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

00:00 Intro & Kathy’s Worldview from LA
00:56 Who Is Kathy? The Corporate Awakening
03:00 Human-Centered Leadership: Starting from Within
06:25 Corporate Mindfulness: Benefits and Misuses
08:50 Why Apps Aren’t Enough: Presence vs. Productivity
10:35 Burnout: Environment vs. Inner Capacity
13:25 Guiding Leaders Through Difficult Decisions
16:00 Laying Off Humanely: Systems, Support, and Connection
20:25 Value Systems: Personal vs. Corporate Misalignment
24:00 Building Mini-Ecosystems of Integrity Inside Big Systems
28:30 Authenticity, Burnout & Career Crossroads
31:00 “Are You Happy?” – A Wake-Up Moment
33:00 What’s Going on in LA & Kathy’s Message to Listeners
34:50 Kathy’s Book Pause to Rise & How to Connect
36:13 Closing Blessing & Gratitude

The discussion covers:

What truly makes leadership human-centered
Why wellness programs often fail without human connection
The unseen emotional toll of layoffs on decision-makers
Aligning personal values with corporate values
Burnout, resilience, and the myth of "success = fulfillment"
How leaders can create micro-environments of integrity in rigid systems
Kathy’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.

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