True, Human-Centered, Inner Alignment for (Corporate) Leadership with Kathy Hadizadeh

Kathy Hadizadeh is the founder of Heart Mind Tuning a leadership consultancy in Los Angeles that focuses on human-centered leadership. Drawing on her own background in corporate America and her immigrant experience, Kathy explores the growing need for heartful presence, inner alignment, and authenticity in leadership roles today.00:00Intro & Kathy’s Worldview from LA00:56Who Is Kathy? The Corporate Awakening03:00Human-Centered Leadership: Starting from Within06:25Corporate Mindfulness: Benefits and Misuses08:50Why Apps Aren’t Enough: Presence vs. Productivity10:35Burnout: Environment vs. Inner Capacity13:25Guiding Leaders Through Difficult Decisions16:00Laying Off Humanely: Systems, Support, and Connection20:25Value Systems: Personal vs. Corporate Misalignment24:00Building Mini-Ecosystems of Integrity Inside Big Systems28:30Authenticity, Burnout & Career Crossroads31:00“Are You Happy?” – A Wake-Up Moment33:00What’s Going on in LA & Kathy’s Message to Listeners34:50Kathy’s Book Pause to Rise & How to Connect36:13Closing Blessing & GratitudeThe discussion covers:What truly makes leadership human-centeredWhy wellness programs often fail without human connectionThe unseen emotional toll of layoffs on decision-makersAligning personal values with corporate valuesBurnout, resilience, and the myth of "success = fulfillment"How leaders can create micro-environments of integrity in rigid systemsKathy’s upcoming book, Pause to Rise, and the importance of operationalizing pause💼 Whether you're a leader, team member, or solo entrepreneur, this conversation offers grounded insights into rehumanizing work, one pause at a time.https://heartmindtuning.comhttps://www.instagram.com/heart.mind.tuninghttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kathyhadizadehhttps://www.facebook.com/HeartMindTuningWant to be a guest on Inner Skilled? Send Josh Dippold a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/innerskilled Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.