Mark spent over 25 years in senior leadership positions in financial services, an industry known for being heartless. Yet, with his intention of making people feel valued his teams thrived. He is the author of ‘Lead from the Heart, Transformational Leadership for the 21st Century’ which is taught at 8 universities.
Mark is a warrior of the heart, championing well-researched benefits of leading with heart to corporations. In this episode of True Business, I ask whether it is possible for corporations to lead with heart? And if so, what needs to happen for this to become reality?
Mark shares his personal story of a painful upbringing that opened him to a unique leadership style and intention to bring out the best in others and the external forces acting as a potential catalyst to inspire heart-led leadership in corporations.
“Kat is a powerful, imaginative and intuitive leader with a great capacity to see a vision and make it happen. What sets Kat apart is her heart. She works with passion and exudes creative energy and enthusiasm that is both inspiring and contagious.”
Mel Young, president, Homeless World Cup“Kat is simply world class. She turns PR into a win, win, win delivering outstanding value to all she connects with. She is genius at the big picture strategy AND delivers quality down to the minute details of every aspect.”
Neil Crofts, Cultural Innovation & Authentic Leadership Consultant“I’ve created my whole PR with Heart plan. It’s thanks to you that I got into Yoga Magazine. You gave me the courage to go for it. Now I have a book review and article in the November and December editions.”
Sue Blanch, Yoga and the Menstrual CycleWhen I aligned with my heart new financial partnerships came knocking at my door, my website traffic went up by 50% and my turnover up by 30%. Being in the Financial Times is the pinnacle for me as a personal finance writer.
Lynn Beattie, Mrs MummyPenny“Kat’s like a spark plug. You come away ignited.”
Wendy Richmond, founder, Yellow Bicycle PR