DiscoverHeal Your Life Talk Radio Show with Victoria Johnson, Heal Your Life Trainer and Coach TrainerEpisode 147 - Human-Centered Leadership: Leading with Heart and Mind with Poliana Conti
Episode 147 - Human-Centered Leadership: Leading with Heart and Mind with Poliana Conti

Episode 147 - Human-Centered Leadership: Leading with Heart and Mind with Poliana Conti

Update: 2025-10-08
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Heal Your Life Talk Radio Show
Host: Victoria Johnson
Guest: Poliana Conti, Founder, Partners for Growth; Certified Heal Your Life Coach; Authorised Five Behaviors Partner; ICF member; 25+ years in global HR across 44+ countries

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Leaders do not need to know everything. They need to be grounded, practise grace, cultivate gratitude, and uphold governance of self and systems. Coaching works best as a partnership that empowers expertise within the team.

00:0001:16 Intro: Victoria frames the episode, discussing transformation stories, tools, and strategies for living your best life. Guest intro and credentials.

01:1603:12 Why heart-centred leadership Poliana traces her shift from classic HR to a human-centred approach built on trust, authenticity, and the ability to be vulnerable.

03:1206:06 What vulnerability looks like at work. Practical vulnerability equals honest uncertainty plus shared problem-solving

06:0608:21 Coaching as a Partnership: Poliana’s Partnership Advantage - Coaches are not above or below the client. They walk alongside to enable decisions based on the client's needs.

08:4910:19 Partners for Growth overview, two layers:

  • Business, leadership, team, and individual growth

  • The Four Gs of sustainable leadership: Grounded, Grace, Gratitude, Governance

10:1912:07  Blending Heal Your Life® with corporate work. Affirmations, authenticity, and a clear "Why" help leaders set safe, high-quality, on-time cultures. Ripple effects begin with the leader’s state.

12:0715:33 : Grounding before meetings and conversations, Energy check, breathwork, and a short “safety message” that includes mental readiness. Applies to both work and personal relationships.

15:3318:28 Culture shift: Soft skills are now essential skills. Role-model moments from CEOs set norms for well-being and boundaries.

18:2821:00 Personal transformation Training helped Poliana pause, exit autopilot, and navigate identity while moving from corporate America to entrepreneurship.

21:0023:21 Continuous growth and self-governance. Every experience builds the next identity. Governance includes regularly checking if you have slipped back into automatic patterns.

23:2124:33 Favourite affirmation: “Everything is happening for my highest good. All is well in my world.”

24:3325:20 Where to find Poliana, and how to support the show.

  • “The best leaders are comfortable saying, ‘I do not know the answer. We will figure it out together.’”

  • “Coaching is a partnership. I am not higher or lower. I am here to help you make the right decision from your expertise.”

  • “Grounded leaders change the room before they say a word.”

  • “Governance is not only a process. It is self-management, so you do not slip into automatic.”

  • Four Gs of Sustainable Leadership: Grounded, Grace, Gratitude, Governance

  • Business Growth Pillars: Business growth and culture, Leadership growth, Team growth, Individual growth

  • Practices: Brief breath work, energy check-ins, affirmations, stating safety and quality values out loud, clarifying why

  • Before your next meeting: take three slow breaths, then ask yourself, “How am I arriving?”

  • If you lead: open by naming priorities that set culture, for example, “Safety, quality, on time.”

  • If you feel impostor syndrome: list your leadership strengths and one place to rely on your team’s expertise this week.

  • Daily governance check: “Where did I go on automatic today and how will I reset tomorrow?”

If you enjoyed this podcast, please remember to subscribe and share. We welcome your comments. To learn more about Heal Your Life® Training with host Victoria Johnson, PhD, please visit www.healyourlifetrainer.com or email info@thetraining.ca

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Episode 147 - Human-Centered Leadership: Leading with Heart and Mind with Poliana Conti

Episode 147 - Human-Centered Leadership: Leading with Heart and Mind with Poliana Conti

Victoria Johnson