EP 39: Caring Leadership with Heather Younger

This episode is a personal deep dive into Heather Younger’s rich and dynamic life experience and how she helps leaders and companies embrace tactics and skills to improve the employee experience. Heather leads with authenticity and staying attuned to the needs of her client and her audience. Heather is a force of good in the corporate world and brings her life and professional experience to The School of Unlearning. 

We cover: 

• Heather’s core influences growing up and how they shaped her
• Why Heather feels so strongly in fostering belonging and inclusion 
• How connection is the foundation for all speaking events and corporate success
• Heather’s shift from law to corporate people development 
• How Heather views leadership and employee experience in the corporate world 
• How Heather walks the walk - leading with presence 
• What role paying attention and noticing has to do with relationships 
• Heather’s advice on professionals looking to sharpen awareness
• What Heather believes self-leadership is and how she embraces this concept 
• The power of specificity in human communication and feedback 
• Why listening as a skill is the foundation for everything 

For more on Heather, visit https://heatheryounger.com/books/

Elisa is a Conscious Leadership Coach and Organizational Consultant, click here to learn more about her work.  Follow The School of Unlearning on Instagram @thesoulpodcast.