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About The Book
Building Trust, Respect, Genuineness, Transparency & Vulnerability
In The Heart-Centered Leader, you are invited to reimagine what leadership can look like when we replace fear with trust and performance pressure with purpose.
Drawing on decades in executive roles—and lived experiences as a single parent, survivor of toxic workplaces, and advocate for psychological safety—Jane explores how the most effective leaders lead from within.
This is not a textbook. It’s a conversation between hard-won wisdom and practical action. Through personal stories, reflective exercises, and frameworks tested in the real world, The Heart-Centered Leader helps you:
- Build trust through consistency and courage
- Lead with transparency and clarity
- Bring genuineness and empathy into every interaction
- Create environments where vulnerability is safe, and respect is lived daily
“Leadership isn’t about being the loudest voice in the room—it’s about being the most human.”
Whether you’re a seasoned executive, an emerging leader, or someone who’s experienced the cost of toxic leadership firsthand, this book will meet you where you are and help you lead from where it matters most: the heart.
About The Book
Why I Wrote This Book
For most of my career, I’ve worked in environments where the stakes were high: education, not-for-profits, and government. In these spaces, I’ve seen the very best—and the very worst—of leadership.
Early in my career, as a young single parent, I worked under toxic leadership where compassion was absent and fear was the currency of control. I wasn’t seen as a whole person—just as output. That experience stayed with me and shaped the leader I would become.
The Heart-Centered Leader was born from those experiences. It isn’t another theory to file away—it’s a call to lead differently. A reminder that leadership is about courage, compassion, and connection, especially when it feels most uncomfortable.
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What Readers are Saying
Stories of Impact and Inspiration
This book reinvigorated in me the why behind my leadership approach and I hope it spurs people to be true to who they are as leaders when they lead with heart and mind. Jane has been raw and allowed us into her experiences and that is true leadership as well. Congratulations Jane on finding your authorial voice.
Louisa
Whether you’re already leading from the heart or looking for some inspiration, Jane’s stories and heart-centred framework will give you something to reflect on. She generously shares hers and others’ stories and experiences and shows what great leadership looks and feels like. Hopefully like me you’ll finish feeling motivated, grateful, and optimistic about the future and want to empower others to grow their leadership from the heart too.
Sophie M Parkes
This book isn’t just for leaders—it’s for anyone who wants to make a meaningful impact at work. Jane’s heart-centered leadership model offers valuable insights for every professional. Through her courageous storytelling, practical advice, and empowering message, Jane inspires you to become a catalyst for positive change in your organisation.