R.T. Check for daily alignment and clarity
Assess burnout risk within yourself or your team
Practice address signs before they become a crisis
This is where awareness begins and self-leadership takes root.
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Group Class
Learn Together.
Practice in Real Time.
Join a live or remote session to dig deeper into the Lead with Heart framework.
Perfect for individuals or small teams ready to:
Understand the full system through guided instruction
Learn how to run effective team check-ins
Practice tools that immediately shift communication and trust
Walk away with language, tools, and confidence to lead differently tomorrow.
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Private Training
Teams.
Organizations.
We’ll customize an interactive training for your team, virtual or in person.
Designed for teams that want to:
Build psychological safety and shared language across teams
Train leaders in burnout prevention and human-centered leadership
Seamless Implementation
Includes facilitation guides, leader toolkits, and practice sessions that make it stick.
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Full-Scale Implementation
Transform Culture from the Inside Out.
This is our most comprehensive engagement, built for organizations ready to measure what matters and lead with heart at every level.
Your partnership includes:
Tailored Implementation & Rollout Plan
Leadership Coaching & Culture Diagnostics
Guided Burnout Assessment
Team and System Training
Lead with Heart becomes part of your cultural operating system, measurable, repeatable, and sustainable.