Leadership Tachycardia and the Power of Recovery with Hanna Bauer

Hanna Bauer, founder of Heartnomics, joins Jesse to talk about what she calls "Leadership Tachycardia" — what happens when leaders skip recovery and wonder why they're running on empty. Hanna blends Six Sigma, systems thinking, and personal experience to help leaders align internally so they can execute externally. In this conversation: empowerment, fabricated stress, the difference between excellence and perfection, and why purpose and passion aren't the same thing. Topics covered: Leadership Tachycardia and the cost of skipping recovery Separating facts from the stories we tell ourselves Excellence vs. perfection Purpose vs. passion Empowerment as a personal responsibility Connect with Hanna: heartnomics.com | LinkedIn 00:00 Exhausted Yet Driven 00:15 Meet Hannah Bauer 02:14 Defining Empowerment 03:38 Stuck Signals and Burnout 06:09 Breathing and Recovery 08:40 Purpose Versus Passion 09:59 Leadership Tachycardia 13:15 Seasons and Rest Rhythms 16:21 Excellence Over Perfection 20:12 Facts Versus Stories 23:31 Beliefs and Empowerment 26:16 Trauma to Thrive 28:13 Pick Your Pain 29:55 Heartnomics and Innovation 32:30 Risk and Breakthrough Leadership 33:20 Risk And Real Leadership 34:34 No Roadmap For Change 35:58 From Survival To Six Sigma 38:04 Systems Thinking From The Heart 39:11 Stop Blaming People Fix Systems 42:28 Getting Used To Being Well 45:45 Coaching Mentors And Accountability 46:41 Your Story Becomes Your Message 50:43 Excellence Versus Perfection Lets leave the Construction Industry Better than We Found It https://www.depthbuilder.com/construction-leadership-lab Download the free PDF copy of Becoming the Promise You are Intended to Be