As leaders in life and work, what does connecting with the heart look like?
As leaders in life and work, what does connecting with the heart look like?
Typical heart-connecting actions include listening, supporting, encouraging, believing in, and almost any action to connect to the deepest needs of another person in a positive, respectful, and honoring way.
Why does it work?
Every human being has deep desires to be valued, heard, seen, respected, trusted, feel important, feel as though they are contributing to something important, and believe they’re doing something that has purpose and meaning. We want to know that we count for something. These heart level connections mentioned above communicate this type of value and lift the spirts. The idea is succinctly captured in this quote –
“The goal of many leaders is to get people to think more highly of the leader. The goal of a great leader is to help people to think more highly of themselves.” – J. Carla Northcutt
What is the Impact?
Heart connections energize people with positive emotions that give hope and confidence.
They empower people to perform better and work harder.
In short, they enable us to produce more and better results.
Please share your comments and experience too – thank you
Read this month’s entire article, “Running Towards Heart Connections in Leadership”
Lee Ellis with former U.S. Olympian and Professional Runner, Jeff Galloway.
