HEARTset Leadership Framework™

Transform Your Leadership.

Transform Your Team.

Executive coaching that helps leaders go from burned out to resilient — and teams go from fragmented to high-performing.

When leaders strengthen their HEARTset™, research shows their transformation directly shapes how their teams think, act, and perform.

Leaders Go From…

  1. Burned out and stretched thin

  2. Over-reliant on data, hesitant to act

  3. Struggling to retain top talent

  4. Feeling disconnected from purpose

  5. Isolated in the leadership role

Teams Go From…

  1. Fragmented, siloed, and reactive

  2. Quiet quitting and disengaged

  3. Distrusting and high turnover

  4. Overthinking and hesitant

  5. Burnout and low morale

To…

  1. Resilient and energized

  2. Confident and decisive in uncertainty

  3. Magnetic to top talent, retaining your best people

  4. Leading with clarity and authenticity

  5. Connected, supported, and thriving as a human-centered leader

To…

  1. United and aligned to purpose

  2. Inspired, accountable, and proactive

  3. Loyal, engaged, and committed to staying

  4. Adaptive, confident, and change-ready

  5. Energized, resilient, and thriving

If You’re This Kind of Leader, Don’t Bother Reading On

HEARTset isn’t for leaders who:

❌ Fall into toxic leadership—using people as disposable tools to get ahead.

❌ Play happy hour politics—rewarding drinking or golf buddies while leaving others out.

❌ Fuel a burnout culture with late nights, cutting corners, or even sleeping bags in the office.

❌ Lead through fear-based management—hiding behind lawyers rather than showing up human.

❌ Dismiss emotional intelligence in leadership as “soft,” while their teams quietly burn out.

❌ Feel that working on their leadership style and presence is a waste of time.

❌ Are only in it for the paycheck.

HEARTset Is for Leaders Who Want to Evolve

HEARTset is for leaders who:

✅ Want to crush goals without crushing souls—theirs and their team members’.

✅ Want to work with thriving, whole humans—because that’s what drives high-performing teams.

✅ Want to replace politics and favoritism with true inclusive leadership.

✅ Want to embrace humanity as the edge in the future of work.

✅ Want a modern leadership framework that builds people-first cultures and real results.

✅ Are new to leadership and want guidance to show up the best way, not just the old way.

✅ Have gotten feedback and feel unsure what to do differently—but believe they can be better.

✅ Struggle with confidence in how they show up, but know in their heart they want to lead well.

A Practical Framework: The Five Pillars of the H.E.A.R.T.set Leadership Framework™

At the center of the HEARTset Leadership Framework™ is a practical model built for today’s leader that translates emotional intelligence into action through five pillars:

  • (Be) Human – Harness self-awareness and empathy to show up authentically.

  • Elevate – Inspire, coach, and grow your team’s potential.

  • Act – Take decisive action aligned with your values and vision.

  • Relate – Build authentic relationships that create trust and belonging.

  • (Be) Transparent – Lead with clarity and openness to foster accountability.

Each pillar ties back to the most in-demand leadership skills of today, offering leaders a clear, actionable playbook to grow personally and professionally while guiding their teams to success.

Emotional Intelligence Isn’t Enough—Here’s What Leaders Need Next

Most leaders already have EQ. The challenge is knowing how to use it when pressure, metrics, and constant change seem to pull in the opposite direction. The HEARTset Leadership Framework™ gives you the tools to apply emotional intelligence in real-world leadership, balancing humanity with performance.

In today’s workplace, leaders face constant disruption—from the rapid rise of artificial intelligence to the shifting expectations of a new generation of employees. Research from the World Economic Forum shows that the most in-demand leadership skills of 2025 include emotional intelligence, adaptability, and strategic vision—skills that can’t be replaced by technology. Yet many leaders admit they struggle with burnout, team engagement, and trust. According to Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace, employee engagement is at historic lows, underscoring the urgent need for leaders who can connect on a human level.

Meanwhile, Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace: 2025 report signals a critical leadership moment: global employee engagement dipped to an alarmingly low 21% in 2024, with manager engagement especially hit—dropping to 27%—resulting in an estimated $438 billion productivity loss. Data also shows that high‑performing teams—where engagement reaches 70%—share a common trait: skilled, well‑trained managers who set clear expectations and communicate regularly.

The HEARTset Leadership Framework™ offers a modern response to these challenges. The framework—(Be) Human, Elevate, Act, Relate, and (Be) Transparent—aligns directly with what research confirms leaders need most. For example, Harvard Business Review highlights emotional intelligence as a critical factor in leadership effectiveness, which is the foundation of the (Be) Human pillar. The Elevate and Act pillars address adaptability and decision-making, essential in what the Brookings Institution calls the “AI-transformed workplace.” And the Relate and (Be) Transparent pillars provide the communication and trust-building skills Deloitte describes as central to human-centered leadership.

This is not another theory-heavy leadership guide. It’s a practical playbook grounded in research and built for today’s reality—helping leaders crush their goals without crushing their souls.

Why This Works

Leaders set the tone. Research confirms that your state as a leader directly influences the emotional climate, engagement, and performance of your team.

  • If you lead from burnout, hesitation, or fear → your team mirrors it.

  • If you lead with clarity, resilience, and confidence → your team rises to that level.

Your transformation is the catalyst for theirs.

👉 Are you ready to strengthen your HEARTset leadership?


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