Episode 8: Learn the Art of Self-Leadership with Employee Fanatics CEO and author Heather Younger

The Positively Altered Podcast with Dr. Cindy!   Episode 8: Learn the Art of Self-Leadership with Employee Fanatics CEO and author Heather Younger   In this insightful podcast episode, Dr. Cindy Howard welcomes Heather R. Younger, CEO of Employee Fanatics and author of The Art of Self-Leadership. Together, they explore the essential elements of self-leadership, active listening, and caring leadership. Listeners will learn how to foster trust, show genuine care, and embrace accountability to empower others. Heather's candid examples highlight the importance of responding versus reacting, building connections, and creating safe environments for honest communication. Whether you're leading a team, a family, or yourself, this episode offers invaluable strategies for cultivating meaningful relationships and becoming a better leader.    In this episode, we cover: (5:15) Self-leadership (13:43) Do we want to be right or be heard? (15:05) The power of words (17:00) Active listening (27:54) Taking accountability as a leader (41:00) Rapid fire questions   Dr. Cindy’s Socials: LinkedIn >> https://www.linkedin.com/in/drcindyspeaks/ Instagram >> https://www.instagram.com/dr.cindyspeaks/ TikTok >> https://www.tiktok.com/@drcindyspeaks YouTube >>  https://www.facebook.com/drcindyspeaks Facebook >> https://www.facebook.com/drcindyspeaks   Dr. Cindy’s Resources:  Website: https://drcindyspeaks.com Newsletter: https://drcindyspeaks.com/lps/not-so-daily-dose/ Practice: www.innovativehwc.com   Dr. Cindy’s Partners Professional Health Products: https://professional-health-products.com/ Stopain Clinical: https://www.stopainclinical.com/ Infinedi: https://infinedi.net/   About Dr. Cindy: Dr. Cindy M. Howard is a speaker, author, and board-certified chiropractic internist and nutritionist in private practice.    Keynote Speaking - Call (708-692-7243) or email Dr. Cindy’s team ([email protected]) for her availability. Dr. Cindy speaks on inspirational themes in her book and on a wide range of health topics.    Dr. Cindy’s Practice - If you’re in the Chicago area, she’s happy to schedule an appointment with you. Simply call (708-479-0020) or visit her website.  Dr. Cindy’s Book - Positively Altered: Finding Happiness in the Bottom of a Chemo Bag tells the story of her walk through Hodgkin’s lymphoma and all that her journey revealed about who she is and how she chooses to overcome what life throws at her.    About Dr. Cindy’s Guest:  Heather R Younger, J.D, CSP, is a trusted contributor to leading news outlets, like Forbes, Fast Company, Bloomberg, NBC, and ABC, and one of the world’s leading experts on Caring Leadership® and active listening at work.    She is the visionary Founder and CEO of Employee Fanatix, a preeminent employee engagement and workplace culture consulting firm for Fortune 100 companies. Employee Fanatix conducts annual research on workplace culture, relying on employee voices for what is relevant now, to help companies redefine their culture strategy. Heather has personally read over 30,000 employee surveys and facilitated over 100 employee focus groups, including her signature “Art of Active Listening Sessions.”    With over 25 years of successfully managing teams, she has worked in customer experience, sales, and large account management for multi-million dollar accounts and multiple industries such as tech, staffing, healthcare, professional services, the public sector, and the financial sector. She's a renowned keynote speaker, drawing insights from current data and putting into practice what she teaches in her Caring Leadership Transformation Model™.   Heather is an award-winning leader in the area of Employee Engagement as recognized by Inspiring Workplaces, is a LinkedIn Learning course partner, 3-time best-selling author, TEDx speaker, and the host of the popular, Leadership With Heart podcast. Follow, rate, and review Dr. Cindy on Apple and Spotify! If you love Dr. Cindy's episodes, here's how to follow her so you never miss one! For Apple, click the “Follow” button at the top of the page on the right.  For Spotify, click the “Follow” button below Dr. Cindy’s show tile. Questions about her content? Please visit Dr. Cindy’s disclaimer at www.drcindyspeaks.com/podcast at the bottom of the page.