What is heart-led leadership? Can it survive first encounter with the Boardroom? And do those who practice it place their personal credibility on the line?

We’ve heard much in recent times about the virtues of leadership infused with kindness and compassion. Is it all fluffy millennial nonsense, or does at least some of it deliver better results within the organisation, around the Board table, or to the bottom line?

And how much of this stuff resonates with typically hard-bitten leadership teams in provincial New Zealand, far removed from the chai latte-sipping, painfully right-on fashionistas with sharp haircuts based in our urban centres? How relevant is it to those of us leading businesses or community organisations in the regions?

We discuss all this, and more, with two well-known Northland leaders Tania McInnes (formerly deputy-mayor of the Far North) and Sheryl Mai (formerly mayor of Whangarei).

Links to items referred to in the show:

New Zealand Chambers of Commerce news release (business and economic survey):

https://www.newzealandchambers.co.nz/media-release/chambers-of-commerce-survey-signals-divided-economic-sentiment-across-new-zealand

Inside Government news article (proposals to address ecological damage caused by kina barrens):

https://insidegovernment.co.nz/feedback-sought-on-northland-rock-lobster-fishery-support-plan/