Recently, I was watching the movie The Butler, a 2013 film inspired by Cecil Gaines, played by Forest Whitaker, a sharecropper’s son and a slave who goes on to become the longest-standing butler at the White House. While waiting at … Read More
The other day, I was catching up with one of my clients over the phone. She was sharing how something compelled her to call up one of her employees out of the blue to simply check in on them, and … Read More
Recently, CNBC published an article detailing the meteoric rise and tragic death of Tony Hsieh, who founded the successful shoe ecommerce platform Zappos. In 2009, Amazon acquired his company for $1.2 billion, marking the largest acquisition in Amazon’s history at … Read More
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending a virtual diversity, equity, and inclusion course. It was fantastic to be in community with other thought leaders and colleagues within the DEI space, and take our collective learning to the next … Read More
Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: In this episode, Heather speaks to Jennifer Fairweather, Chief Human Resources Officer at Jefferson County in Colorado about her leadership style, her drive to lead, and her struggles with facing conflicts head on … Read More